UHIP Assistance Fund

Dear Members,

All International Members who pay for UHIP during this 2014-2015 academic year are eligible for the UHIP Assistance Fund. As per the letter of understanding in our Collective Agreement, PSAC Local 610 receives $40,000 from Western University. In the past, PSAC 610 divided this amount equally among all of our members who pay UHIP fees to help cover the cost.

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Scholarships & Financial Aid Fund Application Deadlines

The next round of applications to the Financial Aid Fund (FAF) are due Wednesday, April 1st. More information about and the online application to the FAF is available here.

Each year the Local provides 24 scholarships to members who demonstrate outstanding achievement in their academic achievement ($500), research contribution ($400), or their dedication to community involvement ($400).

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OUCC Statement On The Ontario Government's Review Of The University Funding Formula

The Ontario University and College Coalition (OUCC) is made up of the CFS-Ontario, CUPE Ontario, OCUFA, OFL, OPSEU, OSSTF, PSAC, Unifor, and USW. The OUCC recently issued an important statement and press release on the Ontario government's funding model for post secondary education.

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In Solidarity with CUPE Locals 3902 and 3903 at the Picket Lines

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.

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