March 21 (New time)

General Membership Meeting

You are invited to our upcoming virtual General Membership Meeting on Thursday, March 21st, at 4:00 pm

General Membership Meetings (GMM) are open to all members, and are a great way to get plugged into what the local has been up to. We'll get to hear from the executive board, we'll have updates for the current winter term, and we'll be voting on some important motions for the union. If you are looking for ways to get involved, or just want to be in the loop, the GMM is the place for you!

Meeting Materials

Executive Board reports can be found here

The meeting agenda will be emailed to you shortly

The Zoom link will be sent to you shortly

Accessibility
CUPE 4600 strives to make our meetings as accessible as possible for our members. It is our goal to ensure that all members can participate fully in all aspects of the union. If you have any accessibility needs that you would like us to be aware of, please fill out this short form.

Childcare
The Child Care Benefit is available for both Contract Instructors and Teaching Assistants. It is intended to help cover childcare costs for members while they are participating in union activities, such as meetings or pickets. Reimbursement is $3/hour for subsidized childcare, or $6/hour for non-subsidized childcare. This benefit is administered by the Secretary Treasurer (treasurer@cupe4600.ca) and VP Internal (vp.internal@cupe4600.ca). You can contact them to make a claim.

March 19th

Bargaining Research Committee (U1)

Tue Mar 19, 10am-12pm, Southam 315

Does it feel like we just finished bargaining? We did! 

Alas, life moves quickly and it is already time to start getting ready for our next bargaining round. During our last round, our local made some amazing gains. We managed to bargain wage increases much higher than in past negotiations, we gained new benefits for members, greater protections, among many others. This was also our first real strike, with members withdrawing their labour, setting up picket lines, and showing the employer that this membership is committed to bettering our working conditions. 

Let's build on last round's momentum, and continue making these jobs better! Join us at the upcoming Bargaining Research Committee meeting, where we will get our ducks in a row and prepare for the next round! 

*This meeting is for Unit 1 bargaining. A Unit 2 (Contract Instructors) meeting will be announced in the near future. 

Strike Anniversary event

Wed March 27th,  Nideyinàn 282, noon-1:30pm
On the anniversary of last year's strike, come “celebrate” Carleton once more paying to be named one of Canada’s best employers.
Grab some food. Chat about the strike. 
We’re going to make and deliver a gigantic appreciation card for our acting “leave-them-to-starve-on-the-line” President Jerry Tomberlin, expressing how happy we are to be employees of Carleton, perhaps with notes such as:
“I finished doing all my lab tutorials before the strike, and they still clawed back my wages, wow, what an employer!”

There will be cake.

March 18-28

Israeli Apartheid Week 2024

from our friends in SJP-Carleton:

Israeli Apartheid Week 2024 at Carleton starts March 18th-28th!

For decades, we have been witnessing the effects of an apartheid state, an occupying force, an ethnic cleansing and a genocide all at the hands of the Zionist regime.

IAW is a week of events dedicated to educating and spreading awareness about the crimes committed by the Israeli Apartheid state.

This year, there will be a focus on four main subtopics:

March 18th 3pm Nideyinàn 280

Zionism on Trial: The Palestinian Quest for Justice & the ICJ’s Role Panelists: Dimitri Lascaris, Heidi Matthews and Muhannad Ayyash

March 20th 5:30pm LA A720

What is Apartheid? with Micheal LynkParallels between South African and Israeli Apartheid

March 21st 6pm NN231

Black Liberation and Palestine: A Joint Struggle with Professor Atiya Husain

March 27th 4pm Nideyinàn 280

Film Screening on "5 Broken Cameras"
To highlight the deliberate and systemic murder of Palestinian journalists at the hands of Israel

We aim to bring you a wealth of knowledge from experts from our community, Carleton faculty, and popular culture.

We hope to see you all there as equipping ourselves with the truth is our first step towards enacting change towards the Palestinian cause, both on campus and on the ground.

REMINDER

Collective Agreements Available on our Website

Both the Unit 1 and Unit 2 Collective Agreements are available on our website. We strongly encourage you to read them and keep them handy.

If you're a new member or need a refresher of what has changed from our last round of bargaining, we've left the summary of changes up on our website as well.

• Unit 1 Summary of Changes
  
• Unit 2 Summary of Changes
  

REMINDER

Membership Benefits

Speaking of Collective Agreements, don't forget that you have access to a number of benefits as a Member of CUPE 4600! 

EMERGENCY FUND
If you're experiencing a financial emergency, you can apply for a grant of up to $400. (Make sure to read the guidelines carefully).

• Unit 1 Emergency Fund Application
• Unit 2 Emergency Fund Application

UNIT 2 TUITION DISCOUNT
If you have taught 3.0 credits over the last 36 months, you can apply for a tuition discount for yourself and/or your dependants. (See Article 26 of the CA for more details).

March 20

Hassan Diab event

From our friends in the Hassan Diab Support Committee:

Dear Friends and Supporters,

You are invited to a public event at Carleton University in Ottawa.

What : HASSAN DIAB AWARENESS EVENT

When : Wednesday March 20, 2024, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Eastern Time

Where: Room 282, Nideyinàn (formerly the University Centre), Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, Ontario – https://carleton.ca/campus/map/#NN

SPEAKERS:

· Hassan Diab – Sociology professor who has taught at Carleton University and the University of Ottawa

· Roger Clark – Former Secretary General of the Canadian Section of Amnesty International.

· Michelle Weinroth – Writer and teacher living in Ottawa

· And other special guests

DETAILS:

· Learn about Dr. Hassan Diab’s case and the latest developments.

· Participate in activities in support of Hassan.

· Contribute to an art piece.

· Light refreshments will be provided.

SPONSORED BY:

· Carleton University Students in the “Community-Engaged Sociology” class, Winter 2024