CONTENTS

Updates

(1) Victoria Day Strike Duties
(2) GMM Election Results
(3) Statement from the Unit 3 Bargaining Team
(4) Missing Person: Zabia Afzal
(5) CUPE 3903 Hotline Hours

Meetings and Events

(6) Joint BT-Exec Meeting: May 22
(7) Strike Committee Meetings: May 22 & 24
(8) Difficult Conversations Workshop: May 23
(9) Executive Committee Meeting: May 23
(10) Strike General Membership Meeting: May 23

(1) Victoria Day Strike Duties

There is no obligation for members to participate in strike duties on Monday May 21, which is a holiday. However, for those who want or need a shift in order to fulfill their picketing hours, there will be a single shift at Main Gate from 10 am to 2 pm. If you are on the 8th Line and have questions about strike duties over the holiday, please contact your picket captain.

(2) GMM Election Results

Two elections took place at the May 17 General Membership Meeting: Unit 2 List Moderator, and Unit 1 Bargaining Team member.

Keith O’Regan was acclaimed as Unit 2 List Moderator.

Erin Grosjean was elected to the Unit 1 Bargaining Team.

(3) Statement from the Unit 3 Bargaining Team

On May 15, York University’s lawyer, Simon Mortimer, responded to CUPE 3903’s May 14 letter in which the union’s bargaining team outlined how the two parties are not, in fact, far apart. The Unit 3 Bargaining Team has provided a statement outlining their objections to the university’s position specifically as pertains to Unit 3.

Read the statement here.

(4) Missing Person: Zabia Afzal

Zabia Afzal, PhD student at York and CUPE 3903 member, has been missing since Thursday May 10. Please disseminate the poster widely and call 1-866-876-5423 ext. 7441 if you have any information. Use #FindZabia if sharing information on social media.

(5) 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).

Hotline hours are updated every week and posted to 3903.cupe.ca.

(6) Joint Exec-BT Meeting: May 22

Joint Exec-BT
Tuesday, May 22
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.

(7) Strike Committee Meetings: May 22 & 24

Strike Committee
Tuesday, May 22
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
OISE room 2289
252 Bloor St W

There will be another Strike Committee meeting on Thursday May 24, details TBA.

Strike Committee 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!

(8) Difficult Conversations Workshop: May 23

Having Difficult Conversations
Wednesday, May 23
11:30 am – 1:30 pm
OISE room 2198
252 Bloor St W

This workshop is designed for folks who either have had a challenging conversation which didn’t go as well as they wanted it to, or have been avoiding that difficult conversation out of concern for what might happen if the conversation doesn’t go well, or have had to respond to a difficult conversation in a way that didn’t make them feel satisfied.

We’ll explore topics such as truth assumptions, multiplicities of stories, the entanglement of intentions and impacts, and the ways in which emotions and identities play out in every difficult conversation.

Each session will be capped at 20 people because this is a workshop format and there needs to be enough room for people to ask questions and participate. With that in mind, please let Sara know which sessions you are planning to attend at sarashamdani@gmail.com.

(9) Executive Committee Meeting: May 23

Executive Committee
Wednesday, May 23
12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
York Woods Public Library room 1
1785 Finch Ave W

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

(10) Strike General Membership Meeting: May 23

Strike SGMM
Wednesday, May 23
5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
(Doors open at 4:30)
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 reports from the Executive, Treasurer, Bargaining Team, Strike Committee, as well as time for motions from the floor and voting on motions for which notice has been given at previous meetings.

See the tentative agenda here.

We are currently looking for a larger space. If one is found, it will be advertised as soon as possible.

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.