Most committees are filled for the year during the Annual General Meeting, which took place Wednesday, March 15. New committee members begin their duties on April 1.
If you would like to volunteer for one or more of the vacant positions, please email Sara at cupe3903vpu1@gmail.com. Except for unit-specific positions, all members of the union can sit on committees.
Committee election results, as well as remaining vacancies and upcoming delegate vacancies for upcoming conventions, are listed below.
CUPE 3903 Committees
Accessibility Committee (Honorarium: $250 per year)
- Tracy Mack
- 3 vacancies remain
Advisory Committee on Race/Ethnic Relations, Discrimination and/or Harassment (Honorarium: $250 per year)
- 2 vacancies remain
All-University Pension Committee (Honorarium: $250 per year)
- Kyle Belozerov
Archive Committee (Honorarium: $750 per year)
- Adam Kingsmith
- Chris Vogel
Bilingualism Committee (Honorarium: $500 per year)
- 2 vacancies remain
Bursaries Committee (Honorarium: $400 per year)
- Devin Lefebvre
- Sabine Dreher
Communications Committee (Honorarium: $750 per year)
- Chris Luszczek
- Umair Muhammad
- Denis Adigamov
- Tyler Chartrand
CUPE Toronto District Council Representatives (Honorarium: $250 per year)
- Megan Hillman
- Richard William
- Cynthia Loch-Drake
- 4 vacancies remain
Distribution Committee ($50 per diem)
- Tracy Mack
- Megan Hillman
- Jacqueline Ristola
- 3 vacancies remain
Employment Equity Committee (Honorarium: $250 per year)
- Annelies Cooper
- 2 vacancies remain
Extended Health Benefits Fund Committee (Honorarium: $1500 per year)
- Drew Danielle Belsky
- Michael Laurentius
- Thania Vega
Health and Safety Committee (hourly wage, marker/grader rate)
- M. Naeem Shahid
- Tracy Mack
- Megan Hillman
- Annelies Cooper
- 2 vacancies remain
International Graduate Students’ Committee (IGSC) (Honorarium: $250 per year)
- Sonia Tan
- Jacqueline Ristola
Labour Management Committee (Units 1-4)** (Honorarium: $750 per year)
- Denis Adigamov (Unit 1)
- 3 vacancies remain: one each for Units 2, 3, and 4
Postings Officers (Honorarium: $2,500 per year)
- Tracy Mack
- David Ravensbergen
Research Costs Fund Committee (Honorarium: $250 per year)
- Laura Pin
- 1 vacancy remains
Research Grants Fund and Travel Costs Fund Committee (Unit 2 only) (Honorarium: $500 per year)
- Karen Armstrong
- Gillian Beresford
Research Leave Adjudicating Committee – 1 vacancy (Honorarium: $250 per year)
- 1 vacancy remains
Senate Representative (Honorarium: $250 per year)
- Devin Clancy
Senate Alternative Representative
- Lina Nasr
Stewards’ Council Listserv Moderator (Honorarium: $500 per year)
- Chris Luszczek
- 1 vacancy remains
Teaching Development Fund Committee (Unit 2 only) (Honorarium: $250 per year)
- Aida Jordao
- Sabine Dreher
Toronto and York Region Labour Council Representatives – 12 vacancies (Honorarium $250 per year)
- Brian Mossop
- 11 vacancies remain
Union Trustees Committee (Honorarium: $1000 per year)
- Sylvia E. Peacock
Unit 2 Listserv Moderator (Unit 2 only) (Honorarium: $500 per year)
- Chris Luszczek
- 1 vacancy remains
Upcoming Conventions
Canadian Labour Congress Convention – 4 spaces
- Graeme Reniers
- Megan Hillman
- 2 more delegates needed
CUPE Ontario Convention – 13 Spaces
- Gizem Cakmak
- Graeme Reniers
- Up to 11 more delegates needed
**While the bylaws do not yet reflect an honorarium for a Unit 4 LMC representative, such a bylaw change is in the works.
Please note that elections for the Professional Development Fund Committee (PDF), Childcare Committee, and Ways and Means Committee (W&M) takes place annually at the September GMM. As per the new by-laws, the election of the Election Officers will take place at the April GMM.