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Bourinot’s Rules of Order & GMM FAQ!

Have you ever been kind of puzzled by Bourinot’s Rules of Order and General Membership Meetings? Check out this new PDF that will help answer frequently asked questions about the procedural aspects of meetings! Keep this resource handy so that you can feel empowered to use your voice in all the CUPE 3903 meetings you attend.

If you ever have a question about how the Rules of Order work or about the General Membership Meeting format, never hesitate to contact an executive. We’re here to help!

The information in this FAQ is based on a historical CUPE 3903 resource, updated for the 2024 context! Thank you to all the comrades who have put in the work to make our meetings more accessible and approachable.

Help schedule winter term TFAC meetings, and get the TFAC newsletter!

Are you a woman, trans, gender queer and/or gender variant member of CUPE 3903? Are you interested in attending Trans Feminist Action Caucus (TFAC) meetings next semester? Fill out this when2meet scheduler...

Resolution: UHIP Payment Issues!

Following weeks of hard work and multiple discussions with the Employer, we are pleased and relieved to announce that we have successfully arrived at a...

Institutional Deception and Union-Busting: A Mostly Complete History of CUPE 3903 Unit 3 Since 2012

Note: this post is re-uploaded from our old website for historical context, and it was originally published on December 9th, 2023. As a result, the...

Unit 4 Memorandum of Settlement Ratified

The voting on whether to ratify Unit 4’s Memorandum of Settlement concluded today, with Unit 4 members unanimously voting for ratification. You can see the...

Bylaw Amendments Passed at November 2024 General Membership Meeting

Amendments to bylaws were voted on at the November 27th, 2024 General Membership Meeting (GMM). Thanks to all members for coming out to discuss and...

Committee By-Elections

Committee by-elections took place during the November 27th, 2024 General Membership Meeting. Congratulations to all those elected! Here are the results of the elections. Results...

Unit 4 Memorandum of Settlement Signed November 26th, 2024

On Tuesday, November 26, the CUPE 3903 Executive tentatively approved a Memorandum of Settlement for Unit 4 proposed by the Employer. The Bargaining Team for...

Apply to the Teaching Development Fund by February 1st!

The deadline for the Teaching Development Fund is February 1, 2025. Since this date falls on a weekend, applications will be accepted until Monday, February 3,...

Mapping FGS Program Completion Timelines

The Faculty of Graduate Studies (FGS) has recently indicated to some faculties that they would be more aggressive in enforcing program completion timelines and milestones....

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