Join Us!: Accessibility Town Hall at the Legislature  

The Accessibility Committee invites CUPE 3903 members to join together as a community and take part in an Accessibility Town Hall at the Ontario Legislature on Wednesday, April 10 from 12:00 – 4:00 pm.

As a Committee, we hope to have a strong CUPE 3903 presence at the event, facilitate the participation of our members, and speak to the access needs of disabled, precarious academic workers.

CUPE 3903 members who are interested in attending together are encouraged to register for the event and contact us to coordinate meeting locations, accommodation needs, etc. If you would like to take part, please:

1. Register for the Town Hall at www.joelharden.ca/accessibility_town_hall; and,

2. Contact to the Accessibility Committee to attend as a group by email at 3903access@gmail.com.

The Accessibility Town Hall has been organized by NDP MPP Joel Harden, the Official Opposition Critic for Seniors, Accessibility and Persons with Disabilities, and Pensions (he’s also a former member of CUPE 3903!). More information can be found at www.joelharden.ca/accessibility_town_hall

Results of the 2019 Executive Elections are as follows:

• Chairperson – Maija Duncan
• Recording Secretary – Gizem  Çakmak
• Treasurer – Michael Laurentius
• Communications Officer – Tanya Da Sylva
• Vice-President Unit 2 – Vanessa Lehan-Streisel
• Chief Steward Unit 2 – Mike Palamarek

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The following candidates are currently running for the position of TFAC Co-Chair. Voting will begin at the TFAC Annual General Meeting on March 26 and will run until March 28, 10-4 each day on the Keele campus. Only TFAC members may participate in this election. All women, trans, gender queer and gender variant members of the local are members are TFAC.

Lindsay Harding

My name is Lindsay Harding. I’m a grad student in Linguistics, and I’m running for TFAC Co-Chair. In the past year I’ve served the membership as a rank and file rep on the CUPE Toronto District Council, the Joint Health and Safety Committee and as moderator of the SC List, in addition to participating in the Steward’s Council and Strike Committee as a Unit 1 department steward. Some folx might remember me as a picket captain at the Pond Rd and Northwest Gate picket lines. I’ve spent the past year devoting all of the time that I could to making York and 3903 more just and equitable spaces, on the picket lines and in committee rooms (including TFAC meetings, of course), in the fight against York’s strike protest reprisals and through my participation in union meetings (including acting as an “(S)GMM buddy” to assist members with disabilities and uphold the equity statement). After spending the past year doing whatever I could as a rank and file member of 3903 to stand up for feminist ideals of inclusivity, diversity, and to fight for the rights of sexual assault survivors in our union, I would welcome the opportunity to do so in the coming year as one of your TFAC Co-Chairs.

Kelsey Ioannoni

My name is Kelsey Ioannoni, I’m a fat, 5th year PhD student in Sociology. I have been involved in the union since my first year at York, when we went on strike in 2015. My involvement has become much more active in the last year or so during bargaining, leading up to and during the strike. During the strike, I attended all SGMMs, Strike Committee, and I was a member of the 8th line, working on shift coordination and payroll for the social media team. To make things more accessible to members who may not have been able to attend, I actively live tweeted Senate meetings keep our members informed. As an intersectional feminist, I am dedicated to accessibility and social justice work, both in the union and in my personal life. I look forward to the opportunity to contribute more to the union in this capacity, if elected.

Susannah Mulvale

My name is Susannah Mulvale and I am nominating myself for TFAC Co-Chair. I have been an active member of CUPE 3903 since 2015 as the Unit 1 Psychology department steward. I was a Strike Coordinator in the 2018 strike and in the past few years I have been active in bargaining, GMMs, Steward’s Council, Strike Committee, and Flying Squad meetings. Since July, 2018 I have held the position of VP Community Relations (formerly VP Gender Issues) for York University Graduate Students’ Association (YUGSA). I have been a YUGSA councillor since 2016 representing the Psychology department, and I am currently Co-Chair and Treasurer of the Psychology Graduate Students’ Association (PGSA). In my PGSA, YUGSA, and CUPE 3903 roles, I have been responsible for campus coalition-building and advocating on behalf of students and CUPE members. Going into next year I would like to continue this work by providing advocacy for TFAC members in union spaces, in the workplace, and on campus generally. I will ensure that TFAC remains an accessible space for women, trans, gender queer and gender variant members.

The result of the bylaw amendment vote on in-camera procedure from the AGM on Thursday is as follows:

• In favour – 44
• Opposed – 3
• Abstentions – 10

The bylaw has thus been passed.

The results of the committee elections from Thursday’s AGM are as below. Positions are effective April 1st, 2019. If you would like to nominate yourself for any of the vacant positions (noted below), please email Stacey at cupe3903vpu1@gmail.com by 5pm on March 31st; nominees will either be acclaimed into the positions or by-elections will take place at the April GMM.

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Annual General Meeting
Thursday, March 14
12:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Founders Assembly Hall (152 Founders College)

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Keele Campus:

Thursday, March 14
@ AGM in Founders College Assembly Hall (152 Founders College): 1pm — 4pm

Friday, March 15
West Bear Pit (outside Scott Library): 9 am – 5 pm
William Small Centre: 9 am – 5 pm

Monday, March 18 – Thursday, March 21
Vari Hall Link: 9 am – 5 pm
William Small Centre: 9 am – 5 pm

Glendon Campus:

Friday, March 15 – Thursday, March 21
In hallway outside the main cafeteria in Glendon Hall: 11 am – 5 pm

Candidates for the 2019 General Election have submitted statements for the membership.

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CUPE 3903 is hiring poll-clerks for the upcoming election between March 14-21. The rate of pay is $15/hr. If you are interested and available for work during this period, please fill out the
questionnaire below and send a private message to: cupe3903eo@gmail.com
(Members running for office are not eligible to work as poll-clerks.)

Questionnaire for Poll-Clerks

Name (include first and last):

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York email:

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Non-York email:

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Mobile Phone #:

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Are you currently a member, or political member (within one year of your last contract), of CUPE 3903?

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Do you have experience being a poll-clerk or a supervisor? (State which one)

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Please provide details of previous experience: list number of years worked, where, and dates:

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Do you have a laptop or iPad that you can bring to your shift?

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Availability: Please select the dates and shifts you are available for work:

Keele Campus: Days and Shifts:

1. i) March 14 AGM: 12pm – 4pm
2. ii) March 15, 18, 19, 20, 21: AM: 8:30am – 1pm

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PM: 1pm – 5:30pm

Please list the days and shifts you are available to work on Keele campus:

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Glendon Campus:

Days: March 15, 18, 19, 20, 21

1 shift only: 10:45am – 5:15pm

Please list the days you are available to work on Glendon campus:

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Please understand that we will do our utmost to give everyone the shift(s) they want, although for logistical and other reasons, this may not always be possible!

Thank you!

Nominations are now open for the following committee positions, to be elected at the AGM on March 14th, 2019. If you would like to nominate yourself for a position for one or more of the following committees please email Stacey at cupe3903vpu1@gmail.com no later than 5pm on Wednesday March 13th.  

• Accessibility Committee – 4 vacancies (Honorarium: $250 per year)
• Advisory Committee on Race/Ethnic Relations, Discrimination and/or Harassment – 2 vacancies (Honorarium: $250 per year)
• All-University Pension Committee – 1 vacancy (Honorarium: $250 per year)
• Archive Committee – 2 vacancies (Honorarium: $750 per year)
• Bilingualism Committee – 2 vacancies (at least one TFAC member) (Honorarium: $500 per year)
• Bursaries Committee – 2 vacancies (Honorarium: $400 per year)
• Communications Committee – 4 vacancies (Honorarium: $750 per year)
• CUPE Toronto District Council Representatives – 6 vacancies (Honorarium: $250 per year)
• Distribution Committee – 6 vacancies ($50 per diem)
• Employment Equity Committee – 3 vacancies (Honorarium: $250 per year)
• Extended Health Benefits Fund Committee – 3 vacancies (Honorarium: $1500 per year)
• Forum Moderators – 2 vacancies (Honorarium: $500 per year)
• Health and Safety Committee – 13 vacancies; 1 coordinator and 12 members (hours to be paid by employer)
• International Graduate Students’ Committee (IGSC) – 2 vacancies (Honorarium: $250 per year)
• Labour Management Committee – 3 vacancies, 1 from each unit (Units 1-3) (Honorarium: $750 per year)
• Unit 4 Labour Management Committee – 3 vacancies (Unit 4 members only) (Honorarium $750 per year)
• Postings Officers – 2 vacancies (Honorarium: $2,500 per year)
• Research Costs Fund Committee – 2 vacancies (Honorarium: $250 per year)
• Research Leave Adjudicating Committee – 1 vacancy (Unit 2 only) (Honorarium: $250 per year)
• Senate Representative – 1 vacancy (Honorarium: $250 per year)
• Senate Alternative Representative – 1 vacancy
• Teaching Development Fund Committee – 2 vacancies (Unit 2 only) (Honorarium: $250 per year)
• Toronto and York Region Labour Council Representatives – 12 vacancies (Honorarium: $250 per year)
• Union Trustee Committee – 1 vacancy (Honorarium: $1000 per year)

Please note that elections for the Professional Development Fund Committee (PDF), Childcare Committee, Ways and Means Committee, Research Grants Fund and Travel Costs Fund Committee take place annually at the September GMM. The election of the Election Officers will also take place at the April GMM, being the one immediately after the election is concluded. Nominations for these positions are not open.