Please contact Executive Officers 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.
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
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
Secretary-Treasurer
treasurer@cupe3903.org
Contact him about: financial matters, money and cheque issues, Finance Committee, Union Trustees Committee
Vice-President Unit 1
vpu1@cupe3903.org
Contact him about: General Unit 1 inquiries, committees.
Vice-President Unit 2
vpu2@cupe3903.org
Contact him about: General Unit 2 inquiries, Unit 2 funds (Research Leaves, Research Grants, Conference Travel, Teaching Development), Postings Officers, Labour-Management issues, PDF and Ways and Means funds, External Committee, and general committee information, nominations, and elections
Vice-President Unit 3
vpu3@cupe3903.org
Lead Steward Unit 1
lsu1@cupe3903.org
Contact her about: Unit 1 (Teaching Assistant) workplace issues, mobilizing, organizing, campaigns, orientations, Stewards’ Council, and becoming a Unit 1 steward!
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.
Lead Steward Unit 3
lsu3@cupe3903.org
Lead Steward Unit 4
lsu4@cupe3903.org
Lead Steward Unit 5
lsu5@cupe3903.org
Contact him about: Unit 5 bargaining, Unit 5 workplace issues, how to get involved as a Unit 5 member, anything relating to workers at the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness
Communications Officer
communications@cupe3903.org
Contact her about: our newsletters, our social media, the website, media inquiries, Accessibility Committee, Communications Committee, Distribution Committee, Employment Equity Committee, Food Services Advisory Committee, and how to get more involved!
Grievance Officer
grievance@cupe3903.org
Contact him about: grievances, arbitrations, and pursuing formal remedies to violations of the Collective Agreement
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
TFAC Co-Chair
tfac2@cupe3903.org
Contact them about: the Trans Feminist Action Caucus, TFAC campaigns, the Trans Fund, TFAC meetings and events
BIPOC Caucus Chair
bipoc@cupe3903.org
Contact her about: the BIPOC Caucus!
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
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
Staff Representative Equity
equity@cupe3903.org
Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, 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
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
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.