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August 2025 Committee By-Elections Results

Thank you to everyone who came to today’s General Membership Meeting to vote on committee by-elections, as well as everyone who put their names forward! All of the hard work that members put into committees helps make our union and our community a better place. Please see the results of the committee by-elections below.

  • Accessibility Committee
    • Elected: Natasha Alcade Lawton – 11 Votes (64.7%)
    • Elif Birbiri – 6 Votes (35.3%)
    • Abstain: 8 Votes

  • CUPE Toronto District Council
    • Acclaimed: Sabine Fernandes

  • Distribution Committee
    • Acclaimed: Braedon Balko

  • Finance Committee
    • Acclaimed: Habib-ur Rehman

  • Joint Health and Safety Committee 
    • Acclaimed: Alaa Abdelhamid, Tareq K, Mina Aryaie

Freeze the Hotshot Clause: Protect a Fair Hiring Process!

Have you heard about the newest danger to the seniority system? In recent years, York has been abusing the so-called ‘Hotshot Clause’ in ways that...

Call for JHSC Nominations: December 2025 

We are currently taking nominations in a by-election for the following committee: The terms of office for these positions run from the date of the by-election (December...

Notice: EHB Payments Error (November 27/28), Update on 2025-2026 Fund Allocations

Apologies: 13 Extended Health Benefits (EHB) applications awaiting payment in Plooto were approved in error between November 27 and November 28, 2025. As a result,...

Share Your Thoughts: GMM Poll

We want as many members as possible to be able to attend General Membership Meetings (GMMs)! Please help answer a couple of simple questions to...

JHSC: Pro-Tem Appointments

The Joint Health and Safety Committee (JHSC) representatives have two new members! Ransford Tei and Paula Vidal Valdespino were recently appointed to the JHSC via...

Unit 2 Members: Apply now for a Teaching Development Grant!

Applications are now open to the Unit 2 Teaching Development Fund! Please submit your application using the online MachForm.  The deadline for applications is February 1, 2026. Since this date falls on...

CUPE 3903 Office: Upcoming Holiday Closure

With the winter break approaching, we wanted to let you know when the CUPE 3903 Office (143 Atkinson Building) will be closed for the holidays!...

2025-2026: Blanket Application Instructions

We’ve updated our step-by-step instructions for both Unit 1 (Teaching Assistants) and Unit 2 (Contract Faculty) on how to complete your blanket applications to apply...

November 2025 GMM: Committee (By)election & Bylaw Amendment Results!

Thank you to everyone who came out to today’s General Membership Meeting and voted on committee (by)elections and bylaw amendments. Congratulations to our newest committee...

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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. 

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