Unit 1 members of CUPE 3903 who are in their 6th year of study and whose studies have been impacted by a protected ground under the human rights code (e.g. disability, illness, family status) are eligible to apply for a funded 7th year extension of PhD program time limits. To find out more about the […]
Unit 2 Stewards’ Council Meeting Thursday, December 5th, 1:00pm-2:00pm. Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83110859711 This is one of a series of recurring biweekly meetings of the Unit 2 Stewards’ Council convened by the Unit 2 Lead Steward in accordance with our bylaws (12.II.C). We will plan projects and support one another in the effort to build unit 2 […]
The Executive Committee is holding a meeting. All members are welcome to attend. Only executive committee members can vote. Apologies: this meeting will need to be only on Zoom. Please click here for the Zoom link for this meeting! This exec meeting is scheduled on December 9th from 11AM-2PM. Please contact Zoë Newman, Chairperson, at cupe3903chairperson@gmail.com for any […]
Next meeting: Alternative Restructuring Research Team At this ARRT meeting, we will discuss the Employer's use of equity framings and language to obscure their top-down restructuring efforts. This is part of our ongoing research into how York’s upper administration has reshaped the university to the detriment of the educational mission and the employees who make […]
The Executive Committee is holding a meeting. All members are welcome to attend. Only executive committee members can vote. This meeting will be hybrid, with the in-person space being the board room of the CUPE 3903 office (Atkinson 143). Please click here for the Zoom link for this meeting! This exec meeting is scheduled on December […]
We are hosting a hybrid General Membership Meeting on December 17th from 11am-2pm! All members are encouraged to attend. To register for the meeting, please click this link. Make sure to register at the link even if you’re attending in-person so that we can better estimate numbers. The in-person location is Founders College 303. We'll be sending along […]
A message from our rank-and-file members: TOPIC: Anti-Landlord Action Committee Dealing with the rats, and cockroaches on York Campus and Residence. Come to help people not live with bugs crawling all over them and work next to feces. In 2024, at the CUPE 3903 Annual General Meeting (AGM), members voted to establish the Remobilization Working […]
🖤🐈⬛ All Trans Feminist Action Caucus members* are invited to join us for the December TFAC meeting on December 19th from 1pm – 3pm. Due to unforeseen circumstances, this meeting will be only virtual, on Zoom at the link included here. 📝 Did you know? As a rank-and-file member of TFAC, you will receive a $50 honorarium […]
All members are invited to join the December Stewards' Council meeting on December 19th, 2024 from 2:00--4:00 pm. We hope you'll join us for our final meeting of the year to share holiday spirit over hot chocolate and tea, and reflect on what we want to achieve heading into 2025! The tentative agenda for the meeting can be viewed here. […]
At the next meeting of the ARRT, we will discuss the document that York has developed for this year's annual budget consultation. Please read what you can, as your capacity allows. This is part of our ongoing research into how York’s upper administration has reshaped the university to the detriment of the educational mission and the employees who […]
The Executive Committee is holding a meeting. All members are welcome to attend. Only executive committee members can vote. Apologies - due to scheduling issues, this meeting will be virtual only. Please click here for the Zoom link for this meeting! The agenda is available at this link. This exec meeting is scheduled on January […]
The Executive Committee is holding a meeting. All members are welcome to attend. Only executive committee members can vote. This meeting will be hybrid, on Zoom and in the CUPE 3903 office at 143 Atkinson. Please click here for the Zoom link for this meeting! The agenda is linked here. This exec meeting is scheduled […]
Join our Conversion and Careers Advisor, Professor Kym Bird, for the last in a series of workshops on preparing your application for conversion and other tenure-stream hiring searches at York. This first workshop will focus primarily on helping Unit 2 members in the Conversion (or “Affirmative Action”) Pool to prepare their applications for conversion appointments. […]
January 16th, 1:00pm-2:00pm. Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83110859711 This is one of a series of recurring biweekly meetings of the Unit 2 Stewards’ Council convened by the Unit 2 Lead Steward in accordance with our bylaws (12.II.C). We will plan projects and support one another in the effort to build unit 2 stewarding. We will also discuss how […]
Members of CUPE 3903 are warmly invited to this informal, online discussion of "The 'Faculties of the Future' Proposal: A Critical Analysis and Alternative Vision", a report produced by Unit 2 stewards. We will start with short presentations from authors of the report followed by a response from a unit 1 steward. We will then […]
All members are invited to join the January Stewards’ Council meeting on January 23, 2025 from 3:00–5:00 pm. The tentative agenda for the meeting can be viewed here. This will be a hybrid meeting! Members can join us in person in the CUPE 3903 Office (Atkinson 143) or via Zoom at this link. Important note: after the meeting, at 7pm, […]
As part of the celebrations for CUPE 3903's 50th Anniversary of our certification by the Ontario Labour Board, we'll be presenting a free screening of the recently digitized Strike to Win documentary! You can also click here to watch from home. Originally screened in 2001 and credited to Birgit Dettenkofer-Armstrong and Shahriar Karimi, this documentary chronicles […]
The Executive Committee is holding a meeting. All members are welcome to attend. Only executive committee members can vote. This meeting will be hybrid, on Zoom and in the CUPE 3903 office at 143 Atkinson. Please click here for the Zoom link for this meeting! The agenda is linked here. This exec meeting is scheduled […]
Make sure to attend the first Trans Feminist Action Caucus (TFAC) meeting of the year, happening on January 28th from 11AM-1PM! It’s hybrid, so you can join on Zoom at this link or at the CUPE 3903 office in 143 Atkinson. The agenda is forthcoming. TFAC includes all women, trans, genderqueer, and gender variant members […]
January 30th, 1:00pm-2:00pm. Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83110859711 This is one of a series of recurring biweekly meetings of the Unit 2 Stewards’ Council convened by the Unit 2 Lead Steward in accordance with our bylaws (12.II.C). We will plan projects and support one another in the effort to build unit 2 stewarding. We will also discuss how […]
We are hosting a hybrid General Membership Meeting on January 31st from 12:30pm – 3:30pm! All members are encouraged to attend. 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. […]
At the next meeting of the ARRT, we will discuss the Senate package from January 23, 2025 and other governance documents that we have recently acquired. Please read what you can, as your capacity allows. This is part of our ongoing research into how York’s upper administration has reshaped the university to the detriment of the educational mission […]
The Trans Feminist Action Caucus (TFAC) is looking to host a series of film screenings which reflect the experiences of our members at the intersection of gender, race, and labour. Working with the Chimneystack Film Society, we're hoping to have our inaugural screening in the Spring. We will be meeting on Friday, February 7 from […]
As suggested in a recent TFAC meeting, a subgroup of us are interested in putting together a kind of "TFAC History" for ourselves, future members, and for the public via the new CUPE 3903 website. There's an increasing call among members to know and honour our history, so this project is one such response to […]
CUPE 3903 represents the contract faculty, teaching assistants, graduate assistants, and research assistants, part-time librarians and archivists, and Canadian Observatory on Homelessness workers at York University.