There are differences between the agreements. For example, Unit 3 members are eligible for the same health coverage as other members. However, some benefits and funds are unit-specific. There are many other differences: pay rates, summer work guarantees, available funding, etc. See the collective agreements for more details.
To ensure representation of all units on union-wide bodies, our Executive Committee, our Bargaining Team, and some committees are required by our bylaws to include members from units 1, 2, 3 and 4. Although we organize as one union, each unit votes separately on whether to strike, for unit-specific positions on the Executive Committee and the Bargaining Team, and whether to ratify a tentative collective agreement.
Did you know members of CUPE 3903 are entitled to workplace accommodations for illness, disability, family status, and other Ontario Human Rights Code grounds?
Did you know members of CUPE 3903 are entitled to workplace accommodations for illness, disability, family status, and other Ontario Human Rights Code grounds?
Did you know members of CUPE 3903 are entitled to workplace accommodations for illness, disability, family status, and other Ontario Human Rights Code grounds?
Did you know members of CUPE 3903 are entitled to workplace accommodations for illness, disability, family status, and other Ontario Human Rights Code grounds?
Did you know members of CUPE 3903 are entitled to workplace accommodations for illness, disability, family status, and other Ontario Human Rights Code grounds?
If you are caring for a newborn – whether you are the one giving birth or not, including adoptions – you have access to parental leave and other supports to maximize your time with your baby and make this transition as smooth as possible.
You may take a leave if you need time off for conferences, injuries or disabilities, jury duty, bereavement, care-giving, emergencies, sickness, or gender transition. In addition, Unit 2 members can take leaves for research.
The Health Benefits you get as a CUPE 3903 member are excellent, cover all of your dependents, and do not cost you extra.
The Health Benefits you get as a CUPE 3903 member are excellent, cover all of your dependents, and do not cost you extra.
The Health Benefits you get as a CUPE 3903 member are excellent, cover all of your dependents, and do not cost you extra.
The Health Benefits you get as a CUPE 3903 member are excellent, cover all of your dependents, and do not cost you extra.
Funds are a collective investment where investors pool their money together to achieve a common goal. Benefits of funds include diversification, professional management, and high liquidity.
Grievances are the legal vehicle through which unions make complaints when there is a violation of the collective agreement (your contract) or labour law.
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.