CUPE3906

For almost 40 years, CUPE 3906 has consistently improved the working conditions of its members, all of whom are academic workers at McMaster University. The union has been dedicated to upholding high standards of education at McMaster University by ensuring its members are well-equipped to perform their duties, and compensated fairly for their hard work. At the present time, CUPE 3906 represents around 3,500 workers at McMaster every 12 months, making it the largest union on campus, and one of the largest unions in Hamilton. We currently represent three units: Unit 1: Teaching Assistants (TAs) and Research Assistants in lieu (RAs in lieu) Unit 2: Sessional Faculty, MELD Sessional Faculty, and Hourly Rated Sessional Music Faculty Unit 3: Post-Doctoral Fellows We trace our history to 1979, when graduate assistants at McMaster University first unionized. They unionized with a union called the Graduate Assistants Association (GAA), which was created in 1973. The new union at McMast...