Academic Contract Workers at Brock University
June is Pride Month, a time to honour and celebrate the voices, history, andcontributions of 2SLGBTQI+ communities. CUPE Local 4207 in the Niagara Regionproudly stands in solidarity with all 2SLGBTQI+ workers, their families, and allies. Aspublic sector workers, we are united in our fight for justice, equity, and dignity inevery workplace and every community.Pride began … Read more
Hello 4207 Members, June is National Indigenous History Month in Canada, a meaningful time to honour and celebrate the rich heritage, resilience, and contributions of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities. This month offers us all important opportunities to: Whether through community events, storytelling, film, literature, music, or education, taking time to participate, reflect and … Read more
Your union is committed to creating safer, fairer workplaces for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, two-spirit, intersex, and queer-identified union members!
Unit 5 is comprised of Instructors in the Faculty of Education. The group overwhelmingly voted to unionize with CUPE on February 13, 2025. Unit 5 Bargaining Update #1 – July 14th 2025 The Unit 5 Bargaining Committee (representing Instructors in the Faculty of Education at Brock) met with the Employer on July 11 to begin … Read more
CUPE 4207 believes in supporting communities. Each year, we donate to various organizations, as well as to striking workers. For the last number of years, a year-end donation in the amount of $80 has been made to each of the following Niagara-area not for profits: – United Way Niagara– Community Care of St. Catharines and … Read more
Dear CUPE 4207 members, The Elections Committee is pleased to announce the results of this year’s election. Your new leadership team are: President: Phil Wachel VP Unit 1: Morgan Crosby VP Graduate Students: Kendra-Lee Dupuis VP Instructors: Tracy Kennedy VP Units 2&3: Georgina Keller VP Unit 4: Rebecca LaRocca VP Unit 5: Christine Bellini Treasurer: … Read more
Interested in getting more involved in your union? Why not become a Department Steward? As per our Bylaws: 8.2 Duties of Stewards(a) Departmental Stewards shall:i. Recruit and organize members in their departments and encourage them to become active in the Local.ii. Act as representatives of the Local to the employees in their departments.iii. Serve as … Read more
Dear CUPE 4207 Member, Your Executive Committee would like to provide you with an update regarding a recent change to the Ontario Public Interest Research Group (OPIRG-Brock) and CUPE 4207 Assessment. The CUPE 4207-OPIRG Brock Assessment Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is a document signed by both CUPE 4207 and OPIRG Brock. At the March 2020 … Read more
July 11th, 2025: The Unit 1 Bargaining Committee met with the Employer’s Bargaining team for the first time on July 10th. We exchanged our non-monetary proposals with some discussion, and mutually agreed to sign off on housekeeping items such as: replacing ‘Chief” with ‘Lead’, ‘Human Resources’ to ‘Office of People & Culture’, removing gendered language, … Read more