On the HR – Payroll page in greater detail:  Bi-weekly one-weekly lag     forAdministrative professional, CUPE 1295, CUPE 2220, CUPE 4207-1, CUPE 4207-2, CUPE 4207-3, exempt, IATSE, OSSTF, senior administrative council, salaried research employees and all contract employees)

Cupe-Expense-Voucher Form

CUPE Equality Statement (PDF)

Union solidarity is based on the principle that union members are equal and deserve mutual respect at all levels. Any behaviour that creates conflict prevents us from working together to strengthen our union.

As unionists, mutual respect, cooperation and understanding are our goals. We should neither condone nor tolerate behaviour that undermines the dignity or self-esteem of any individual or creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive environment.

Discriminatory speech or conduct which is racist, sexist, transphobic or homophobic hurts and thereby divides us. So too, does discrimination on the basis of ability, age, class, religion, language and ethnic origin.

Sometimes discrimination takes the form of harassment. Harassment means using real or perceived power to abuse, devalue or humiliate. Harassment should not be treated as a joke. The uneasiness and resentment that it creates are not feelings that help us grow as a union.

Discrimination and harassment focus on characteristics that make us different; and they reduce our capacity to work together on shared concerns such as decent wages, safe working conditions, and justice in the workplace, society and in our union.

CUPE’s policies and practices must reflect our commitment to equality. Members, staff and elected officers must be mindful that all persons deserve dignity, equality and respect.

Recognition of Territory (PDF)

On behalf of CUPE 4207, I would like to begin by acknowledging and honouring the ancestors of those on whose traditional lands we gather today. Brock University is located on the traditional beaver hunting grounds; a shared territory of the Anishnaabe (Aw-nishi-naw-bay), Haudenosaunee (Haw-den-oh-show-nee), and other nations. Today, we welcome and acknowledge all Indigenous Peoples who have joined us including First Nation, Métis, and Inuit, and we also welcome members of settler society.

UNIT 1 Seniority List October 2023

According to article 16.01 (e) of Unit 1 Collective Agreement, “a seniority list shall be maintained by the Human Resources Department and shall be updated three times per year, in June, October and February.”

UNIT 2 Seniority List May 1, 2023

In article 16.03 (b) and (c) of the Unit 2 Collective Agreement, seniority list is to be forwarded by the employer to the union every year on May 1st.

UNIT 3 Seniority List  November 2023

In Unit 3 Collective Agreement, article 16.03 (b) and (c), seniority list shall be updated and forwarded to the union on June 1st and November 1st of each year.

Attention all CUPE 4207 members, this is a friendly reminder from your Health and Safety Officers to report fires, or the potential for fire, immediately to EMERGENCY SERVICES – 911 – to ensure response and then Campus Security Ext. 3200.

Campus Security Services staff provide security services, including answering and responding to emergency calls 24 hours, 7 days a week  and can be reached at any time at Ext. 3200. Their administrative lines are not 24 hours/day.

This warning comes in light of recent high temperatures and an incident report regarding a smouldering fire in front of the ESL building in May. Areas specifically at risk for fire are designated smoking sections and surrounding areas, landscaping areas with wood-based mulch, and/or areas with dry grass.

The St. Catharines Fire Chief Dave Wood has recently warned residents that throwing away a lit cigarette may result in starting a fire. We urge all members to be conscious of high risk areas and to report any potential fire activity to 911 AND Campus Security Ext. 3200. Please ensure you follow up with your supervisor after contacting Campus Security and fill out an Incident Report Form.

If you have any questions please contact your CUPE 4207 Health and Safety Officers.

Further fire safety links:

http://www.brocku.ca/webfm_send/1885

https://www.brocku.ca/webfm_send/34651

http://www.brocku.ca/webfm_send/22696

Mandatory Paid H&S Training for CUPE 4207 Members

The health and safety training is mandatory by law (a regulation in the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act). The workers must be paid for the time spent in the training. Brock provides and pays for the training online.

CUPE 4207 members are educators and need to complete three modules.

-Health & Safety Awareness Training
-Workplace Violence Training
-AODA & Human Rights Training

Returning members should have already completed the training. If you haven’t, you should do it soon.

The training is mandatory and is therefore Paid Training for Unit 1 members (2.5 hours in total). This is in addition to your Unit 1 contract(s).

To get paid for the training modules, send proof of completion to the Admin Assistant of the Department where you work.

HSW sharepoint toolbox Mandatory training link:

Important to note: Your department must create a separate contract aside of the one you have signed for teaching.

Here is a short slide-format information on the role of the labour union at our workplace. It includes information on our Health and Safety Committee and the mandatory health and safety training.

Health & Safety Info and Forms

CUPE Ontario Coronavirus information sheet for the university sector

Workplace H&S Qs and As

FORMS

Injury Incident Form

Slip Trip Fall Form

RWLEP

Members in the Sciences:

SCIENCE WORKERS WHMIS

SCIENCE WORKERS First Aid Training 

SCIENCE WORKERS FREE Laboratory Biosafety and Biosecurity Training

Health, Safety and Wellness Committee

A collection of resources for skill-building and education. Have anything to add? Email media@cupe4207.org.

CUPE Education

Canadian Labour Congress digital trainings

CUPE webinar: The role of CUPE locals in challenging university-sector pension governance (video, slideshow)

A CUPE mini dictionary of union language

Bargaining

Bargaining beyond the binary: A negotiating guide for trans inclusion and gender diversity (PDF)

The Indigenization of Post Secondary Education

Indigenization of post-secondary education is the practice of acknowledging and redressing the ways in which Indigenous Peoples, their scholarship, history, culture, and ways of knowing have been excluded from or made invisible within post-secondary institutions and post-secondary education.

CUPE has produced a Fact Sheet on how Indigenization needs to take place across the post-secondary sector. Indigenization recognizes that post-secondary institutions, workers, and students all have a significant role to play in reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples.

CUPE 4207 understands our role as academic contract workers in Calls to Action and Reconciliation. We are committed to learning, understanding and incorporating the Indigenization of Brock University.

My name is Dr. Tracy Kennedy; I am the Outreach Officer for CUPE 4207 and member of our Equity Committee. I have taken the lead on tackling issues and challenges that Indigenous, Métis, and Inuit Peoples face, and created several incentives and events during September that raise awareness and speak to our roles and responsibilities for Calls to Action as academic contract workers.

At the September GMM, I gave a short presentation to CUPE 4207 Members called: “CUPE 4207 & the Indigenization of Post-Secondary Education”. I offered my insights and experiences that tackle questions, such as: What role do academic labour unions play in reconciliation with Indigenous, Métis, and Inuit Peoples? How can CUPE 4207 members incorporate Calls to Action into their work practices –  lectures, assignments, seminars, lab demonstrations, office spaces and student interactions?

Here are the slides for my talk: CUPE 4207 & the Indigenization of Post-Secondary Education

We’ve also recorded the talk –

Additional Resources:

The Circle As Pedagogy Creating Authentic Elder/Youth Engagement

Creating Our Way Forward: Recommendations for Improving Niagara Region Public Health and Emergency Services’ Indigenous Engagement 2019 written by Kelly Fran Davis in collaboration with local Indigenous organizations

GoodMinds.com – First Nations, Inuit, Metis Books

Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action

Origins of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

Students learn Indigenous language using virtual reality, June 18, 2021

Six Nations school launches app that teaches people to speak Mohawk

Resources For CUPE 4207 Members

CUPE 4207 Allocation of Hours Form

You can use this handy AOH form (created by Darrin Sunstrum) to calculate your work tasks.  https://4207.cupe.ca/files/2019/10/Excel-Allocation-of-Hours-Form-CUPE-4207.xlsx

CUPE 4207 Worklog Form

• UNIT 1 Collective Agreement (September 7, 2022 to September 6, 2025)
• UNIT 2 Collective Agreement (July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2025)
• UNIT 3 Collective Agreement (July 7, 2020 to July 6, 2023)