After two days of the polling, the Unit 2 membership has given their bargaining team an overwhelming strike mandate. This mandate will give us the strength to to return to the table in mediation and fight back concessions.
Thanks to everyone who came out and voted,
Your Bargaining Team
After extensive deliberations and consulation, your Bargaining Team has decided to call for a Strike Mandate Vote from the membership. The team remains committed to bargaining a fair agreement, and hopes that we will be able to reach a deal in mediation with the Employer on August 9-10.
A strong mandate will show the Employer that the membership will not accept a deal that includes pro-rating concessions and compensation freezes. With a strong mandate, your team is confident that they will be able to fight back concessions and reach a fair contract. More information on the outstanding issues can be found here and here.
Voting will take place:
Starting at a Special General Membership Meeting
July 27th at 5:00pm
MDCL 3022 (follow the signs to the room)
Wed. July 28th & Thurs. July 29th from 10:00am-5:00pm
Mills Library Lobby
Wed. July 28th & Thurs. July 29th from 10:00am-5:00pm
Thodes Library Lobby
Toronto location – Wed July 28th from 10:00am-3:00pm
25 Wood St – Suite 102
(One block north of Yonge & College)
For more information check out the most recent Bargaining Bulletin here.
Information about who is eligible to vote, and what to bring with you to the polling station can be found in the Bargaining Bulletin at the link above.
CUPE 3906 is seeking to publish short pieces of nonfiction, fiction, poetry, and artwork in the upcoming fall issue of our print and online magazine. This issue will be directed at welcoming and introducing new and returning union members to our local by showcasing the creative talents of union members here at 3906. Prose submissions should range up to 750 words, and poetry submissions should range from 1-3 pages double-spaced. We also welcome bios and online links of union members with musical talents. We currently cannot pay artists and authors for their work, but they will be invited to read and perform their work at a CUPE 3906 magazine launch/welcome party in September.
Some possible topics may include, but are not limited to, the following…
-Labour Struggles
-The Life of Academia
-Travel Narratives and Field Research
-Social Activism
-Sci-fi, Lab Rats, Mad Scientists
-Why You Should Read This Book!
-What is Canadian?
-Mathematics and the Everyday
Submissions should be emailed to Malissa Phung at equity@cupe3906.org no later 
than August 24, 2010. We also strongly encourage union members who are also from equity seeking groups (Indigenous peoples, people of colour, LGBTQ communities, people with disabilities) to submit their work.
Meal, Rally & Action
Wed. July 21st at noon
Ministry of Community & Social Services, 900 Bay St (at Wellesley)
There will be a bus leaving from Hamilton
Meeting at Gore Park (James St & King)
Leaving 10:30am – Returning around 3:30pm
On June 26th the G20 met in Toronto with the government spending over $1 billion on the summit. This money funded the militarization of our city, security fees, promotional stunts involving a fake lake, lavish dinners and hotels for world leaders and their entourages. That weekend, in response to the G20 meeting, tens of thousands of people demonstrated on the streets of Toronto despite police violence and extreme intimidation. We know all too well that these attempts to criminalize and brutalize will continue in the daily violence that poor communities, people of colour, and First Nations communities face. Continue reading "Stop the Special Diet Cut – Raise Welfare/ODSP Rates Now!" »
After a week of deliberation, the Employer has requested that a No Board Report be filed. The issuance of the report will set a strike/lockout deadline, and the parties have agreed to meet in mediation on August 9th and 10th.
We will continue to update members in the coming days, and as new information becomes available.
If you have any questions email bargaining@cupe3906.org.
In solidarity,
Your Bargaining Team
