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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

Unit 1 Contract Issues: FAQ

In September 2025, York informed many Unit 1 members that they may not receive a Teaching Assistant (TA) contract for the Fall. This has raised...

September 30: National Day for Truth & Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day

The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is on September 30th. This is a day to recognize and grapple with the horrific legacy of residential...

Pro-Tem Results: Employment Equity and Research Grants & Travel Costs Committees

At today’s Executive Committee meeting, two members were appointed via pro-tem nomination to the Employment Equity Committee (EEC) and one member was pro-temmed to the...

Renseignements sur les congés parentaux – disponible en français !  

The webpage about parental leaves is now available in French, courtesy of the Communications Committee’s Bilingualism Representative! Si vous avez la garde d’un nouveau-né –...

Disability Caucus: Call for Input!

Calling all disabled 3903 members! CUPE 3903’s Accessibility Committee is calling for the launch of a Disability Caucus, which would include any self-identified disabled members...

York University: We Demand An Open & Consultative Presidential Search

As a coalition of student and worker unions on the York University campuses, the York Cross-Campus Alliance (CCA) calls for a transparent, collegial, democratic, and...

September GMM: Committee Acclamations & 2025 CUPE National General Delegate Elections

At today’s September General Membership Meeting (GMM), there were elections and a by-election for committees! There were also elections for 2025 CUPE National Convention general delegates!...

Renseignements sur les accommodements en milieu de travail – maintenant disponible en français !

The webpage about workplace accommodations is now available in French, courtesy of the Communications Committee’s Bilingualism Representative! Savez-vous que les membres du SCFP 3903 ont...

Unit 1 Members: Did You Get Your TA Contract Yet? Was It Later Than Usual?

Calling all Unit 1 members: Have you gotten your Teaching Assistant contract yet for the Fall 2025 term? Did you get your TA contract later this year...

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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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