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March 30, 2018

VOTE NO! YUGSA Recommends Its CUPE Members Reject York’s Latest Offer

CUPE 3903 members have entered a new phase of the strike: this week, York University requested that the Ministry of Labour supervise a forced vote by the CUPE 3903 membership on York’s latest offer. Through their request, the York administration continues to reject the process of bargaining constructively with CUPE 3903. We agree with the […]

March 21, 2018

York Must Bargain a Fair Deal with All Units of CUPE 3903

YUGSA is calling on the York University administration to negotiate a fair deal with CUPE 3903. We were heartened that the employer resumed bargaining on March 20, but the outcome has been incredibly disappointing. As CUPE 3903 stated following the bargaining meeting, “Rather than negotiating, the employer issued an ultimatum: capitulate on all important […]

March 16, 2018

Weekly Cross-Campus Alliance solidarity visits

As part of its ongoing expression of solidarity with CUPE 3903, members of the York Cross-Campus Alliance (CCA) will join a CUPE picket line every Monday at 12:00 p.m. for the duration of the strike: Weekly Cross-Campus Alliance solidarity visit Monday, March 19 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. Main Gate picket line York Boulevard and Keele Street Join […]

March 13, 2018

Senators Issue Statement Expressing Concern over Governance at York

Statement to Senate March 12, 2018 We the undersigned Senators would like to address recent statements by the University Counsel and members of the senior administration of the university which have asserted that York University’s senior administration and/or Board of Governors has authority or veto power regarding decisions to suspend classes during a labour dispute. […]

March 1, 2018

FAQ regarding a possible strike by CUPE 3903

CUPE 3903 has announced a strike date of March 5, 2018, should negotiations fail with the University administration. The purpose of this FAQ is to answer some frequently asked questions about how a possible labour disruption would affect the student community. 1. What does it mean to be on strike? “Being on strike” means that […]

February 28, 2018

Cross-Campus Alliance to York admin: ‘It’s time to negotiate a fair deal with CUPE 3903’

The York Cross-Campus Alliance (CCA) is calling on the York University administration to negotiate a fair deal with CUPE 3903, and help avert a labour disruption on campus. With a strike by more than 3,000 education workers less than a week away, the administration must make additional efforts to demonstrate its good faith and withdraw all […]