Events

October's SC will include a brief orientation session for new and returning stewards, followed a strategy session on member engagement and faculty/department mobilisation. All members are welcome! Bring your festive spirit -- we'll have treats and decorations to celebrate Diwali and Halloween! Stewards are encouraged to attend in-person at the CUPE 3903 office in 143 […]

We are hosting an online info session for all our members who are international graduate students on October 31st from 11:30am to 1:00pm. Do you have questions about how your funding package works? Interested in knowing more about your rights and responsibilities as a teaching assistant or a graduate assistant? This info session will respond […]

At the next meeting of the ARRT, we will critically discuss York's public relations messaging "Faculties of the Future": Faculties of the Future University Academic Leadership Forum – 10 May 2024 Faculties of the Future draft discussion paper (Sept 2024) Faculties of the Future supporting data (Sept 30 2024)   York's plan follows the example […]

This upcoming hybrid town hall is about the financial situation of the Union and a proposed dues increase to try to resolve the issue. The Ad Hoc Finance Committee will present the hard numbers about our finances and why it's important to fund the fight. Come to this town hall to learn about the issues, ask questions, and […]

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! You can find the agenda here. This exec […]

Next meeting: Alternative Restructuring Research Team At the next meeting of the ARRT, we will discuss discuss the reports to the Board of Governors on Oct 1, 2024. 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 […]

🖤🐈‍⬛ All Trans Feminist Action Caucus members* are invited to join us for the November TFAC meeting on November 18th from 1pm – 3pm. This meeting will be hybrid, in the CUPE 3903 office at 143 Atkinson and on Zoom at this link. The agenda is available at this link. 📝 Did you know? As a rank-and-file member of TFAC, […]

All members are invited to join the November Stewards' Council meeting on November 19th, 2024 from 9:30-11:30 am. 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. Please use this form (linked here) to indicate if […]

A message from one of our rank-and-file working groups: Join the CUPE 3903 Remobilization Committee! In 2024, at the CUPE 3903 Annual General Meeting (AGM),members voted to establish the Remobilization Working Group—now the CUPE Remobilization Committee (CRC). The CRC is dedicated to re-engaging and mobilizing unionmembers in this post-COVID, post-strike era. Grounded in anti-capitalist,anti-imperialist, and […]

Unit 2 Stewards’ Council Meeting Thursday, November 21st, 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. This meeting will be virtual only. Please click here for the Zoom link for this meeting! This exec meeting is scheduled on November 26th from 2PM-5PM. Please contact Zoë Newman, Chairperson, at cupe3903chairperson@gmail.com for any accessibility requests.

We are hosting a hybrid General Membership Meeting on November 27th from 11:00am - 2:00pm! 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. The in-person location will be Vari Hall 3017. Please […]

Join our Conversion and Careers Advisor, Professor Kym Bird, for a series of workshops on preparing your application for conversion and other tenure-stream hiring searches at York. Find the Zoom link for this virtual workshop right here! The workshop will focus on advising members on : How the conversion process works How to prepare strong […]

Next meeting: Alternative Restructuring Research Team At the next meeting of the ARRT, we will discuss discuss the Senate agenda package from October 24, 2024. 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 […]

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. […]