CUPE 3903

Get It Done!
2026-09-14 13:00 - 15:00, 2026-09-21 13:00 - 15:00, 2026-09-28 13:00 - 15:00 (America/Toronto) | CUPE 3903 Office (143 Atkinson), 96 The Pond Road, North York, ON, M3J 2S5, Canada
Drop in to the CUPE 3903 Office (143 Atkinson) and get some work done with fellow members to cheer you on! Bring whatever you’re working on: grading, dissertation, publications, artistic creations, personal projects.

Carve out some space in your schedule to make the progress you need, accompanied by new friends, tea, encouragement, and (if you want) timed Pomodoro sessions. It’s time to get it done!

Open Bargaining with the Employer
2026-09-15 09:30 - 13:00 | ON
All CUPE 3903 members are encouraged to join the Units 1, 2, & 3 Bargaining Team in this meeting with the Employer. It’s scheduled from 9:30AM – 1PM on Tuesday, September 15.

This bargaining meeting is hybrid, online and in-person. A link for CUPE 3903 members to attend is available here. The in-person space for this bargaining session will be 280N (in York Lanes). If you attend in-person, a member of the Bargaining Team can let you in.

CUPE 3903 practices open bargaining. That means that as a member, you’re empowered to attend bargaining sessions, shape the process, and access transparent info about all the bargaining issues that impact you.

For CUPE 3903 members who observe bargaining with the employer, please be advised that you can pass notes to the Bargaining Team as needed. For any questions about the link, location, or how open bargaining works, please contact bargaining@cupe3903.org.

More bargaining updates: cupe3903.org/bargain

Units 1, 2, & 3 Bargaining Team Meeting
2026-09-16 09:00 - 11:00, 2026-09-30 09:00 - 11:00 | ON
A recurring meeting of the Units 1, 2, & 3 Bargaining Team. All CUPE 3903 members can attend. You can join via Zoom at this link. With apologies, this meeting is virtual-only.

For questions or access to the meeting agenda, please contact bargaining@cupe3903.org.

If you require assistance for this meeting with accessibility or accommodations, please contact Nadia Kanani, Staff Representative Equity, at equity@cupe3903.org.

Executive Committee Meeting
2026-09-16 11:00 - 14:00 | ON
The Executive Committee is holding a meeting. All members are welcome to attend. Only Executive Committee members can vote.

Please click here for the Zoom link. The agenda will be available closer to the meeting date.

Please contact Zoë Newman, Chairperson, at chairperson@cupe3903.org for any accessibility requests.

All Units Bargaining Townhall
2026-09-17 10:00 - 12:00 | CUPE 3903 Office (143 Atkinson), 96 The Pond Road, North York, ON, M3J 2S5, Canada
Lucky number thirteen is the number of meetings your CUPE 3903 Units 1, 2, & 3 Bargaining Team (BT) has had with the employer so far in this round of bargaining, and the BT has a lot to say about it! More importantly — the BT wants to know what YOU think.

The BT invites all members to join us on Thursday, September 17, 2026 from 10AM – 12PM for a special townhall on bargaining. It’ll be held in hybrid format, online via Zoom and in-person at the CUPE 3903 Office (143 Atkinson Building). If you’re attending virtually, you can use this Zoom link to join.

Ask questions, make suggestions, and find out what’s really been happening (or not happening) at the bargaining table. A portion of the townhall will be dedicated to unit-specific discussions as well.

Members can find all of the weekly BT reports, the full package of Union proposals approved by membership and presented at the table, and a list of all current Employer proposals and counters by visiting cupe3903.org/bargaining/proposals

Grab a coffee, bring a CUPE colleague, and come chat with your bargaining team on September 17!

Orientation for CUPE 3903 Funds!
2026-09-18 15:30 - 16:30 | ON
CUPE 3903 members have access to so many different funds that can help materially support you in many different areas. Whether you’re a new or returning member, consider coming to this hour-long virtual information session to learn more about what funds you have access to and how to apply for them!

Friday, September 18, 3:30PM – 4:30PM

Join on Zoom at this link!

There are union funds to assist with a wide array of needs, including expenses relating to childcare, financial insecurity, health costs, professional development, transitioning, surviving sexual assault, and more! It’s important to get oriented to what resources you have available.

Any questions? Contact Tareq K, Vice-President Unit 1, at vpu1@cupe3903.org.

Open Bargaining with the Employer
2026-09-22 14:00 - 17:00 | ON
All CUPE 3903 members are encouraged to join the Units 1, 2, & 3 Bargaining Team in this meeting with the Employer. It’s scheduled from 2PM – 5PM on Tuesday, September 22.

This bargaining meeting is hybrid, online and in-person. A link for CUPE 3903 members to attend is available here. The in-person space for this bargaining session will be 280N (in York Lanes). If you attend in-person, a member of the Bargaining Team can let you in.

CUPE 3903 practices open bargaining. That means that as a member, you’re empowered to attend bargaining sessions, shape the process, and access transparent info about all the bargaining issues that impact you.

For CUPE 3903 members who observe bargaining with the employer, please be advised that you can pass notes to the Bargaining Team as needed. For any questions about the link, location, or how open bargaining works, please contact bargaining@cupe3903.org.

More bargaining updates: cupe3903.org/bargain

River Run Rally
2026-09-23 12:00 - 15:30 | Grange Park, Toronto, Ontario, M5T 2W7, Canada
From our community:

We’re organizing a Grassy Narrows River Run contingent from York Keele campus, and an art build the week before, and we would love you to join us!

Art Build

The art build will be September 16 between 1:30PM and 4PM, at the AMPD Building in Keele Campus (specific location TBA). We’ll be silkscreening, blockprinting, and painting beautiful shirts, buttons, placards, and a banner for the march. Click here to register for the York contingent’s art build!

River Run

The River Run itself will be September 23, 12 PM onwards, starting from Grange Park at noon, in downtown Toronto. Family friendly. Rain or shine. The contingent will leave from York University subway station at 10:30am. Click here to sign up to join the York contingent!

The York Contingent Organizing Team includes members from OPIRG York, the York Federation of Students, CUPE 3903, York University School of Global Health, The School of Social Work at York University, Change Course, and Amnesty International York Keele chapter.

Background

For over 60 years, the Grassy Narrows First Nation has been advocating for proper compensation and cleanup after a mercury discharge in the English-Wabigoon River contaminated their waters, health, and livelihoods. The mercury poisoning is ongoing, and could get worse if mining claims on their traditional territories goes forward. Now there is also a threat of nuclear waste being stored close to the community.

A large group of Grassy Narrows youth and community members will be travelling 1,700km to Toronto to demand mercury justice from Ontario and Canada. In the River Run march, the Grassy Narrows community walks in the front and feels all of their allies and supporters at their backs as we weave our way through significant sights of political power in downtown Toronto. This is an opportunity for York students to participate in grassroots activism, and to learn on-the-ground about Indigenous resistance to settler colonialism.

Contact

Contact Zoë Newman, Chairperson, at chairperson@cupe3903.org for more information.

September General Membership Meeting
2026-09-24 13:00 - 16:00 | ON
We are hosting a hybrid General Membership Meeting (GMM) on Thursday, September 24 from 1PM – 4PM! All members are encouraged to attend. The in-person Keele Campus location will be announced soon.

To register for the meeting, click this link. Please register in advance!

Make sure to register at the link even if you’re attending in-person so that we can better estimate numbers and you can receive voting ballots via email. The agenda will be available closer to the meeting date.

This meeting will have committee elections and by-elections. Click here for more info!

To register, you will need to provide your employee number, which will be kept confidential. Your employee number is on your monthly pay stub. If you don’t know your employee number, please click here for instructions.

If you require any of the following: ASL interpretation, reimbursement for childcare/caregiver/attendant care, or other requests for accommodation, please contact Nadia Kanani, Staff Representative Equity, at equity@cupe3903.org.

Bargaining Team & Executive Committee Meeting
2026-09-28 11:00 - 13:00 | CUPE 3903 Office (143 Atkinson), 96 The Pond Road, North York, ON, M3J 2S5, Canada
The Units 1, 2, & 3 Bargaining Team and Executive Committee are holding a meeting together. All members are welcome to attend. This meeting will be hybrid, on Zoom and in the CUPE 3903 Office (143 Atkinson).

Please click here for the Zoom link. The agenda will be available closer to the date.

Please contact Zoë Newman, Chairperson, at chairperson@cupe3903.org for any accessibility requests.

BIPOC Caucus: Carefull Crafting
2026-09-28 14:00 - 16:00 | ON
Join the BIPOC Caucus on Monday, September 28 from 2 – 4 PM in 124 Atkinson Building for our first Carefull Crafting of the term! This event is open to all members of the York community. There will be limited supplies available, so members are encouraged to bring their own crafts.

The caucus is also looking for BIPOC crafters interested in facilitating a workshop this term. If that’s you, email bipoc@cupe3903.org to let us know!

Open Bargaining with the Employer
2026-09-29 10:00 - 17:00 | ON
All CUPE 3903 members are encouraged to join the Units 1, 2, & 3 Bargaining Team in this meeting with the Employer. It’s scheduled from 10AM – 5PM on Tuesday, September 29.

This bargaining meeting is hybrid, online and in-person. A link for CUPE 3903 members to attend is available here. The in-person space for this bargaining session will be 280N (in York Lanes). If you attend in-person, a member of the Bargaining Team can let you in.

CUPE 3903 practices open bargaining. That means that as a member, you’re empowered to attend bargaining sessions, shape the process, and access transparent info about all the bargaining issues that impact you.

For CUPE 3903 members who observe bargaining with the employer, please be advised that you can pass notes to the Bargaining Team as needed. For any questions about the link, location, or how open bargaining works, please contact bargaining@cupe3903.org.

More bargaining updates: cupe3903.org/bargain

Special General Membership Meeting (SGMM)
2026-10-01 14:00 - 16:00 | ON
This Special General Membership Meeting (SGMM) will be where we open voting for Executive Committee and Bargaining Team by-elections. It’s happening on October 1 at 2PM, and it will be shorter than a typical General Membership Meeting. The agenda will be available closer to the meeting date.

Make sure to register for the SGMM in advance, and don’t forget to vote!

To register, you will need to provide your employee number, which will be kept confidential. Your employee number is on your monthly pay stub. If you don’t know your employee number, please click here for instructions.

If you require any of the following: ASL interpretation, reimbursement for childcare/caregiver/attendant care, or other requests for accommodation, please contact Nadia Kanani, Staff Representative Equity, at equity@cupe3903.org.

Fall Disability Caucus Meeting
2026-10-08 12:00 - 14:00 | CUPE 3903 Office (143 Atkinson), 96 The Pond Road, North York, ON, M3J 2S5, Canada
Welcome back! At this meeting, we’ll discuss priorities for disabled CUPE 3903 members and we’ll also conduct by-elections for Disability Caucus Co-Chairs.

This is a space exclusively for CUPE 3903 members who self-identify as disabled and/or with the experience of ableism, sanism, and/or audism.

This meeting will be hybrid. The in-person meeting will be taking place at the CUPE 3903 Office (143 Atkinson Building). A link to join virtually (via Zoom) is available by clicking here.

More information and an RSVP form coming soon! We plan to have refreshments available in-person, so please let us know about your dietary needs if you will be joining us in the CUPE 3903 Office.

In-Person Accessibility Info: The CUPE 3903 Office is a wheelchair-accessible space, with a single-user all-gender accessible washroom on the same floor. There are two wheelchair accessible entrances to Atkinson building, depending on how you are approaching the building. For those coming from the subway or elsewhere on campus, come in through the North doors, which are accessible. For those arriving by car, there is a ramp to the doors from the Sentinel/Pond parking lot.
