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  • October 2025

  • Thu 2

    U5 Bargaining Prep!

    October 2, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

    A preparatory session for the Unit 5 Bargaining Team.

  • Thu 2

    Reception for “A Union for Academics???: 50 Years of CUPE 3903”

    October 2, 2025 @ 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
    Eleanor Winters Art Gallery 129 Winters College, 72 Winters Lane, North York, Ontario, Canada

    You're invited to a reception and exhibition tour for "A Union for Academics???: 50 Years of CUPE 3903," a free, member-organized exhibition! Light refreshments will be served. Where: Eleanor Winters […]

  • Fri 3

    Executive Committee Meeting

    October 3, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

    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 for this meeting! The […]

  • Mon 6

    Bargaining Research & Preparation Committee Meeting

    October 6, 2025 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

    The next Bargaining Research & Preparation Committee meeting is scheduled for October 6th, 11AM. All are welcome! We’re collecting data on wage and benefit gains within the college and university […]

  • Mon 6

    3903 Pal Sol Working Group: FOI Skills Session

    October 6, 2025 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
    FSC 430 115 Ottawa Rd, North York, Ontario, Canada

    From the rank-and-file members in the CUPE 3903 Palestine Solidarity Working Group: Want to build your organising skills? Want to learn how to file a Freedom of Information (FOI) request? […]

  • Tue 7

    Unit 5 Bargaining Prep!

    October 7, 2025 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

    A preparatory session for the Unit 5 Bargaining Team.

  • Tue 14

    October Stewards’ Council

    October 14, 2025 @ 10:30 am - 12:30 pm
    CUPE 3903 Office (143 Atkinson) 96 The Pond Road, North York, ON, Canada

    All CUPE 3903 members and especially stewards are encouraged to go to the October Stewards’ Council meeting on October 14th at 10:30AM-12:30PM, hybrid online and in the CUPE 3903 Office (143 Atkinson)! […]

  • Wed 15

    Unit 2 Stewards’ Council

    October 15, 2025 @ 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm

    Unit 2 members are warmly invited to biweekly meetings at which we can discuss our issues and how to build a better workplace for all at York. No registration required. […]

  • Mon 20

    Trans ID Workshop

    October 20, 2025 @ 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

    The Trans Feminist Action Caucus will be hosting a Trans ID Workshop on October 20th at 12:30 PM facilitated by Dana Teagle. Dana Teagle (she/her) is a web developer who […]

  • Mon 20

    TFAC October Meeting

    October 20, 2025 @ 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
    CUPE 3903 Office (143 Atkinson) 96 The Pond Road, North York, ON, Canada

    The October Trans Feminist Action Caucus meeting is happening on October 20th, at 1:30 PM! It’s hybrid, so you can join on Zoom or at the CUPE 3903 office in 143 […]

  • Tue 21

    Unit 5 Bargaining Prep

    October 21, 2025 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

    A preparatory session for the Unit 5 Bargaining Team.

  • Tue 21

    October General Membership Meeting

    October 21, 2025 @ 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
    Accolade West 203 89 York Blvd, North York, Ontario, Canada

    We are hosting a hybrid General Membership Meeting on October 21st from 3pm – 6pm! All members are encouraged to attend. To register for the meeting, click this link. Please register in advance! Make sure to […]

  • Thu 23

    Unit 5 Bargaining

    October 23, 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 […]

  • Thu 23

    Board Game Social!

    October 23, 2025 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
    CUPE 3903 Office (143 Atkinson) 96 The Pond Road, North York, ON, Canada

    Come play board games with fellow CUPE 3903 members! Join us in the CUPE 3903 Office (143 Atkinson) on October 23rd from 2-4PM. This is your chance to make friends, […]

  • Fri 24

    Unit 5 Bargaining

    October 24, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 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 […]

  • Fri 24

    Executive Committee Meeting

    October 24, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 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 […]

  • Tue 28

    Conversion and LSTA Application Workshop

    October 28, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
    Zoom

    Join our Conversion and Careers Advisor, Professor Kym Bird, in a series of workshops on preparing your application for conversion and other tenure-stream hiring searches at York. Tuesday, 28 October, 12:00 […]

  • Tue 28

    Unit 5 Bargaining Prep

    October 28, 2025 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

    A preparatory session for the Unit 5 Bargaining Team.

  • Wed 29

    Unit 2 Stewards’ Council

    October 29, 2025 @ 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm

    Unit 2 members are warmly invited to biweekly meetings at which we can discuss our issues and how to build a better workplace for all at York. No registration required. […]

  • Fri 31

    Bargaining Townhall #1: Let’s Get Ready to Bargain!

    October 31, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
    Zoom

    Members in units 1, 2 and 3 are invited to the first of a series of Townhalls on bargaining in 2026, hosted by the CUPE 3903 Stewards’ Council. When: Friday, […]

  • November 2025

  • Mon 3

    Bargaining Research & Preparation Committee Meeting

    November 3, 2025 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
    Zoom

    The next Bargaining Research & Preparation Committee meeting is scheduled for November 3, 11AM-12PM. All are welcome! Click here for the link to join. Contact 3903brc@gmail.com if you want to get involved […]

  • Thu 6

    Unit 5 Bargaining

    November 6, 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!

  • Mon 10

    Executive Committee Meeting

    November 10, 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 […]

  • Tue 11

    Unit 5 Bargaining Prep

    November 11, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

    A preparatory session for the Unit 5 Bargaining Team.

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