Negotiations at impasse; University begins preparations to reduce or cancel summer term TORONTO, January 20, 2009 -- All three units of CUPE 3903 voted against York University’s offer for settlement in a supervised vote that took place today and yesterday. The results of the vote on the University's offer are as follows: Unit 1 […]
Message from the Deans to the York community
When CUPE 3903 went on strike in November, we all undertook to seek the suspension, with limited exceptions, of academic activities in our Faculties. In so doing, we acknowledged our reliance on the work of our CUPE colleagues in helping to carry out the academic mission of the University. In addition, we continue to recognize […]
Developer campaign contributions fund unsustainable communities: York U study
Study analyzes impact on municipal decision-making TORONTO, January 12, 2009 -- Developers’ contributions to municipal election campaigns influence political outcomes, and can degrade the quality of suburban life, according to a study by a York University professor, made public today. The study examined corporate and union funding of candidates during the 2006 municipal elections in […]
York University initiates Supervised Vote on Offers for Settlement
Membership vote could get students back to class TORONTO, January 9, 2009 – In light of the refusal by the CUPE 3903 bargaining team to take the University’s last offer to their membership for a vote as requested two days ago, York University has requested that the Minister of Labour direct a supervised vote […]
Reactions to racism not as strong as we think: York study
TORONTO, January 8, 2009 -- One reason racism persists is that many people imagine they would respond strongly to a racist act but actually respond with indifference, a new study led by York University shows. Published in the Jan. 9 issue of Science, “Mispredicting Affective and Behavioral Responses to Racism” examines why acts of blatant […]
University's offers for settlement to CUPE 3903 Units 1, 2 & 3
TORONTO, January 8, 2009 -- The University presented the following comprehensive offers for settlement to Unit 1, Unit 2, and Unit 3 of CUPE 3903 on January 7th, and asked the union to put the settlement offers to the membership for ratification votes as soon as possible. A summary of the offers, as well as […]
Negotiations update: York presents comprehensive settlement offers to CUPE 3903 Units 1, 2 and 3
TORONTO, January 7, 2009 -- After 5 days of making some progress in negotiations, the University today presented to the Union enhanced offers for settlement totaling 10.7% over three years. The University has asked the Union to present these comprehensive offers for settlement to its membership for a ratification vote at the earliest opportunity. These enhanced […]
