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  • July 2025

  • Mon 21

    Bargaining Research & Preparation Committee Meeting

    July 21, 2025 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
    Zoom

    The Bargaining Research and Preparation Committee is having a meeting on Monday, July 21st, and all members are invited to attend from 11AM-12PM! Bring your ideas for issues that need to be raised during our next round of bargaining. Click here for the link to join the meeting! Get involved and help out with a […]

  • Mon 21

    Steward Virtual Drop-In Mondays!

    July 21, 2025 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
    Zoom

    Join us for an informal weekly drop-in hosted by the Lead Steward Unit 2. Let’s talk about life at York and workplace issues! (Note: since the drop-in will be open to any member, please contact us separately if you wish to discuss confidential matters.) Drop-in Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82822047936?pwd=iiFYbglL9btLcwnSZHqCzQgtHpcaAh.1

  • Tue 22

    Unit 5 Bargaining

    July 22, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

    This will be a session of Unit 5 bargaining with the Employer. Unit 5 is our newest unit in CUPE 3903, representing workers at the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness!   Do you have questions, supportive words, or want to know more about Unit 5 bargaining? Send an email to Promise Busulwa, Lead Steward Unit 5, at lsu5@cupe3903.org or […]

  • Wed 23

    Archiving Day!

    July 23, 2025 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
    CUPE 3903 Archives Atkinson 011, 96 The Pond Road, North York, Ontario, Canada

    The CUPE 3903 Archive Committee is hosting a number of open archiving sessions throughout the Summer Term! On this archiving day, members are invited to find the Committee at our workstation in the Atkinson basement (tables set-up along the hallway by room 011). There you can have a look at what we’re working on, ask us questions about […]

  • Mon 28

    Alternative Restructuring Research Team

    July 28, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
    Zoom

    At the next meeting of the Alternative Restructuring Research Team, we will discuss York’s Consolidated Financial Statements (April 30, 2025) Our discussion will be 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 York work. If you share […]

  • Tue 29

    Being in Good Relationship Part 2: Empathic Listening & Setting Boundaries in the Academic Workplace

    July 29, 2025 @ 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
    Vari Hall 3005 198 York Blvd, North York, Ontario, Canada

    Date: Tuesday July 29, 2025 Time: 11:00AM-3PM (with lunch break) Location: in person, Vari Hall 3005 (VH has an elevator. There’s an accessible all-gender washroom on the first floor.) This workshop is open to all CUPE 3903 members. Note that you do not need to have attended Part 1 to participate, though people who were in attendance will be […]

  • Tue 29

    Archiving Day!

    July 29, 2025 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
    CUPE 3903 Archives Atkinson 011, 96 The Pond Road, North York, Ontario, Canada

    The CUPE 3903 Archive Committee is hosting a number of open archiving sessions throughout the Summer Term! On this archiving day, members are invited to find the Committee at our workstation in the Atkinson basement (tables set-up along the hallway by room 011). There you can have a look at what we’re working on, ask us questions about the […]

  • Tue 29

    U5 Bargaining Prep!

    July 29, 2025 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
    Zoom

    A preparatory session for the Unit 5 Bargaining Team.

  • August 2025

  • Fri 1

    Archiving Day!

    August 1, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
    CUPE 3903 Archives Atkinson 011, 96 The Pond Road, North York, Ontario, Canada

    The CUPE 3903 Archive Committee is hosting a number of open archiving sessions throughout the Summer Term! On this archiving day, members are invited to find the Committee at our workstation in the Atkinson basement (tables set-up along the hallway by room 011). There you can have a look at what we’re working on, ask us questions about the […]

  • Tue 5

    Bargaining Research & Preparation Meeting

    August 5, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
    Zoom

    The Bargaining Research & Preparation Committee will be meeting for one hour, bi-weekly in preparation for the upcoming round of bargaining that begins next year. Our work includes not only researching collective agreements within the sector, but previous 3903 agreements with the help of the Archive Committee. All members are invited to attend. If you […]

  • Wed 6

    Executive Committee Meeting

    August 6, 2025 @ 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
    CUPE 3903 Office (143 Atkinson) 96 The Pond Road, North York, ON, Canada

    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! The agenda is available here. Please contact Zoë […]

  • Thu 7

    Archiving Day!

    August 7, 2025 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
    CUPE 3903 Archives Atkinson 011, 96 The Pond Road, North York, Ontario, Canada

    The CUPE 3903 Archive Committee is hosting a number of open archiving sessions throughout the Summer Term! On this archiving day, members are invited to find the Committee at our workstation in the Atkinson basement (tables set-up along the hallway by room 011). There you can have a look at what we’re working on, ask us questions about the […]

  • Tue 12

    U5 Bargaining Prep!

    August 12, 2025 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
    Zoom

    A preparatory session for the Unit 5 Bargaining Team.

  • Mon 18

    Bargaining Research & Preparation Meeting

    August 18, 2025 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
    Zoom

    The Bargaining Research & Preparation Committee will be meeting for one hour, bi-weekly in preparation for the upcoming round of bargaining that begins next year. Our work includes not only researching collective agreements within the sector, but previous 3903 agreements with the help of the Archive Committee. All members are invited to attend. If you have […]

  • Tue 19

    Unit 5 Bargaining

    August 19, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

    This will be a session of Unit 5 bargaining with the Employer. Unit 5 is our newest unit in CUPE 3903, representing workers at the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness!   Do you have questions, supportive words, or want to know more about Unit 5 bargaining? Send an email to Promise Busulwa, Lead Steward Unit 5, at lsu5@cupe3903.org or Mackenzie Edwards, Communications Officer, […]

  • Wed 20

    Unit 5 Bargaining

    August 20, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

    This will be a session of Unit 5 bargaining with the Employer. Unit 5 is our newest unit in CUPE 3903, representing workers at the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness!   Do you have questions, supportive words, or want to know more about Unit 5 bargaining? Send an email to Promise Busulwa, Lead Steward Unit 5, at lsu5@cupe3903.org or Mackenzie Edwards, Communications Officer, […]

  • Thu 21

    August General Membership Meeting

    August 21, 2025 @ 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
    Vari Hall 3006 198 York Blvd, North York, Ontario, Canada

    We are hosting a hybrid General Membership Meeting on August 21st from 11AM – 2PM! All members are encouraged to attend. The in-person location is Vari Hall 3006. 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 […]

  • Mon 25

    Alternative Restructuring Research Team

    August 25, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
    Zoom

    At the next meeting of the Alternative Restructuring Research Team, we will discuss topics to be announced soon! Our discussion will be 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 York work. If you share this concern […]

  • Tue 26

    U5 Bargaining Prep!

    August 26, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

    A preparatory session for the Unit 5 Bargaining Team.

  • Tue 26

    August Stewards’ Council

    August 26, 2025 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
    CUPE 3903 Office (143 Atkinson) 96 The Pond Road, North York, ON, Canada

    Welcome back to Stewards' Council! All CUPE 3903 members and especially stewards are encouraged to go to the August Stewards’ Council meeting on August 26th from 2-4PM, hybrid online and in the CUPE 3903 Office (143 Atkinson)! You can find a Zoom link here, and click here to see the agenda. Planned topics of discussion include BBQ […]

  • Wed 27

    Executive Committee Meeting

    August 27, 2025 @ 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
    CUPE 3903 Office (143 Atkinson) 96 The Pond Road, North York, ON, Canada

    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! The agenda is available here. Please contact Zoë […]

  • September 2025

  • Tue 2

    U5 Bargaining Prep!

    September 2, 2025 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

    A preparatory session for the Unit 5 Bargaining Team.

  • Fri 5

    Unit 5 Bargaining

    September 5, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

    This will be a session of Unit 5 bargaining with the Employer. Unit 5 is our newest unit in CUPE 3903, representing workers at the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness!   Do you have questions, supportive words, or want to know more about Unit 5 bargaining? Send an email to Promise Busulwa, Lead Steward Unit 5, at lsu5@cupe3903.org or Mackenzie Edwards, Communications Officer, […]

  • Mon 8

    TFAC September Meeting

    September 8, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
    CUPE 3903 Office (143 Atkinson) 96 The Pond Road, North York, ON, Canada

    The Trans Feminist Action Caucus (TFAC) is back! TFAC will be hosting its monthly meeting on September 8th, from 1-3PM. This meeting is hybrid. The in-person meeting will happen in the CUPE 3903 Office at 143 Atkinson. The Zoom link is here, and the agenda will be available soon! TFAC includes all women, trans, genderqueer, and gender […]

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