Nominations for the following CUPE 3907 positions are open:
- CRO
- FAF Committee Members
- Stewards: APHD, CTL, SJE
- Bargaining Support Committee
- Trustees
Financial Assistance Fund Committee Members
We need three (3) members to join the Financial Assistance Fund Committee to distribute the Fall/Winter 2020-1 Hardship Fund, Child Care Fund, and UHIP Funds. The time commitment is about 2 hours, to be wrapped up before the end of April 2021.
Committee members need to be current members of CUPE 3907 on the date of the FAF committee meeting. Committee members must be available for the fund distribution meeting. Committee members will receive an honorarium of $50 for their time.
Please email treasurer@cupe3907.ca if you are interested. The deadline for applying is Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at midnight.
Departmental Steward
Serving as a steward is a great way to become involved in the union, assist members, and ensure that issues affecting graduate workers in your department are brought to the union’s attention. Currently, there is one vacancy for EACH of the following departments: SJE, CTL and APHD. This is a volunteer position. If you are interested, please email the Chief Steward, Wales Wong, at chiefsteward@cupe3907.ca.
Bargaining Support Committee
Trustees
The Trustees are elected by members to act as an auditing committee on their behalf. The position will require approximately 7 hours. No past union or financial experience is required, as there are significant training. There is a $100 honorarium. Details of the position are available in the Bylaws (article 11).
The election period for the following positions starts, April 12 at 5:00 p.m and ends on April 17 at 11:59 pm. Candidates can start campaigning after 5:00 p.m.. Voting will begin on April 14, 2021 and will end on April 17 at 11:59pm.
Vice President
Sarah Alam
Justin Holloway
Chief Steward
Wales Wong
Alessia Cacciavilla
You will be receiving a formal email from Simply Voting providing both a link and instructions on how to vote. Please watch out for this link in your spam/junk folder as well. More details here