News, Updates, and Announcements...
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...
CUPE 3908’s response to Trent Universty’s Re-Opening Announcement
Trent University recently announced a plan to return to in-person teaching and learning on January 31st, 2022. While current rates of COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations are declining slowly, Ontario’s COVID-19 Science Advisory Table still stresses that reopening...
We Support PSAC Local 901
Our fellow academic workers at PSAC Local 901 at Queen’s University need our support urgently. Unit 1 of PSAC 901, representing Teaching Assistants, Teaching Fellows, and Research Assistants, has been in a tough round of bargaining with the employer for almost seven...
CUPE 3908 AGM – 2021
On Thursday, October 28th, join your fellow members online for CUPE 3908’s 2021 Annual General Meeting. REGISTRATION FOR THE AGM IS REQUIRED to receive the ZOOM link. Details on how to register will be provided via email to all members. All Executive and Trustee...
CUPE 3908 Calls on Trent University to Require Mandatory Vaccination and Mask Wearing
We all deserve to work and study at a university that takes safety seriously. Post-secondary institutions must ensure that campuses are safe for all students, faculty, and staff. A fourth wave of COVID-19 is beginning furiously in Ontario, driven by the highly...
CUPE 3908 Statement on Discovery of a Mass Grave at the Site of the Former Kamloops Residential School
EVERY CHILD MATTERS We are heartbroken by the disturbing news that the remains of 215 children have been found buried at the site of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School in British Columbia. We wish to express our love and support for Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc...
CUPE 3908 Statement on Laurentian
Laurentian University is in crisis. By extension, so is the rest of the university sector in Ontario. Earlier this year, the Northern Ontario university announced that it was having significant financial difficulties. Ross Romano, the Minister of Colleges and...
CUPE 3908 Statement on Anti-Asian Racism
CUPE 3908 wishes to express our sense of sorrow following the horrific acts of hate-motivated murder perpetrated against 8 people including 6 women of Asian ancestry, by a white man. Our hearts go out to the friends, families, and communities of Soon Chung Park, Hyun...
Future Ancestors: Anti-Racism Workshop
Tuesday, April 6th | 4 PM to 6 PM Registration is required: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUlde2urT8tHt1vhmxfe_eOYbXhoekEi_8f This workshop will inspire and guide you on ways to incorporate the fight against racism and discrimination into your academic...
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