News, Updates, and Announcements...
Our PTBO/NOGO Pride Events
This year Peterborough-Nogojiwanong Pride (PTBO-NOGO Pride) will be held September 15th through to September 24th. Your local is excited to be hosting and co-hosting two fantastic events this pride. Whether you're looking to watch a movie with friends and colleagues,...
Letter of Support for Waterloo
CUPE 3908 stands in unwavering solidarity with the University of Waterloo community, particularly those most directly impacted, as we express our sorrow and profound outrage in response to the appalling act of violence that unfolded during a Gender Issues class at the University of Waterloo.
Solidarity with Turkey and Syria
We are deeply saddened by the devastating recent earthquakes in Turkey and Syria. The fallouts of these events continue to be felt. More than 1.9 million people are taking refuge in temporary shelters or other public facilities, and over 20 million people in Turkey...
We Support Our Fellow CUPE Education Workers
As many of you may be aware, CUPE Education Workers are currently fighting for a fair deal. On Monday, October 31st, the Ford Conservatives tabled legislation that would impose an unfair deal on Education workers and violate their constitutional right to bargain...
Unit 1 Benefits Update
Effective September 1st, 2022, eligible Unit 1 members are now automatically enrolled in the StudentVIP benefits plan. The employer has stated that there would be an "expected" blackout period of approximately 1 month following the start of the term. Any eligible...
Unit 1 Bargaining Caucus Meeting November 16, 2022
Elect your Unit 1 Vice President, Bargaining Team, and have your voice heard! WHEN: Wednesday, November 16th at 4:30 PM | WHERE: Zoom (check your emails) Bargaining is a vital part of the work we do as a Union! Our current Unit 1 Collective Agreement...
2022 AGM Results
Meet your 2022 Executive The CUPE 3908 Annual General Meeting was held online this past Wednesday, October 19th. At the meeting, you, the membership, selected your Executive Committee members to represent you in the 2022 - 2023 Academic year. Meet the team! President:...
Trans Sensitivity Training
WHEN: April 7th at 7PM | WHERE: Zoom This workshop will… provide education on topics related to the trans community. The topics covered will include language and common terms, social and medical transition, how to support someone who has come out you, proper pronoun...
Response To Mask Mandate Changes
On March 10th, 2022, Trent University released its latest update on its shifting COVID-19 policies in anticipation of the province removing mask mandates for most indoor settings by March 21st, 2022. CUPE 3908 continues to advocate for our members to be able to work...
The pandemic is not over yet, and Trent declaring campus safe doesn’t make it so.
The administration of Trent University thinks that hundreds of students packed into lecture halls is safe. If it’s truly safe now, why won't the Trent administration hold their own meetings in person? Yes, they have chosen to hold many of their meetings online or...
Events and Reminders
For a full listing of upcoming events and important dates, please visit our calendar.