PSAC Local 610
University of Western Ontario
1313 Somerville House
London, ON N6A 3K7
General Inquiries:
519.661.4137 (p)
519.850.2998 (f)
psac610@psac610.ca
Fall/Winter Office Hours:
Monday - Friday: 9am - 2pm
Office Closed from
11:45am to 12:15pm Daily
View complete PSAC610 Personnel Contact Information Here.
Become a member in good standing simply by signing your blue union card every academic year. You must sign your union card in order to be eligible for union benefits, vote, etc. The blue union cards are available in the office.
Become a steward and/or join a committee!
On March 13th, members and Executives of our union traveled to Toronto to proudly support the picket lines of CUPE Locals 3902 at U of T and 3903 at York who have been on strike since the first week of March. A $1000 donation was presented to each union to show our solidarity with and to support their ongoing strike actions.
Read more: In Solidarity with CUPE Locals 3902 and 3903 at the Picket Lines
Members of both CUPE 3902 at the University of Toronto and CUPE 3903 at York University went on strike during the first few days of March.
Striking educational workers at U of T include post-doctoral fellows and graduate and undergraduate students employed as teaching assistants, teaching fellows, demonstrators, tutors, markers, instructors, teaching laboratory assistants, Chief Presiding Officers, invigilators and part-time lecturers.
Read more: PSAC Local 610 Supports Striking Educational Workers At U of T & York
Members are still needed to sit on the Local's Negotiating Committee, especially from the Arts & Humanities and Biological and Physical Sciences. If you are interested in joining the committee, but would like to learn more about it before getting involved, I'm happy to meet over a coffee or pint at the Grad Club to discuss the work of the committee in greater detail.
Members of the Local's Negotiating Committee are gearing up to reach out and talk to members about the issues and concerns they would like the union to address through our next round of bargaining for a new collective agreement. By talking to members and by learning what issues are important to you, the Local can prioritize what demands it will bring to the bargaining table.
The Local has built a tradition of gathering members together on a departmental basis to meet with their stewards, to learn about the union, to talk about work-related issues in a relaxed atmosphere, and to build a sense of solidarity amongst members. The socials are normally held at the Grad Club or the Wave and the Local provides $20 per member to cover the costs of food and drinks that are provided. Gatherings of this type are a long held custom of unions across North America.
A significant portion of our members are also members of the University of Western Ontario Society of Graduate Students.