In tandem with so many around the globe, CUPE Ontario is proud to mark December 10 as International Human Rights Day. This day marks the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) by the United Nations General Assembly in 1948. This cornerstone document established a broad range of fundamental rights and freedoms to…
Thousands of McMaster University teaching and research assistants are walking off the job today after their union and university were unable to reach an agreement. The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), representing 2,900 teaching and research assistants, were unable to reach a deal with the university in their final mediated bargaining session on Friday.…
Teaching assistants at McMaster University have been walking the picket line for more than two weeks, in a strike that now threatens to disrupt final exams. Teaching assistants at McMaster University have been walking the picket line for more than two weeks, in a strike that now threatens to disrupt final exams. It’s one of…
TAs and RAs in-lieu are now one week into a strike after an agreement wasn’t reached in their negotiations with CUPE 3906 Since April 2022, CUPE Local 3906 has been negotiating on the behalf of McMaster University teaching assistants and research assistants. However, in a historic vote in late October, 90 per cent of workers…
Faculty member says end-of-term marks for students may be at stake Nearly two weeks since teaching and research assistants with McMaster University went on strike in Hamilton, workers say they are waiting for a sign from the institution that it might come back to the bargaining table with a new offer. “The university still…
“The right to continue working must also be respected,” a university email addressed to the union’s members said. McMaster University invited striking teaching assistants and research assistants to return to work as scabs – complete with a “confidential” form, according to leaked emails obtained by PressProgress. 2,800 teaching and research assistants at McMaster University, represented by…
University says it is willing to meet ‘anytime to receive a meaningful counteroffer’ The union representing teaching assistants (TAs) and research assistants (RAs) with McMaster University says “informal talks” have begun between the two parties about returning to the bargaining table, as a weeks-long strike continues. The TAs and RAs, members of Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE)…
(Hamilton, ON) Today, striking teaching and research assistants at McMaster University blocked the construction of a graduate residence owned by the university to shed light on wages failing to keep up with the cost of living. “We’re on strike mainly because McMaster is still pushing little more than poverty wages on us,” said Chris Fairweather,…
On December 6, CUPE Ontario observes the National Day of Remembrance and Action to End Violence against Women. The unspeakable tragedy that sparked this day was the murder in 1989 of 14 women, targeted because of their gender at l’École Polytechnique de Montréal. But when we look around us today, it’s plain to see we…
TORONTO, December 5, 2022- The Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA), Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) and the Canadian Federation of Students – Ontario (CFSO) collectively commend the government’s interest in protecting sexual violence survivors. However, we raise concerns about elements of the newly announced Strengthening Post-secondary…
