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
Summer Office Hours:
Tuesday- Friday: 9am - 2pm
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!
Members of CUPE Local 3902, which represents Teaching Assistants and Sessional Lecturers at the University of Toronto, have been working without a contract since April 2014. Although the bargaining team from CUPE Local 3902 has been meeting with the employer for months, their member's demands for improved wages, benefits, and job security have not been addressed by the university.
Read more: CUPE Local 3902 @Uof T Issues Strong Strike Mandate
CUPE 3903 at York University is actively mobilizing members in an effort to gain strong support for a strike vote. 3903 has been working without a contract since August 2014. Some of 3903's key bargaining issues include: the elimination of differential tuition fees between domestic and international graduate students, wage increases, and improved job security. Members of 3903 consist of contract faculty, TAs, Graduate Assistants, and Research Assistants. You can follow CUPE 3903's bargaining updates here.
One of the benefits the Local offers its members is a food bank program. Assistance is provided to members in the form of grocery store gift cards so that individuals can meet their specific dietary needs. More information about and the application to the program is available on the Local's website here. If you previously submitted an application that was denied by the Food Bank Committee, the Local strongly encourages you to apply for assistance again. For more information about the program or to follow up on your application please contact the Local's Community Chair.
The Local's Political Action and Social Justice Committee is looking for members. The work of this committee normally focuses on a single issue throughout its tenure, such as post-residency fees. Issues to be addressed are determined by the committee's members. For more information or to join the committee, contact the Local's Activism Chair, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Members are needed for both the Bylaws and Scholarships Committees. You can learn more about the work involved in both committees here. You may also contact the Committees' Chair, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more information or to express your interest in sitting on one or both of the committees.
The members of the Executive Committee (EC) would like to thank all of the Stewards who attended our first Stewards meeting of the year at the end of November. Two main motions were discussed and approved at the meeting.
A significant portion of our members are also members of the University of Western Ontario Society of Graduate Students.