This is a reminder for members that according to Revenue Canada, strike pay is not taxable income, so there is no T4 slip for strike pay, and you do not have to report the money received for strike pay as income on your tax return.
Questions? Contact Anson Nater, Secretary-Treasurer, at sectreasurer3903@gmail.com
CUPE 3903 has filed both a policy and a group grievance due to the employer’s failure to provide many Unit 1 contracts this Fall. In order to...
As you may have heard, there has been an update to the CUPE Jobs website. We are aware of the various functional problems with the...
The CUPE 3903 Executive Committee is in solidarity with the staff at the York University Faculty Association (YUFA), who are represented by CUPE 1281. As...
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Over the summer, CUPE 3903 achieved yet another arbitration victory! This case continues a trend of wins at arbitration to protect the rights of graduate...
Calling all CUPE 3903 members! Please consider running for open committee positions in the upcoming committee byelections at the October 21 General Membership Meeting. We...
To the York University Administration, We write this letter to call on you to take a stand against anti-Palestinian racism. We do this in the...
This post was updated on October 16, 2025. In September 2025, York informed many Unit 1 members that they may not receive a Teaching Assistant...
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.