Our next Stewards’ Council meeting will be on Thursday, September 12th, from 1PM – 3PM. All members welcome! Stewards’ Council is a space to discuss and organize with fellow members to address issues in our workplace. This meeting is hybrid! The in-person space for this meeting will be the CUPE 3903 Office in 143 Atkinson. Please fill out the form linked […]
Join the Alternative Restructuring Research Team! Thursday Sept 12, 3pm-5pm. This is the first of recurring biweekly meetings of CUPE 3903 members who will be critically examining the financial claims and decision-making driving the severe cost-cutting, ballooning class-sizes, and administrative bloat at York. Our goal is to educate ourselves about restructuring at York 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! This exec meeting is scheduled on September 17th […]
Are you excited for the Reclaiming York for Students and Workers rally happening on September 25th at 11:45AM? Come make signs in advance of the rally at the CUPE 3903 office in 143 Atkinson! We’ll be there on Wednesday, September 18th from 12-2PM and Thursday, September 19th from 5-7PM (right after the General Membership Meeting). This is a great chance to build solidarity […]
We are hosting a hybrid General Membership Meeting on September 19th from 1:30-4:30pm! All members are encouraged to attend. To register for the meeting, click this link. Please register in advance! The in-person location is Accolade East 004. Please register on Zoom even if you’re coming in person so that we can better estimate numbers. Thank you! Please see the tentative […]
Are you excited for the Reclaiming York for Students and Workers rally happening on September 25th at 11:45AM? Come make signs in advance of the rally at the CUPE 3903 office in 143 Atkinson! We’ll be there on Wednesday, September 18th from 12-2PM and Thursday, September 19th from 5-7PM (right after the General Membership Meeting). This is a great chance to build solidarity […]
We are excited to be organizing a BIPOC Caucus Meet and Greet on September 19th from 6-9pm (drop in whenever between that time) for members who are Black and/or Indigenous and/or people of colour to be in community and get to know each other as we start the academic year. Homemade food, snacks, and drinks will also be provided […]
Unit 2 Stewards’ Council Meeting Sunday Sept 22, 10am-11am. Zoom link: https://yorku.zoom.us/j/94467366208 This is the first of recurring biweekly meetings (future dates may vary) 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 […]
Due to unforeseen circumstances, this meeting will be virtual-only! Apologies for the inconvenience. 🖤🐈⬛ All Trans Feminist Action Caucus members* are invited to join us for the September TFAC meeting on September 23rd from 1pm – 3pm. This meeting will be virtual, on Zoom (click here for the link). Agenda coming soon! 📝 Did you know? As a rank-and-file […]
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 September 24th […]
Attention: York University! Join us for the Reclaiming York for Students and Workers rally on September 25th! CUPE 3903 will be marching from William Small Centre to Kaneff Tower from 11:45AM-1PM. We’ll be joined by OHFA, YUFA, CUPE 1356, YUSA, and students from YFS & YUGSA too. There’ll be lots of speeches and solidarity, so […]
After a year of bargaining and two months of striking, we’re ready to start the year sizzling hot! CUPE 3903 is bringing the heat by hosting its annual Welcome Back BBQ on September 26th from 12-4PM on the Roy McMurtry Green (between Atkinson and Osgoode Hall) just across our office, which is located on 96 The Pond Road / […]
Join us for the Every Child Matters Healing Walk and Rally. On September 30, 2024 (Orange Shirt Day), the community will unite for the Every Child Matters Healing Walk and Rally in downtown Tkaronto/Toronto to honor the survivors of Residential Schools, Day Schools, and the Sixties Scoop. The walk/rally will begin at 2PM at the Native […]
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 October 1st […]
Next meeting: Alternative Restructuring Research Team At the next meeting of the ARRT, we will discuss the problems with York’s “activity based budgeting”. Readings: YUFA Response to SHARP Budget Model Armstrong, Peter. “The Costs of Activity-Based Management.” Accounting, Organizations and Society, vol. 27, no. 1–2, Jan. 2002, pp. 99–120, doi:10.1016/S0361-3682(99)00031-8. Read what you can, as […]
All members of CUPE 3903: Come to a conversation on the impact of York upper administration restructuring Friday, October 4, 2024, 2:00 to 4:00pm Hybrid: CUPE 3903 office, 143 Atkinson https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83890479618?pwd=4QNwpm6zOtpJjoHMOQMOhQcJmbbK1E.1 As we are all aware, York University is undergoing a fundamental shift to labour relations via a very aggressive, anti-collegial approach to jobs and […]
Unit 2 Stewards’ Council Meeting Sunday, October 6th, 10am-11am. Zoom link: https://yorku.zoom.us/j/94467366208 This is one of a series of recurring biweekly meetings of the Unit 2 Stewards’ Council convened by […]
Next meeting: Alternative Restructuring Research Team At the next meeting of the ARRT, we will discuss our current research projects, which include case studies of key points in the history of 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 […]
Join our Conversion and Careers Advisor, Professor Kym Bird, for the first 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. […]
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 October 22nd […]
Unit 2 Stewards’ Council Meeting Thursday, October 24th, 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 […]
The CUPE 3903 BIPOC Caucus and International Graduate Students’ Committee (IGSC) are organizing a Bollywood Night for members who are Black and/or Indigenous and/or People of Colour. The event will be taking place on Thursday, October 24 from 6-9pm (drop in whenever between that time). There will be food and beverages, as well as activities […]
Join us for a workshop on the Unit 2 Collective Agreement! Attend this hybrid workshop to find out more about common problems that arise with its administration. This workshop will be held in the CUPE 3903 office at 143 Atkinson Building and also online via Zoom! In this workshop, we will discuss: Positions & rates […]
We are hosting a hybrid General Membership Meeting on October 29th from 1:30-4:30pm! All members are encouraged to attend. We'll be having treats and decorations to celebrate both Diwali and Halloween, so get ready for some festive fun! To register for the meeting, click this link. Please register in advance! Make sure to register at the link even if you're attending […]
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.