Dear Brothers and Sisters, As mentioned in the meeting tonight, CUPE Locals 3902 and 3903 are on strike at UToronto and YorkU. They consist primarily of graduate teaching assistants, undergraduate teaching assistants, and research assistants. The position that they are in is one that we are never that far away from, considering the history of …
Dear Sisters and Brothers, Toldo 204 (a nice room!) has been booked for our union meeting on Wednesday at 6pm – our FINAL scheduled meeting of the year. In solidarity, Mia
Dear Sisters and Brothers, If you haven’t already, please mark your calendars for the final meeting of the year: Wednesday March 4 at 6pm, location TBD. Some reasons you may want to attend: 1. voting of the budget for next year (e.g., scholarship allotments, etc.) 2. swearing in of the new executive (Ashlyne, Robert, Joan, …
REMINDER – March 4 is the final meeting of the year Read More »
Dear Sisters and Brothers, After consulting with CUPE National, we have been assured that CUPE National regulations do not find it necessary to run an election if there is one nominee per position, as they are winners by acclamation. So, the executive has made the decision to act in line with recommendations made by CUPE …
Dear Brothers and Sisters, The executive has had a meeting about the potential impact of not electing Trustees as soon as possible (along with the other executives). We have come to the decision that we will open up nominations for the three (3) Trustee positions again, this time via e-mail. If you would like to …
Trustee positions – consider applying by February 9 Read More »
Dear Sisters and Brothers, At the membership meeting last night, the nominees for the executive (May 1 2015 – April 30 2016) were announced: Trustees: no nominees (please contact if interested – we need three) Membership Officer: Janer Akkas Secretary: Lisa Plant Treasurer: Joan Craig Vice President: Robert Powers President: Ashlyne O’Neil As noted in …
Voting to take place on February 11 on 856 Sunset Avenue Read More »
Dear Brothers and Sisters, 1. We held nominations for the vacant positions in our Local this Wednesday at the membership meeting. All seats were won by acclamation, so there will not be an election on November 12: Secretary: Lisa Plant Membership Officer: Joan Craig Trustees: Behdokht Rekabdar; Michelle Krieger; Akwasi Owusu Congratulations to all! Thank-you …
Dear Brothers and Sisters, 1. Please mark your calendars/agendas for our next membership meeting which is set for November 5 at 6pm, in accordance with our bylaws. It will be held in Erie Hall in room 2123. Pizza and pop (and grapefruit juice?) will be served. We will order much more pizza this time around …
Dear Sisters and Brothers, 1. Terrific news this morning: WUFA and the Administration have reached a tentative agreement! It will need to be ratified by WUFA membership and Board of Governors (BOG) before it takes effect. 2. At our membership meeting on Wednesday, we put out a call for officer positions that need to be …
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Our first membership meeting of the year will be on Wednesday, October 1 at 6:00pm. in the Education Building (room 1123). Please note that this is the first day of the planned WUFA strike, so if there are any questions regarding the effect on us, I encourage you to come. We …