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CUPE 3903

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Please contact Executive Committee members and Staff using the email addresses provided below.

For members: If you have an urgent or time-sensitive issue (such as a grievance), please contact staff directly.

For donation or endorsement requests, please review our donations policy and/or our endorsement policy prior to sending your request.

Our Executives

Zoë Newman

Chairperson
chairperson@cupe3903.org
Contact her about: issues that affect the entire union, inter-union and broader labour movement issues, Executive Committee meetings, General Membership Meetings, the Mentoring Fund Committee, and Senate Representatives

Matt Lomas

Recording Secretary
recsec@cupe3903.org
Contact him about: minutes, how to write a motion, the rules of order, policies and procedures, union records and history, research about union policies, the Archive Committee, Bylaws Committee, and Units 1, 2, & 3 Labour-Management Committee

Anson Nater

Secretary-Treasurer
treasurer@cupe3903.org
Contact him about: financial matters, money and cheque issues, Finance Committee, Union Trustees Committee

Tareq K

Vice-President Unit 1
vpu1@cupe3903.org
Contact him about: General Unit 1 inquiries and the coordination of the Bursaries Committee, Childcare Committee, CUPE Toronto District Council, JHSC, Research Costs Fund Committee, Toronto & York Region Labour Council, and committee training

Parbattie Ramsarran

Vice-President Unit 2
vpu2@cupe3903.org
Contact her about: General Unit 2 inquiries and the coordination of the AUPC, Bargaining Research & Preparation Committee, EHB Committee, External Committee, Postings Officers, PDF Committee, Research Grants Fund & Travel Costs Fund Committee, Research Leave Adjudicating Committee, Teaching Development Fund Committee, Ways & Means Fund Committee

Vacant

Vice-President Unit 3
vpu3@cupe3903.org

Prateeksha Pathak

Lead Steward Unit 1
lsu1@cupe3903.org
Contact her about: Unit 1 (Teaching Assistant) workplace issues, mobilizing, organizing, campaigns, orientations, Stewards’ Council, becoming a Unit 1 steward, and the Affordable Housing Committee

Neil Braganza

Lead Steward Unit 2
lsu2@cupe3903.org
Contact him about: Unit 2 (Contract Faculty) workplace issues, grievances, organizing, Stewards’ Council, becoming a Unit 2 steward.

Madeliene Merrick

Lead Steward Unit 3
lsu3@cupe3903.org
Contact her about: Anything relating to Research/Graduate Assistants, Unit 3 workplace issues, Bargaining Mobilization Committee

Vacant

Lead Steward Unit 4
lsu4@cupe3903.org

C. Michel

Lead Steward Unit 5
lsu5@cupe3903.org
Contact her about: Anything relating to workers at the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness, the Unit 5 Labour-Management Committee, and the Unit 5 Joint Heath & Safety Committee

Aishwarya Bhattacharyya

Communications Officer
communications@cupe3903.org
Contact her about: our newsletters, our social media, the website, media inquiries, Communications Committee, and Distribution Committee

Ryan Kelpin

Grievance Officer
grievance@cupe3903.org
Contact him about: grievances, arbitrations, and pursuing formal remedies to violations of the Collective Agreement

Océane Nyela

TFAC Co-Chair
tfac1@cupe3903.org
Contact her about: the Trans Feminist Action Caucus, learning more about TFAC history, the Sexual Assault Survivor Support Fund, TFAC socials and screenings

Orçun Turan

TFAC Co-Chair
tfac2@cupe3903.org
Contact them about: the Trans Feminist Action Caucus, TFAC campaigns, the Trans Fund, TFAC meetings and events

Sof Schlichting

BIPOC Caucus Chair
bipoc@cupe3903.org
Contact her about: the BIPOC Caucus; Accessibility Committee; Advisory Committee on Race/Ethnic Relations, Discrimination, and/or Harassment; and Support Fund for Racialized Members (SFRM) Committee

Our Staff

Raj Virk

Staff Representative
rvirk66@gmail.com
Hours: Monday to Friday, 9AM - 4PM
Contact him about: Unit 2/4 appointments grievances, LSTA conversions, general inquiries, pensions and benefits pay, health and safety

Julian Arend

Staff Representative
staffrep2@cupe3903.org
Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30AM - 3:30PM
Contact him about: Unit 2 appointment grievances, Unit 1 workload grievances, School of Nursing, general inquiries, Job Security Programs (LSTA, Conversions, TCA), leaves and benefits

Nadia Kanani

Staff Representative Equity
equity@cupe3903.org
Hours: Monday to Friday, 10AM - 5PM
Contact her about: Workplace accommodations & related grievances, Human Rights & Equity related concerns, harassment and discrimination grievances, Unit 1 & 3 Extension of Program Time Limits (FGS petitions), support with safety planning and navigating complaints process with CHREI, OSCR, SVRO, leaves and benefits, Long Term Disability

Maija Duncan

Staff Representative / Mobilization Coordinator
mobilization@cupe3903.org
Hours: Tuesday to Thursday, 10AM - 5PM
Contact her about: Unit 3, organizing and campaigns support, general inquiries, French language support, leaves and benefits, understanding graduate funding.

Sharmeen Khan

Financial Coordinator
finance@cupe3903.org
Hours: Tuesday to Thursday, 10AM - 5PM
Contact her about: “Where’s my money?”, processing expenses and honorariums, following up on Collective Agreement income, balancing books, audits, committee support.

For questions about fund processing after approval by a committee, contact the Secretary-Treasurer (treasurer@cupe3903.org). For inquiries about your fund application and its approval status, contact the relevant committee.

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