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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 for work at York University!

These instructions now reflect the recent updates to the cupejobs.uit.yorku.ca website. If you have further questions about blanket applications, please reach out for help. As of November 15, blanket applications are now open for 2025-2026, so we hope these guides are useful. Good luck applying!

Make sure to also check out the post linked here for advice on tailoring a York U contract faculty CV to include with your Unit 2 applications! Additionally, for Unit 1s in a PhD program, you can click here to learn more about your Priority Pool rights.

The CUPE 3903 Archive is Now Public, on Archeion!

Following a motion at the General Membership Meeting on July 27 2026, CUPE 3903 became an Institutional Member of the Archives Association of Ontario (AAO)....

Disability Caucus Co-Chairs: By-Elections!

By-election nominations are now open for two Disability Caucus Co-Chair positions! Information about Disability Caucus Co-Chairs Per recently amended bylaws, two Disability Caucus Co-Chairs help form part of the Accessibility Committee. They...

Back-to-School Bargaining Break!

We hope that all CUPE 3903 members are having a great start to the fall term! Your Units 1, 2, & 3 Bargaining Team (BT)...

EHB Updates: Ongoing Adjudication, Depletion, Bargaining for Increase, and New Form

There are multiple updates this week from the Extended Health Benefits (EHB) Committee. Backlog and Ongoing Adjudication The EHB Committee is working diligently to clear...

Bargaining Team Report — August 31 – September 4, 2026

Roughly two months into joint sessions with the Employer, we made some small progress with bargaining this week! The Units 1, 2, & 3 Bargaining...

By-Elections: Vice-President Units 2 & 3, Lead Steward Units 3 & 4, Bargaining Team Representative Unit 3

By-election nominations for the following positions will open at 10AM, August 31, 2026: *Please note that a candidate has been appointed via pro tem (temporarily)...

Upcoming CUPE 3903 Workshops: Let’s Talk About Conflict Resolution!

Conflict happens: between colleagues, comrades, and even CUPE 3903 members. It’s crucial to have ways to resolve those conflicts that are both responsible and reciprocal!...

Bargaining Team Report — August 24 – 28, 2026

Another week of bargaining, another exercise in patience for the Units 1, 2, & 3 Bargaining Team! Recapping Last Week’s Bargaining We finished presenting all...

Open Bargaining: Our Collective Power 

CUPE 3903 Units 1, 2, & 3 are currently engaged in open bargaining. What this means is that our Bargaining Team never bargains behind closed...

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