CUPE 3903 Strike Newsletter: April 1, 2018

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CONTENTS

Updates

(1) Information on the Forced Ratification Vote
(2) York’s Offer Has No Back-Pay or Protections
(3) Kosher Food on the Picket Lines
(4) CUPE 3903 Hotline – Monday to Friday 9am – 1pm

Meetings and Events

(5) Joint Exec-BT Meeting: April 2
(6) Strike Committee Meeting: April 2
(7) CCA Townhall: April 3
(8) Executive Committee Meeting: April 4
(9) Phone-In Townhall: April 4
(10) Special General Membership Meeting: April 4

(1) Information on the Forced Ratification Vote

York University has requested a forced ratification vote on an offer which is not meaningfully different from the one that was rejected on March 2. This offer needs to be rejected — again — in order to ensure fair contracts which include basic equity provisions and a modicum of job security for all three units, as well as proper compensation and protections once the strike ends.

The vote will be online, and will take place between Friday April 6 at 9 am and Monday April 9 at 10 am.

A quick summary of issues can be found here. For those who want more detail, follow these links:

We will post information on how to vote as it becomes available. For now, make sure that you can access your employee email account (not the same as your student @yorku.ca email): How to Access Your Employee Email

(2) York’s Offer Has No Back-Pay or Protections

York has issued a statement asking members to believe that they can be trusted to implement reasonable conditions for our return to work without a back-to-work protocol. This raises many questions regarding who will decide what is and is not reasonable or retaliatory. A negotiated back-to-work protocol is necessary in order to ensure fair conditions for our return to work. York’s offer, which is being presented for a forced ratification vote, contains no back-to-work protocol.

Read the full post for more information.

(3) Kosher Food on the Picket Lines

If you need kosher Passover food on the picket lines during Passover next week, please contact Avram Heisler (abetheh@gmail.com) with the following information: your name, your picket line, what shifts you will be working (please try to stick to those shifts!), your email address, any other dietary restrictions (vegan/vegetarian/allergies/etc.).

(4) CUPE 3903 Hotline – Monday to Friday 9am – 1pm

CUPE 3903 Members and York University students seeking information can call the CUPE 3903 Hotline at 416-466-8421 (select hours only).

This service is available to members of the York community Monday to Friday, from 9 am to 1 pm.

(5) Joint BT-Exec Meeting

Joint BT-Exec
Monday, April 2
12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Unifor Local 112
30 Tangiers Rd

Joint meetings of the Bargaining Team and Executive Committee are always open to members.

(6) Strike Committee Meeting: April 2

Strike Committee
Monday, April 2
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
OISE room 2279
252 Bloor St W

This is the main coordinating body for all things strike-related at CUPE 3903. Ideas for picket line strategy? Targets or ideas for creative actions? Want to coordinate some guerrilla communications, flyers, or other media? Strike Committee is the place to do so!

(7) CCA Townhall: April 3

CCA Townhall
Tuesday, April 3
3:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Founders College 152

YUFA and CUPE 3903 invite members to attend a Town Hall Forum hosted by the York Cross-Campus Alliance (CCA) on April 3. The Forum will present and discuss concerns about the University administration’s response to the CUPE 3903 strike and governance changes. The Forum will be organized as a plenary discussion with representatives from members of the York University community. A portion of the Forum will be dedicated to discussion by participants to propose some possible next steps.

(8) Executive Committee Meeting: April 4

Executive Committee
Wednesday, April 4
12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Grandravine Community Centre
23 Grandravine Dr.

All members are welcome to attend and speak at executive committee meetings. Only executive committee members may vote.

(9) Phone-In Townhall: April 4

Phone-in Townhall
Wednesday, April 4
3:00 pm – 4:30 pm

There will be a phone-in townhall for all members who have questions about the forced ratification vote. More information will be shared as soon as it is available.

(10) Special General Membership Meeting: April 4

Strike SGMM
Wednesday, April 4
5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Unifor Local 112
30 Tangiers Rd

Following the strike policy, Strike SGMMs are held weekly for the duration of the strike. The agenda will include the usual reports (Executive Committee, Finances, Strike Committee, etc.), as well as motions from the floor, but time will be allocated specifically to discuss any concerns or questions relating to the employer’s offer or the forced ratification vote more generally.

Please contact Sheila Wilmot at cupe3903.equity.officer@gmail.com if you require ASL interpretation, reimbursement for childcare/caregiver/attendant care, and/or transportation costs for members who are unable to secure Wheel-Trans, or other requests for accommodation.