Sunday, November 23, 2008
Sunday, November 16, 2008
York’s hypocrisy exposed.....
... Why binding arbitration doesn’t work!
See video commentary on binding arbitration.
See "what's up with binding arbitration."
Calling all undergrad allies of 3903!
On Monday, November 17th, a number of York University undergraduate students are organizing a demonstration at Vari Hall @ 10am.
All undergrad allies of CUPE 3903 attending the rally are invited to meet:
Monday, Nov. 17th • between 9:30 ~ 10am
@ the Tim Horton's on Keele
east side of Keele just south of York Boulevard
@ the Tim Horton's on Keele
east side of Keele just south of York Boulevard
After the rally, we invite you to join other undergraduate students and York University faculty for a Solidarity Picket, on the lines with 3903 strikers:
12 noon
@ the Main Gate
York Boulevard and Keele
See you there!
@ the Main Gate
York Boulevard and Keele
See you there!
Saturday, November 15, 2008
GMM at 1pm at Uof T
**TODAY**
CUPE 3903
General Members Meeting
Saturday, November 15th
from 1:00pm to 4:00pm
Earth Science Auditorium - U of T
33 Willcocks Street - south of Harbord / east of Spadina
General Members Meeting
Saturday, November 15th
from 1:00pm to 4:00pm
Earth Science Auditorium - U of T
33 Willcocks Street - south of Harbord / east of Spadina
For a U of T campus map and direction to the venue, click here, and look for the "ES" building on Willcocks Street.
GMM Tentative Agenda
- BT elections
- Bargaining Priorities
- Bargaining Strategies
- Strategies to WIN the Strike!
Friday, November 14, 2008
Photos from Nov. 12th Solidarity Rally - Part 2
Above Photos by SJW63
Above Photos by Irina Ceric
See the all CUPE 3903 Strike photos in our Flickr Group
Solidarity rally big boost to 3903 strike!
On Wednesday, November 12, CUPE Local 3903 called a solidarity rally for unions and community groups. The turnout was overwhelmingly supportive with more than 30 groups sending delegates, delivering messages of solidarity, announcing greetings and pledging cash support. Below is the list of participants, in no particular order.
Speeches
Helen Kennedy, President of Toronto Area CUPE Council
Andrea Horwath, MPP Hamilton Centre
Penny Stewart Canadian Associaton of University Teachers (CAUT)
Gus Gonzales CAW 673
Roland Kiehne – CAW 112
Vinay Sharma – CAW national Rep
Fred Hahn Secretary Treasurer CUPE Ontario
Sonya Reynolds – Toronto and York Region Labour Council
Fred Chaharlangi – Jane Finch Community Member & CUPE 4772
Candace Rennick-CUPE National Executive Board
Sedaf Duri – Students Against Israeli Apartheid
Iliam Burbano – CUPE 3393 Social Workers at St. Christopher House
Herman Rosenfeld – Contract Faculty at McMaster University CUPE 3906
Joanne Cameron Prichett – York University Staff Associaton
Carolyn Egan – Steelworkers Toronto Area Council
Rosario Marchese – MPP Trinity Spadina / NDP Education Critic
Lynda Lemberg – Educators for Peace and Justice
Ted Montgomery – OPSEU Executive Board
Rod Bemister – OPSEU
John Clarke – OCAP
Yolanda McLean – CUPE 4400
Jawara Gairey – Public Service Alliance of Canada
Letter read out from Lise Lareau – Canadian Media Guild
Susan Rab – OSSTF Provincial Executive
Rita Moore – OSSTF York Region District 16
Earl Bert – OSSTF District 12 Toronto
Mohan Mishra – No One Is Illegal Toronto
Terry Downey – Vice President, Ontario Federation of Labour
Garry Potter – Wilfred Laurier Faculty Association
James Beaton – Canadian Federation of Students
. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Solidarity Greetings
John Priestman CAW 937 D
Marco Luciano – Migrante Ontario D
Maya Shapiro – Justicia for Migrant Workers D
Kelly O’Sullivan – CUPE 4207 D
Dayne Gray – CUPE 4207 D
Barry Smith – SEIU D
Donations pledged at the rally
York U Faculty Association (YUFA) = $10,000
CUPE 4400 workers at Toronto District School Board = $1000 per week
Canadian Federation of Students = $2500
CAW Local 112 = Tim Hortons coffee & donuts to pickets everyday
CUPE District 16 = $250
CUPE District 12 = $300
CUPE 3902 = $300
All monetary donations go directly to the CUPE 3903 hardship fund.
STAY TUNED: for updates on donations to our strike....
COMING SOON: letters of support from students, parents, unions and the public!
Speeches
Helen Kennedy, President of Toronto Area CUPE Council
Andrea Horwath, MPP Hamilton Centre
Penny Stewart Canadian Associaton of University Teachers (CAUT)
Gus Gonzales CAW 673
Roland Kiehne – CAW 112
Vinay Sharma – CAW national Rep
Fred Hahn Secretary Treasurer CUPE Ontario
Sonya Reynolds – Toronto and York Region Labour Council
Fred Chaharlangi – Jane Finch Community Member & CUPE 4772
Candace Rennick-CUPE National Executive Board
Sedaf Duri – Students Against Israeli Apartheid
Iliam Burbano – CUPE 3393 Social Workers at St. Christopher House
Herman Rosenfeld – Contract Faculty at McMaster University CUPE 3906
Joanne Cameron Prichett – York University Staff Associaton
Carolyn Egan – Steelworkers Toronto Area Council
Rosario Marchese – MPP Trinity Spadina / NDP Education Critic
Lynda Lemberg – Educators for Peace and Justice
Ted Montgomery – OPSEU Executive Board
Rod Bemister – OPSEU
John Clarke – OCAP
Yolanda McLean – CUPE 4400
Jawara Gairey – Public Service Alliance of Canada
Letter read out from Lise Lareau – Canadian Media Guild
Susan Rab – OSSTF Provincial Executive
Rita Moore – OSSTF York Region District 16
Earl Bert – OSSTF District 12 Toronto
Mohan Mishra – No One Is Illegal Toronto
Terry Downey – Vice President, Ontario Federation of Labour
Garry Potter – Wilfred Laurier Faculty Association
James Beaton – Canadian Federation of Students
. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Solidarity Greetings
John Priestman CAW 937 D
Marco Luciano – Migrante Ontario D
Maya Shapiro – Justicia for Migrant Workers D
Kelly O’Sullivan – CUPE 4207 D
Dayne Gray – CUPE 4207 D
Barry Smith – SEIU D
Donations pledged at the rally
York U Faculty Association (YUFA) = $10,000
CUPE 4400 workers at Toronto District School Board = $1000 per week
Canadian Federation of Students = $2500
CAW Local 112 = Tim Hortons coffee & donuts to pickets everyday
CUPE District 16 = $250
CUPE District 12 = $300
CUPE 3902 = $300
All monetary donations go directly to the CUPE 3903 hardship fund.
STAY TUNED: for updates on donations to our strike....
COMING SOON: letters of support from students, parents, unions and the public!
CUPE 3903's response to York University
Members of the CUPE 3903 met with York University yesterday in the hopes of resuming bargaining and seeing some appreciable movement from the University on our proposals. But the Employer walked out of negotiations after only 15 minutes at the bargaining table.
York University has yet again posted misleading information on its website. While it claims that CUPE 3903 is “still demanding 41% in wage, benefit and other economic increases” compared to the 9.25% that the University has offered, this is a gross distortion of the facts.
CUPE 3903’s wage demands are not that far off what the University has offered. CUPE 3903 is asking for a 11% increase over two years, while the University has offered 9.25% over three years. CUPE 3903 has moved significantly on its wage demands, dropping from an initial proposal of 30% to a 7% and 4% increase over a two-year contract. The University has only increased its offer slightly, from a formula of 2%-2%-2.5% to 3%-3.5%-3%, over a three-year period.
In light of a 28% membership growth since 2005, CUPE 3903 is seeking increases to benefit and support funds in order to bring funding levels back up to their 2005 level. We are also requesting that these funds be indexed to membership growth, which is expected to increase substantially in the next few years with the expansion of graduate enrolments. So far the University has responded very poorly to this issue. For example, due to the increase in CUPE 3903’s membership over the last three years, the university’s contribution to on-campus childcare for members with childcare needs has dropped from 30% to 11%. Currently, the fund only allows coverage for 30 members a year. CUPE 3903 has requested an increase of $150,000 to the childcare fund. So far the university has responded with a counter-proposal of $1,500.
The University has not bargained in any meaningful way around job security for long-term Contract Faculty. They have not indicated whether the Conversion Program will be maintained, and their proposal around Long Service Teaching Contracts actually intensifies job insecurity for Unit 2 members.
CUPE 3903 members find it quite hypocritical to suggest that CUPE 3903 is being ‘unreasonable’ in its wage demands, when York Administrators clearly have not had any problem in giving themselves ‘excessive’ wage increases. Over the past three years, CUPE 3903 members had an overall wage increase of 6%. However, during this same time period, one Associate Dean received a 43% wage increase, the University’s President’s salary rose by 39%, and the Registrar had a 34% salary increase. The Senior Director, Admissions Communications and Client Services saw her annual income rise by 28%. The salary for the Director of Media Relations, currently Alex Bilyk, rose 24%. Many other Deans and top ranking administrators had wage increases ranging from 15 to 26%.
CUPE 3903 went back to the bargaining table on November 13th hoping to see some reasonable indication from the University about their willingness to take the bargaining process seriously. As was pointed out at our rally on Wednesday and on our website, binding arbitration in neither a sound nor a democratic solution to the current impasse in negotiations. Fair bargaining is the only answer here. The University’s administration has wasted over a week of valuable negotiating time by continuing to press for binding arbitration, despite its OWN clear opposition to it in the past (see www.3903strike.ca).
If York’s administration is as committed to students’ concerns as they claim to be, why have they waited so long to come back to the table? Why did they stay only 15 minutes?
York University has yet again posted misleading information on its website. While it claims that CUPE 3903 is “still demanding 41% in wage, benefit and other economic increases” compared to the 9.25% that the University has offered, this is a gross distortion of the facts.
CUPE 3903’s wage demands are not that far off what the University has offered. CUPE 3903 is asking for a 11% increase over two years, while the University has offered 9.25% over three years. CUPE 3903 has moved significantly on its wage demands, dropping from an initial proposal of 30% to a 7% and 4% increase over a two-year contract. The University has only increased its offer slightly, from a formula of 2%-2%-2.5% to 3%-3.5%-3%, over a three-year period.
In light of a 28% membership growth since 2005, CUPE 3903 is seeking increases to benefit and support funds in order to bring funding levels back up to their 2005 level. We are also requesting that these funds be indexed to membership growth, which is expected to increase substantially in the next few years with the expansion of graduate enrolments. So far the University has responded very poorly to this issue. For example, due to the increase in CUPE 3903’s membership over the last three years, the university’s contribution to on-campus childcare for members with childcare needs has dropped from 30% to 11%. Currently, the fund only allows coverage for 30 members a year. CUPE 3903 has requested an increase of $150,000 to the childcare fund. So far the university has responded with a counter-proposal of $1,500.
The University has not bargained in any meaningful way around job security for long-term Contract Faculty. They have not indicated whether the Conversion Program will be maintained, and their proposal around Long Service Teaching Contracts actually intensifies job insecurity for Unit 2 members.
CUPE 3903 members find it quite hypocritical to suggest that CUPE 3903 is being ‘unreasonable’ in its wage demands, when York Administrators clearly have not had any problem in giving themselves ‘excessive’ wage increases. Over the past three years, CUPE 3903 members had an overall wage increase of 6%. However, during this same time period, one Associate Dean received a 43% wage increase, the University’s President’s salary rose by 39%, and the Registrar had a 34% salary increase. The Senior Director, Admissions Communications and Client Services saw her annual income rise by 28%. The salary for the Director of Media Relations, currently Alex Bilyk, rose 24%. Many other Deans and top ranking administrators had wage increases ranging from 15 to 26%.
CUPE 3903 went back to the bargaining table on November 13th hoping to see some reasonable indication from the University about their willingness to take the bargaining process seriously. As was pointed out at our rally on Wednesday and on our website, binding arbitration in neither a sound nor a democratic solution to the current impasse in negotiations. Fair bargaining is the only answer here. The University’s administration has wasted over a week of valuable negotiating time by continuing to press for binding arbitration, despite its OWN clear opposition to it in the past (see www.3903strike.ca).
If York’s administration is as committed to students’ concerns as they claim to be, why have they waited so long to come back to the table? Why did they stay only 15 minutes?
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Children's space @ strike HQ
We have created a fun children's space at the Strike HQ complete with blankets, toys, games, videos, food and more. Members passing through, visiting and working in the office are encouraged to bring their children, however caregivers must remain on site with them.
The union is also continuing to administer our child-care subsidy. Please visit HQ for child-care expense forms for reimbursement.
For more information, please contact Maria Wallis, Unit 2 VP, at wallismariarose92@yahoo.com.
The union is also continuing to administer our child-care subsidy. Please visit HQ for child-care expense forms for reimbursement.
For more information, please contact Maria Wallis, Unit 2 VP, at wallismariarose92@yahoo.com.
What’s up with binding arbitration?!!!
... and what is York’s real position?
York University continues to focus on binding arbitration as if it’s in the best interests of students and everybody …. But is this true?
In past statements on binding arbitration, York U representatives have said:
“[B]inding arbitration risks handing over the future of the institution to a third party who cannot possibly appreciate the subtleties and complexities of a university such as York.”[1]
“Arbitration is not a solution to the difficult issues that divide us. It effectively acknowledges the incapacity of the parties to reach what is needed - a mutually agreed upon settlement - and substitutes a decision that neither party owns.”[2]
“Arbitration, in effect, places the academic future of York in the hands of an individual who has no continuing interest in, or commitment to, the University. The administration does not consider this to be a responsible way of resolving the dispute.”[3]
So why exactly is the University reversing its official position on binding arbitration when it comes to negotiating with CUPE 3903?
Is CUPE 3903 unreasonable to refuse binding arbitration as a “solution?”
The administration itself has said that it “does not consider this to be a responsible way of resolving the dispute.” CUPE 3903 is NOT opposed to meeting with a third party negotiator. In fact, we have been in communication with a mediator appointed by the Ministry of Labour for over one month. The University’s continued calls for “binding arbitration” simply demonstrate their unwillingness to address the real issues and concerns of CUPE 3903.
Why haven’t the two sides met until now?
Mediation requires BOTH sides to negotiate. The University’s administration has wasted a valuable week of negotiating time by continuing to press for binding arbitration despite its OWN clear opposition to it in the past. Until today (Thurs. Nov. 13) they have refused to meet with CUPE 3903’s representatives and the government appointed negotiator to work out a settlement.
If York’s administration is as committed to students’ concerns as they claim to be, why have they waited an entire week to come back to the table?
Binding arbitration...
It was a bad idea then, and it’s a worse idea now.
It was a bad idea then, and it’s a worse idea now.
[1][2][3] Quoted from the York University archive on past negotiations with the York University Faculty Association (YUFA). To see the original, click here.
Hardship Fund for CUPE 3903 Members
CUPE 3903 STRIKE HARDSHIP FUND FAQ
CUPE 3903 recognizes that members will experience hardship due to the loss of
wages during the strike and therefore has set up a system for adding to the
strike pay. A strike hardship fund committee has been set up to disburse needs
based bursaries as well as interest free loans in the event that the strike
continues into the next scheduled pay period.
Q. Who is eligible?
A. All CUPE 3903 members who actively support the strike through picketing or
through alternative picket duties and who experience hardship as a result of
the strike are encouraged to apply. Those who are unable to picket and have
not already done so are encouraged to enquire about alternative picket duties
(alternativeduty.3903@gmail.com).
Q. What is the difference between the bursary and the interest free loan?
A. CUPE 3903 will be able to offer members bursaries to alleviate hardship
during the strike. If after receiving bursary funds members still experience
hardship they will be able to apply for an interest free loan. This loan will
be owed to CUPE 3903 and will become payable at the end of the strike and only
after members have started to receive their wages. The strike benefits
committee will bring forward a proposal at an upcoming GMM for the membership’s
approval that will suggest bursary amounts to be disbursed and to be set aside
for loans.
Q. What if I experience hardship before the next pay date?
A. The CUPE 3903 Ways and Means Committee will continue to process applications
until November 17th and members are encouraged to apply to this committee.
Q. How can I apply?
A. Applications for bursaries and interest free loans will be available on the
CUPE 3903 website, at the CUPE 3903 temporary office at 635 Petrolia Road (East of the York U Campus) and at picket lines as early as November 17th 2008.
Q. How are the funds disbursed?
A. The Strike Benefits committee will be meeting on a regular basis after November
17th 2008 to adjudicate and disburse funds and process interest free loans.
Once the funds are ready for pick up the applicants will be notified.
Q. Is this a confidential process?
A. Yes. Committee members maintain the strictest possible confidence regarding
applications.
Q. What do I need to apply?
A. Similar to CUPE 3903’s Ways and Means fund, members will only be asked to
offer a minimal amount of details concerning their financial status and needs.
The committee’s priority is to fund members through this process in an
equitable manner, with as little delay as possible.
Q. Is there a limit on how many times I can apply?
A. NO. Unlike the Ways and Means Funds, members are able to apply for these
funds as needed. Receiving funds in November will NOT make you ineligible to
receive funds the following month.
Q. What about Childcare?
A. CUPE 3903 will maintain its childcare fund and therefore members who have to
incur childcare expense due to the strike will be able to request funds for
this purpose. To enquire about alternative picket duties and child friendly
picket lines please contact alternativeduty.3903@gmail.com.
Q. What about transportation costs?
A. Bursary funds will be disbursed based on need and transportation is one of
the many reasons that members may apply to the hardship fund.
Q. What about my regular CUPE 3903 Health Benefits?
A. The CUPE 3903 Executive announced on November 5th that they will ensure our
members’ benefits continue during the strike.
If you have any other questions please direct them to:
cupe3903strikebenefits@gmail.com
CUPE 3903 recognizes that members will experience hardship due to the loss of
wages during the strike and therefore has set up a system for adding to the
strike pay. A strike hardship fund committee has been set up to disburse needs
based bursaries as well as interest free loans in the event that the strike
continues into the next scheduled pay period.
Q. Who is eligible?
A. All CUPE 3903 members who actively support the strike through picketing or
through alternative picket duties and who experience hardship as a result of
the strike are encouraged to apply. Those who are unable to picket and have
not already done so are encouraged to enquire about alternative picket duties
(alternativeduty.3903@gmail.com).
Q. What is the difference between the bursary and the interest free loan?
A. CUPE 3903 will be able to offer members bursaries to alleviate hardship
during the strike. If after receiving bursary funds members still experience
hardship they will be able to apply for an interest free loan. This loan will
be owed to CUPE 3903 and will become payable at the end of the strike and only
after members have started to receive their wages. The strike benefits
committee will bring forward a proposal at an upcoming GMM for the membership’s
approval that will suggest bursary amounts to be disbursed and to be set aside
for loans.
Q. What if I experience hardship before the next pay date?
A. The CUPE 3903 Ways and Means Committee will continue to process applications
until November 17th and members are encouraged to apply to this committee.
Q. How can I apply?
A. Applications for bursaries and interest free loans will be available on the
CUPE 3903 website, at the CUPE 3903 temporary office at 635 Petrolia Road (East of the York U Campus) and at picket lines as early as November 17th 2008.
Q. How are the funds disbursed?
A. The Strike Benefits committee will be meeting on a regular basis after November
17th 2008 to adjudicate and disburse funds and process interest free loans.
Once the funds are ready for pick up the applicants will be notified.
Q. Is this a confidential process?
A. Yes. Committee members maintain the strictest possible confidence regarding
applications.
Q. What do I need to apply?
A. Similar to CUPE 3903’s Ways and Means fund, members will only be asked to
offer a minimal amount of details concerning their financial status and needs.
The committee’s priority is to fund members through this process in an
equitable manner, with as little delay as possible.
Q. Is there a limit on how many times I can apply?
A. NO. Unlike the Ways and Means Funds, members are able to apply for these
funds as needed. Receiving funds in November will NOT make you ineligible to
receive funds the following month.
Q. What about Childcare?
A. CUPE 3903 will maintain its childcare fund and therefore members who have to
incur childcare expense due to the strike will be able to request funds for
this purpose. To enquire about alternative picket duties and child friendly
picket lines please contact alternativeduty.3903@gmail.com.
Q. What about transportation costs?
A. Bursary funds will be disbursed based on need and transportation is one of
the many reasons that members may apply to the hardship fund.
Q. What about my regular CUPE 3903 Health Benefits?
A. The CUPE 3903 Executive announced on November 5th that they will ensure our
members’ benefits continue during the strike.
If you have any other questions please direct them to:
cupe3903strikebenefits@gmail.com
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Allies - Come and support! - Wed. Nov 12
Sister & Brother Unions & Progressive Community Allies
Come out in support of a tough struggle in tough times!
Please join our Solidarity Rally with striking CUPE 3903 workers at York U.
WHEN: TODAY - Wed. Nov. 12th at 1pm
WHERE: York Boulevard and Keele Street - click here for map
WHAT: join the picket at York University’s Main Gate
Take the 196 Bus from the Downsview subway station straight to the main gate.
CUPE 3903 - Contract Faculty, Teaching and Graduate Assistants at York University went out on strike at 12:01am Thursday November 6th, 2008. We rejected a regressive offer and are fighting for job security, decent wages and benefits and accessible education for all!
Help boost our morale!
The rally starts at 1pm Wednesday November 12th. We’re asking union members, community groups, and all Torontonians who are our allies and supporters to come to our picket-line and show your solidarity with our tough struggle for fair compensation and accessible education in these tough times. We look forward to seeing you all!
Send messages of solidarity to:
3903hq@gmail.com with the subject: “solidarity message”
More ways to show your solidarity:
• Come out to our picket-lines Monday to Friday 7am to 7pm
• Send letters to editors supporting our strike & pressing the York administration address our proposals at the bargaining table – not in the media!
• Put out a press release from your local in support of our strike action
• Bring food and moral support to the line
• Send donations to CUPE 3903 635 Petrolia Rd. Toronto, ON M3J 2X8
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
CUPE 3903 Members: all about Strike Pay
Strike Pay FAQ
Q. How do I get strike pay?
A. 1. Make sure you are signed up for strike duty, which includes:
i) picketing
ii) alternate duties
iii) coordinating strike duties
2. Sign-in and out of strike duties with a picket captain (at a picketing location) or at
the strike head quarters.
Q. Who is eligible for strike pay?
A. You are eligible for strike pay if you have a current contract with the university and have withdrawn your labour during the strike.
Q. How much is strike Pay?
A. Members will be paid for a maximum of 20 hours per week (4 hours of picketing 5 days a week). Each member will receive $200/wk for maximum picket duty.
Q. What if I Picket for less than 20 hours?
A. Members can picket for a minimum of 4 hours a week. The pay for one shift of picketing is $40.
Q. How often do we get paid?
A. The strike pay week is from Monday to Friday. Pay for picketing in a given week will be ready for pick-up on the following Friday.
Q. How do I get my cheques?
A. Cheques will be delivered to your picket line on the following Friday of your pay week at each shift. Cheques left over will be delivered on the Monday and Tuesday following that Friday. After that, cheques will be available at the strike head quarters.
For those who are on alternate duties, cheques can be picked up at the strike head quarters located just east of the York campus at: 635 Petrolia Rd, Toronto On, M3J 2X8
Q. What if I can’t come to the office to pick up my cheque?
A. Under serious circumstances where members will not be able to pick up cheque(s) in person we will mail them out. Please email your address/contact details to: Strikepay3903@gmail.com
Q. Does Strike pay work the same for members who are doing alternate duties?
A. Yes, all of the pay details above are the same.
Q. How do I get strike pay?
A. 1. Make sure you are signed up for strike duty, which includes:
i) picketing
ii) alternate duties
iii) coordinating strike duties
2. Sign-in and out of strike duties with a picket captain (at a picketing location) or at
the strike head quarters.
Q. Who is eligible for strike pay?
A. You are eligible for strike pay if you have a current contract with the university and have withdrawn your labour during the strike.
Q. How much is strike Pay?
A. Members will be paid for a maximum of 20 hours per week (4 hours of picketing 5 days a week). Each member will receive $200/wk for maximum picket duty.
Q. What if I Picket for less than 20 hours?
A. Members can picket for a minimum of 4 hours a week. The pay for one shift of picketing is $40.
Q. How often do we get paid?
A. The strike pay week is from Monday to Friday. Pay for picketing in a given week will be ready for pick-up on the following Friday.
Q. How do I get my cheques?
A. Cheques will be delivered to your picket line on the following Friday of your pay week at each shift. Cheques left over will be delivered on the Monday and Tuesday following that Friday. After that, cheques will be available at the strike head quarters.
For those who are on alternate duties, cheques can be picked up at the strike head quarters located just east of the York campus at: 635 Petrolia Rd, Toronto On, M3J 2X8
Q. What if I can’t come to the office to pick up my cheque?
A. Under serious circumstances where members will not be able to pick up cheque(s) in person we will mail them out. Please email your address/contact details to: Strikepay3903@gmail.com
Q. Does Strike pay work the same for members who are doing alternate duties?
A. Yes, all of the pay details above are the same.
3903 Members: Sign-up for picket duty!
CAN'T come to picket on the lines? Click here.
CUPE 3903 strike pickets at York U
If you haven't already signed up, there's no time like the present!
Missing York? Coming to the picket lines is a real balm for the anxious, frustrated and disconnected soul. Each location has swiftly developed its own culture of expression and mutual support - from home cooked food to live jam sessions and everything in between.
Updates and backgrounders on the strike and its implications are now delivered to the line everyday, and drivers and passers-by are engaging AND understanding us more and more on the principles of our stand. We're connecting with the community and ourselves. It feels great!
Come and be counted! See the links below for your department and gate.
CAN'T come to the lines? Click here.
p.s. don't forget to sign-in at your pickets so you'll get your strike pay!
Founders Road
History
http://historypicket.blogspot.com/
Anthropology
http://anthropopicket.blogspot.com/
Critical Disability Studies
http://criticpicket.blogspot.com/
York Boulevard
SPT
http://sptstrikemobilization.blogspot.com/
Sciences
http://sciencespicket.blogspot.com/
Education
http://educationpicket.blogspot.com/
Schulich
http://schulichpicket.blogspot.com/
Pond Road
Humanities
http://humapicket.blogspot.com/
Fine Arts
http://fineartspicket.blogspot.com/
Economics
http://economicspicket.blogspot.com/
Philosophy
http://philopicket.blogspot.com/
Sentinel Road
Political Science
http://strikeschedule-polisci.blogspot.com/
Music/Film/Theatre
http://MFTpicket.blogspot.com/
Art History
http://arthistopicket.blogspot.com/
Communications-Culture
http://commcultpicket.blogspot.com/
Chimney Stack Road
Social Work
http://socialworkpicket.blogspot.com/
Women’s studies
http://womenspicket.blogspot.com/
Psychology
http://psychopicket.blogspot.com/
Shoreham Drive
Sociology
http://strikeschedule.blogspot.com/
Geography
http://geographypicket.blogspot.com/
Mathematics
http://mathpicket.blogspot.com/
Northwest Gate
English
http://englishstrike.blogspot.com/
FES
http://FESpicket.blogspot.com/
Glendon Campus
http://glendonpicket.blogspot.com/
Strike Duty Alternatives & Hardship
CAN'T Picket on the York Lines?
Alternative Strike Duty is available for members who face physical/medical /legal/familial circumstances that prevent them from standing on a picket line. As systems get set up at HQ, tasks and projects are becoming apparent for those on Alt-Duties. Please bear with us in getting you connected. Your strike pay will not be affected by these delays. :>
To sign up for alternative duties contact alternativeduty.3903@gmail.com.
Hardship Funds
If you're already feeling the pinch from the strike, CUPE 3903 has a fund (grants and temporary relief loans) to help members in emergencies. The committee met this week to finalize the hardship fund guidelines and protocol. Stay tuned!
In the meantime please contact cupe3903strikebenefits@gmail.com or call Strike HQ at Tel: 416-661-3394 with any urgent concerns or questions.
Alternative Strike Duty is available for members who face physical/medical /legal/familial circumstances that prevent them from standing on a picket line. As systems get set up at HQ, tasks and projects are becoming apparent for those on Alt-Duties. Please bear with us in getting you connected. Your strike pay will not be affected by these delays. :>
To sign up for alternative duties contact alternativeduty.3903@gmail.com.
Hardship Funds
If you're already feeling the pinch from the strike, CUPE 3903 has a fund (grants and temporary relief loans) to help members in emergencies. The committee met this week to finalize the hardship fund guidelines and protocol. Stay tuned!
In the meantime please contact cupe3903strikebenefits@gmail.
3903 Remembers with Solidarity and Pride
We Remember with Solidarity and Pride!
To Members of the Public and the York University Community:
Today, the striking members of CUPE 3903 remember the sacrifices made by soldiers across the world in the name of peace. The freedoms we enjoy today, including the freedom of association and free unions have evolved in part because of such struggles.
The right to be associated in a union, the right to collective bargaining and the right to strike are also the result of struggles of workers, including workers in times of war. In the later part of the Second World War, including in Ontario, there were waves of strikes across North America for better pay, better working conditions, and union recognition.
This Remembrance Day, we the educational workers at York University are on the picket line as we continue this proud tradition of fighting for the recognition of the wealth and value working people create in our workplaces. We ask for your support in our struggle for job security, health benefits and fair compensation for our work. We ask for your patience as we peacefully exercise our legal right to strike and picket. With you, we remember and honour both the workers who fought for peace and also those workers who fought for our freedom to combine in unions.
The right to be associated in a union, the right to collective bargaining and the right to strike are also the result of struggles of workers, including workers in times of war. In the later part of the Second World War, including in Ontario, there were waves of strikes across North America for better pay, better working conditions, and union recognition.
This Remembrance Day, we the educational workers at York University are on the picket line as we continue this proud tradition of fighting for the recognition of the wealth and value working people create in our workplaces. We ask for your support in our struggle for job security, health benefits and fair compensation for our work. We ask for your patience as we peacefully exercise our legal right to strike and picket. With you, we remember and honour both the workers who fought for peace and also those workers who fought for our freedom to combine in unions.
For peace and a fair contract! In Solidarity
CUPE 3903 Contract Faculty, Teaching and Graduate Assistants
We Remember... by Ralph Chaplin
Red November/Black November (1916)
red november, black november, bleak november, black & red;
Hallowed month of labor's martyrs, labor's heroes, labor's dead.
Labor's hope and wrath and sorrow, red the promise, black the threat.
Who are we to not remember? Who are we to dare forget?
red & black the colors blended, black & red the promise made,
red until the fight is ended, black until the debt is paid.
August Spies and Albert Parsons, with Joe Hill and all the rest.
Who are we to not remember? Who are we to dare forget?
black the flag and black the mask, red the hearts that beat as one.
Spur us to this better task like rays of light from autumn's sun.
red november, black november. red the promise, black the threat.
Who are we to not remember? Who are we to dare forget?
Mourn Not The Dead (1922)
Mourn not the dead that in the cool earth lie
But rather mourn the apathetic throng
The cowed and the meek
Who see the world's great anguish and its wrong
And dare not speak.
by Ralph Chaplin (1887-1961)
Labour activist, poet and songwriter of Solidarity Forever.
red november, black november, bleak november, black & red;
Hallowed month of labor's martyrs, labor's heroes, labor's dead.
Labor's hope and wrath and sorrow, red the promise, black the threat.
Who are we to not remember? Who are we to dare forget?
red & black the colors blended, black & red the promise made,
red until the fight is ended, black until the debt is paid.
August Spies and Albert Parsons, with Joe Hill and all the rest.
Who are we to not remember? Who are we to dare forget?
black the flag and black the mask, red the hearts that beat as one.
Spur us to this better task like rays of light from autumn's sun.
red november, black november. red the promise, black the threat.
Who are we to not remember? Who are we to dare forget?
Mourn Not The Dead (1922)
Mourn not the dead that in the cool earth lie
But rather mourn the apathetic throng
The cowed and the meek
Who see the world's great anguish and its wrong
And dare not speak.
by Ralph Chaplin (1887-1961)
Labour activist, poet and songwriter of Solidarity Forever.
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