CUPE 3903

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Labour union representing Teaching Assistants, Contract Faculty, Graduate & Research Assistants, Part-Time Librarians & Archivists, and Canadian Observatory on Homelessness Workers @ York University ✊ cupe3903.org

A red and white graphic with the CUPE 3903 logo, a QR code linking to a registration page, and torn paper imagery. The text reads: General Membership Meeting! July 27, 1-4PM. Zoom & 143 Atkinson. Come vote on the final bargaining proposals, including health & safety!
A green graphic with star imagery and the CUPE 3903 logo. The text reads: BIPOC Caucus! Thursday, July 23, 3 - 4:30PM. An online meeting for Black, Indigenous., and/or People of Colour members of CUPE 3903.
A red graphic with torn paper, sun imagery, a QR code leading to the June GMM calendar event webpage, and the CUPE 3903 logo. The text reads: CUPE 3903 General Membership Meeting, June 25, 1-4PM, Zoom & 143 Atkinson. Members: email bargaining@cupe3903.org to see proposals!
A group of CUPE 3903 SGMM attendees, with flags, pose together in the hallway of York University’s Labour Relations Offices, having just affixed the notice to bargain to their office.
A red and white graphic with torn paper and imagery of pop, chips, stars, and a megaphone. The graphic includes the CUPE 3903 logo and a QR code leading to the registration page. The graphic’s text reads: Kicking Off Bargaining! Special General Membership Meeting. 1-4PM, June 10. Hybrid! Refreshments in-person.
A red and black graphic with the York Federation of Students, CUPE 3903, and York University Graduate Students’ Association logos and a QR code. The graphic’s text reads: In just one year, York’s Writing Centre held 6045 appointments. 93% of those students say they would come back for more help. They can’t do that if those services aren’t available. Tell York U: Support the Writing Centre! cupe.ca/writingcentre
A red graphic with torn paper, floral gingham, a QR code leading to the calendar event webpage, and the CUPE 3903 logo. The text reads: CUPE 3903 General Membership Meeting, May 19, 1-4PM, Zoom & 143 Atkinson. Make sure to be there to vote on bargaining proposals!
A warm-hued sunshine graphic with the CUPE 3903 logo and a QR code leading to the event webpage. The text reads: Fighting for a Fair Contract. Lunch & Training for Bargaining! May 20, 11AM-3PM, McLaughlin 101.
A red graphic with the CUPE 3903 logo and imagery of digital interface windows. The text reads: Bargaining Townhall on AI. Monday, May 4, 1-3PM.
A sage green graphic with images of various types of food and the CUPE 3903 logo star and flourishes. The text reads: 12PM, Thursday, April 30. YUGSA Conference Room. 430 First Student Centre. Free lunch to celebrate CUPE 3903 members! Celebration Lunch! Followed by Stewrads’ Council at 1PM!
A red-framed blackboard-style graphic, with the CUPE 3903 logo and images of a tomato, stars, and a smiling face. The text reads: Get It Done! Casual co-working sessions. 143 Atkinson, CUPE 3903 Office. cupe3903.org/calendar
Four BIPOC Caucus attendees doing crafts together around a table, in active conversation.
A crowd at Queen’s Park, with three rally signs visible. The signs read “students & workers UNITED”, “Hands Off Our OSAP”, “Drop Fees Not Bombs”.
A rust-red graphic with stripes of white-gold glitter, the CUPE 3903 logo’s star and flourishes, and the TFAC snarling cat logo. The graphic’s text reads: Caucus (Co-)Chair elections, year-end recaps, and more! Monday, March 16 CUPE 3903 Caucus AGMs. Plus: Make rally signs to support students on March 24! Trans Feminist Action Caucus, Annual General Meeting, 1-3PM, Zoom & 143 Atkinson. BIPOC Caucus, Annual General Meeting, 4-5:30PM, Zoom & 143 Atkinson.
A red and black graphic with the CUPE 3903 logo and an image of a fist. The graphic’s text reads: Save the Writing Centre! York’s Writing Centre is facing major cuts - reportedly up to 50%. The future of this crucial support is at risk! This will impact: students who rely on the Centre’s high-quality writing & learning support, experienced educators who will lose their jobs. We demand: maintain high-quality writing support for all York students, preserve the Centre’s pedagogical mission, no restructuring without job protection.
A group of people seated on the floor at the Bennett Centre for Student Services, with signs and flags. There is a large banner on the ground reading “Hands Off Our Education”.
A simple black graphic with the CUPE 3903 logo and an image of a bandaged heart. The graphic’s text reads: For CUPE 3903 members who are feeling impacted by ongoing war and instability around the world, please know that you have access to paid leaves and accommodations to support you in these difficult times. As a CUPE 3903 member, you are entitled to leaves of absence including sick leave, compassionate leave, bereavement leave, emergency leave, and more. For help with accessing leaves or accommodations, please reach out: equity@cupe3903.org. Your union is here for you.
A red, black, and white graphic with the CUPE 3903 logo. The graphic's text reads: Annual General Meeting. CUPE 3903. March 19, 1-4PM, Zoom & MC 214.
A gradient red graphic with the CUPE 3903 logo and imagery of speech bubbles with happy faces. The graphic’s text reads: Disability Caucus: Drop-in! March 5, 1-4PM. 143 Atkinson.
A white and red collage-style graphic with the CUPE 3903 logo, swooping imagery, and a graphic of a raised fist. The graphic’s text reads: CUPE 3903, Stewards’ Council, February 24, 10:30AM-12:30PM, Zoom & 143 Atkinson. Discuss, organize, resist! All members welcome. Brainstorming for Bargaining.
A graphic with the CUPE 3903 logo, a collage style image of the TFAC logo (a snarling black cat), graphing paper imagery, and pink stars. The graphic’s text reads: Trans Feminist Action Caucus. Zoom & 143 Atkinson. Feb. 23, 1:30-3:30PM. Are you a woman, trans, genderqueer, or gender variant CUPE 3903 member? You’re part of TFAC!
A graphic with the CUPE 3903 logo, QR code, and imagery of a calculator, books, and doodles. The graphic’s text reads: Unit 1 Books & Supplies Fund. For any books, supplies, and materials required for your TAship but not covered by the course director or hiring unit. Apply by February 28! cupe3903.org/funds/bsf
A graphic with the CUPE 3903 logo and an image of a gradient yellow-red thermometer showing the stages of bargaining. The graphic’s text reads: Bargaining will be heating up soon! Surveys, BT elections, drafting bargaining proposals. Earliest possible notice to bargain - June 1st. Bargaining with the employer begins! Strike Mandate Vote. Conciliation - a third party can help the sides get closer. Ratification OR strike vote.
A red graphic with torn paper, snow imagery, and the CUPE 3903 logo. The text reads: CUPE 3903 General Membership Meeting, February 11, 10AM-1PM, Atkinson 143 & Zoom.
A chalkboard-style graphic with the YUGSA and CUPE 3903 logos, plus imagery of a person thinking, speech bubbles, a calendar, a clock, and a QR code to RSVP. The graphic’s text reads: Open Forum on FGS Regulations: Milestones & Timelines. Wednesday, Feb. 4, 1-3PM, YUGSA Conference Room & Zoom. Discussion and info about grad student milestones! Refreshments will be provided!
A photo of five CUPE 3903 members sitting around the board room table, which is covered in various items including colouring pages, masks, and beverages.
A red, green, and white collage-style graphic featuring the CUPE 3903 logo with buttons, cut-out hearts and stars, tape, lined paper, and more. The graphic’s text reads: Join the CUPE 3903 BIPOC Caucus for Carefull Crafting. Biweekly Wednesdays, 1PM at 124 Atkinson. Bring your own, or start something new!
A pink and dark gray graphic with the CUPE 3903 logo and collage style images overlaid of the TFAC logo (a snarling black cat), graphing paper, and CUPE 3903 buttons. The text reads: January 21, 1:30-3:30PM, Zoom & 143 Atkinson. Are you a woman, trans, genderqueer, or gender variant CUPE 3903 member? You’re part of TFAC! January 31st: Fund Deadlines Approaching! Apply to the Trans Fund & Sexual Assault Survivor Support Fund.
A red gradient graphic with the CUPE 3903 logo and images of speech bubbles, crayons, and doodles. The graphic’s text reads: Disability Caucus Meet & Greet. January 23, 2-5PM, Zoom & 143 Atkinson. RSVP! Drop-in!
A white and red collage-style graphic with the CUPE 3903 logo, a photo of the back of a member wearing a 3903 t-shirt emblazoned with text that reads “York works because we do”, and a graphic of a raised fist. The graphic’s text reads: CUPE 3903, Stewards’ Council, January 20, 10:30AM-12PM, Zoom & 143 Atkinson. Discuss, organize, resist! All members welcome.
A red graphic with torn paper, confetti/sprinkle imagery, and the CUPE 3903 logo. The text reads: CUPE 3903 General Membership Meeting, January 16, 11AM-2PM, Atkinson 143 & Zoom.
A red gradient graphic with images of megaphones, the CUPE 3903 logo, and a link to cupe3903.org/news/bargaining-surveys/. The graphic’s text reads: Fill out the bargaining survey! Have your say!
A red and orange graphic with the CUPE 3903 logo and meteor imagery. The graphic’s text reads: Freeze the Hotshot Clause. The hotshot clause is meant to be an exception, but recently, departments & Chairs at York are misusing it as a loophole to bypass seniority and incumbency provisions. The original intent is that if someone who is essentially famous (a "hotshot") wants to teach a York class, they can do so despite the usual seniority-based Unit 2 hiring process. Now it's being misused to excuse arbitrary hiring! (12.04.1.i in the Unit 2 Collective Agreement)
A red graphic with torn paper, snowflake imagery, and the CUPE 3903 logo. The text reads: CUPE 3903 General Membership Meeting, Dec. 17, 11AM-2PM, Atkinson 143 & Zoom.
A warm-toned graphic with illustrations of mail and hands holding phones, the CUPE 3903 logo, and a background of question marks. The graphic’s text reads: Bargaining Town Hall! Monday, December 15. 1-3PM on Zoom!
A simple red and peach graphic with the CUPE 3903 logo that reads: cupe3903.org/news/bt-nominations. Nominate yourself for the CUPE 3903 Bargaining Team (Units 1, 2, & 3). Nominations open until December 3rd, 4PM.
Two CUPE 3903 and three CUPE 1281 members posing together on York campus, with CUPE Ontario flags and a CUPE sign reading “No Scabs!”
A dark red graphic with moth imagery and the CUPE 3903 logo star and flourishes. The text reads: Navigating Conflict Watch Party! Atkinson 143 or Zoom! Nov. 20, 3PM. Learn together with a talk from Dean Spade.
A green and brown graphic with the CUPE 3903 star and flourishes, the TFAC logo, and an image of two seated individuals, one comforting the other. The graphic’s text reads: CUPE 3903 Trans Feminist Action Caucus. Accelerated Safety Assessment & Risk Management Workshop. Register! November 24. 12:30-2PM. TFAC members get $20 to attend! Learn to recognize & respond to signs of abuse.
A red graphic with torn paper and plaid imagery, and the CUPE 3903 logo. The text reads: CUPE 3903 General Membership Meeting, Nov. 19, 10AM-1PM, Calumet College 109 & Zoom!
A warm-toned graphic with an illustration of many raised fists, the CUPE 3903 logo, and a background of fallen leaves. The graphic’s text reads: Bargaining Town Hall! Friday, Oct. 31. 1-3PM on Zoom!
A red, pink, and beige checkered graphic with the CUPE 3903 logo and imagery of dice, board games, and playing cards. The graphic’s text reads: Board Game Social! 2-4PM. Thursday, October 23. 143 Atkinson. Make friends, de-stress, & have fun!
A photo of the trans flag, accompanied by the TFAC logo and the star and flourishes from the CUPE 3903 logo. Superimposed text reads: TFAC Trans ID Workshop. Oct. 20, 12:30PM. Register now! Free workshop followed by a meeting for women, trans, gender queer, and gender variant CUPE 3903 members!
A red graphic with torn paper, pencil and autumnal nature imagery, and the CUPE 3903 logo. The text reads: CUPE 3903 General Membership Meeting, October 21, 3-6 PM, Accolade West 203 & Zoom.
Two photos of delegates seated along a table. In the first photo, three delegates in CUPE 3903 shirts are smiling, surrounded by laptops, crafts, and voting materials. In the second photo, four delegates raise their voting paddles, along with many others in the room.
A white and red collage-style graphic with the CUPE 3903 logo, fist imagery, and a photo of two CUPE 3903 members smiling together in union t-shirts at the Labour Day Parade. The text reads: CUPE 3903, Stewards’ Council, October 14, 10:30AM-12:30PM, Zoom & 143 Atkinson.
Two CUPE 3903 members smiling and posing outside of Atkinson Building, holding small signs: one sign with the CUPE 3903 logo and one that reads “Union Strong!”.
A collage style red graphic with the CUPE 3903 logo’s star and flourishes superimposed with the number 50 and various archival materials overlaid. The graphic’s text reads: A Union for Academics??? Fifty Years of CUPE 3903. Reception! Eleanor Winters Art Gallery. October 2, 3:30-5:30PM. Reception & tour, with light refreshments!
A black and green graphic with the CUPE 3903 logo and a background photo showing Kaneff Tower. The graphic’s text reads: York University: We Demand An Open & Consultative Presidential Search.
Two photos: One photo of a large banner displayed with an illustration of York University and the text “Knowledge is Not for Sale”. Another photo shows gallery walls with a variety of artefacts adorning them, accompanied by labels, in the process of being set up.
A busy crowd shot at Yonge-Dundas (Sankofa) Square, with many rally signs visible relating to migrant and Indigenous rights. A blue sky, construction cranes, and many buildings are visible in the background.
A warm red-brown gradient graphic with hot dog illustrations and the CUPE 3903 logo. The graphic’s text reads: Welcome Back BBQ~ Sept. 29, 12-4PM. Roy McMurtry Green (just outside Atkinson!). Get a free hot dog, and chat about TA issues, international student concerns, precarious work, cuts happening at York, & more!
Call to action for a September 20th protest in Toronto. Text as follows: “This September 20th, we are mobilizing in Toronto and across the country to demand that Prime Minister Carney and the Canadian government pick a side: racism, injustice, violence, and climate destruction-or a just and safe future for all of us. Visit drawtheline.world to RSVP. Endorsed by CUPE 3903.” The bottom portion features a protestor holding up and speaking into a bullhorn.
Graphic promoting the "Draw the Line" Toronto climate and justice march. The poster has a red and light grey background and the CUPE 3903 logo, with bold black and red text reading: “Draw The Line.” Below, the text reads: “Toronto Rally & March, Sept 20 – 2 PM, Yonge & Dundas”. At the top, a message says, “For people, for peace, for the planet.” In bottom right, there is an image of a cheerful protestor with their fist held up. Website URL at the bottom: drawtheline.world.
Two photos: The first photo is a large crowd of rally attendees in Christie Pits Park, with protest signs, banners, and trees visible. The second photo features two CUPE 3903 members (in CUPE 3903 t-shirts). They are smiling and posing with two other rally attendees, one holding a dog.
A red graphic with torn paper, pencil and sunshine imagery, and the CUPE 3903 logo. The text reads: CUPE 3903 General Membership Meeting, September 18, 2:30-5:30 PM, Hybrid!
A dark gray graphic with the CUPE 3903 logo and collage style images overlaid of the TFAC logo (a snarling black cat) and photo of two TFAC members smiling and posing. September 8, 1-3PM, Zoom & 143 Atkinson. Are you a woman, trans, genderqueer, or gender variant CUPE 3903 member? You’re part of TFAC!
CUPE 3903 members with YUSA members, holding flags and marching together.
A group of CUPE 3903 members, smiling and posing with a CUPE 3903 banner, some with flags and some with raised fists.
A red graphic with a black-and-white photo of CUEW 3 members marching with a large banner and various signs, as well as the CUPE 3903 logo’s star and flourishes superimposed with the number 50. The banner’s text reads: A Union for Academics??? Fifty Years of CUPE 3903. Exhibition Dates: Sept. 22 - Oct. 3, 2025. Eleanor Winters Art Gallery.