CONTENTS

Updates

(1) Report from First Meeting with Industrial Inquiry Commissioner
(2) Errors in Week 5 Picket Pay
(3) Nominate Yourself for Chief Steward Unit 3
(4) CUPE 3903 Hotline Hours

Meetings and Events

(5) Joint Exec-BT Meeting: April 16
(6) Strike Committee Meetings: April 16 & 18
(7) Meeting With the Industrial Inquiry Commissioner: April 17
(8) Executive Committee Meeting: April 18
(9) Strike Special General Membership Meeting: April 19

(1) Report from First Meeting with Industrial Inquiry Commissioner

On Sunday, April 15, the CUPE 3903 bargaining team met with William Kaplan, the Commissioner for the Industrial Inquiry appointed by the Ministry of Labour.

Read the full report for more information.

(2) Errors in Week 5 Picket Pay

For Week 5 picket pay (cheques distributed on Friday of Week 6, April 13), a computer/data error occurred where our payroll management Advanced Tracker (who pull the data from the terminals and create them into cheques) did not receive the full file. This caused two major issues: 1) some members did not get paid at all and 2) some members got some pay but not full pay. Advanced Tracker has worked for days to fix this problem and given our Admin Coordinator the list of the remaining funds to distribute. She, with the help of the executive, will manually cut cheques with the hopes of getting them signed for Tuesday.

If there is a problem with your cheque for Week 5, please wait to fill out a discrepancy form as this might be corrected. If there are still errors after Tuesday, then please submit a discrepancy form.

(3) Nominate Yourself for Chief Steward Unit 3

Carlo Charles Handy has resigned from the position of Chief Steward Unit 3. It is with deep regret that Carlo made this decision, following a long period of thinking of possible solutions to continue fulfilling the requirements of the position while undergoing some personal concerns.

In the exceptional circumstances of the strike, and based on the past practice where a member of the Unit 3 Bargaining Team was elected at a Strike Special General Membership Meeting in 2015, an election will be held at the April 19 SGMM.

Chief Steward is a unit-specific position; this means that only members of Unit 3 may run for the position. To nominate yourself, email cupe3903vpu1@gmail.com.

(4) CUPE 3903 Hotline Hours

CUPE 3903 Members and members of the York University community seeking information can call the CUPE 3903 Hotline (select hours only).

Monday, April 16 (9 am – 1 pm): 416-466-8421 / (1 pm – 5 pm): 416-831-3960 / (5 pm – 9 pm): 705-896-1141
Tuesday, April 17 (9 am – 5 pm): 416-831-3960
Wednesday, April 18 (9 am – 1 pm): 416-466-8421 / (1 pm – 5 pm): 416-831-3960
Thursday, April 19 (9 am – 1 pm): 416-466-8421 / (1 pm – 5 pm): 416-831-3960
Friday, April 20 (9 am – 5 pm): 416-466-8421

(5) Joint Exec-BT Meeting: April 16

Joint BT-Exec
Monday, April 16
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 Meetings: April 16 & 18

Monday, April 16
5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Unifor Local 112
30 Tangiers Rd.

Wednesday, April 18
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
OISE room 2199
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) Meeting with the Industrial Inquiry Commissioner: April 17

Industrial Inquiry Meeting
Tuesday, April 17
Starting at 9:00 am
Location TBA

The second meeting with the Commissioner of the Industrial Inquiry appointed by the Ministry of Labour will take place on Tuesday starting at 9:00 am. The length of the meeting is unknown, and the location will be announced shortly.

Members are welcome to attend and participate in bargaining team caucuses. However, the Commissioner will only consent to speak to the bargaining team.

(8) Executive Committee Meeting: April 18

Executive Committee
Wednesday, April 18
12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Unifor Local 112
30 Tangiers Rd.

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

If you have an issue you would like the executive to discuss, please email Dan O’Hara, Recording Secretary (recsec.cupe3903@gmail.com) prior to the meeting.

(9) Strike Special General Membership Meeting: April 19

Strike SGMM
Thursday, April 19
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 includes reports from the Executive, Treasurer, Bargaining Team, and Strike Committee, as well as motions from the floor.

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.