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CUPE 3912-MSVU Tentative Agreement, Information Session, and Ratification Vote

Information Session

On Wednesday, February 15, 2023 at 7:30 p.m., we are holding a hybrid information session about the February 10 CUPE 3912-MSVU Tentative Agreement.

The in-person location is the MSVU Faculty Lounge in the Seton Building Room 403/404.

If you want to attend online, please contact outreach@cupe3912.ca for the zoom link.

Tentative Agreement

The Tentative Agreement consists of two (2) documents:

For your convenience, a summary of the agreed to changes is also available online.

Language that is bold is new to the articles.

Language that is struck through is being removed from the article.

Ratification Vote

Members will have the opportunity to participate in the Ratification Vote on the agreement from 00:05 Thursday February 16, 2023 to 23:55 Friday February 17, 2023. Anyone who has held a CUPE 3912 contract at MSVU since the winter 2020 term is eligible to vote.

The ratification vote will take place online, using Simply Voting. You will be receiving an email with a unique link to cast your vote by Thursday morning.

If you have not received an email to vote by Thursday morning,  please first check your spam folder and then email voting@cupe3912.ca.

Death of Jennifer Grabove

It is with great sadness that I write to let you know that Dr. Jennifer Grabove, a part-time instructor in the Department of History, died August 31 after a two-year battle with cancer. She will be missed by her colleagues who describe her as an enthusiastic and dedicated teacher, a congenial and generous colleague, and a wonderful person.

She received her Ph.D. in British Medieval History from the University of Hull in England in 2003 for a dissertation titled “Merlin: An Exploration of Prophecy, Magic and Sanctity in England in the Central Middle Ages.” Since 2004, she taught a wide range of History courses at the Mount, from the introductory HIST 1101 The West and the World to an advanced seminar on medieval myths, medieval truths and medievalism. She also developed the very popular HIST 2281 History of Childhood: The European Experience for distance education.

Jennifer’s father, Glenn Grabove, is planning a memorial service for her in late September or early October. Details will follow. He has said that Jennifer would appreciate donations in her name to support cancer research or any library, “as she loved to read and thought libraries a wonderful resource.”

Elizabeth Church, PhD
Vice-President Academic

Goodbyes

We are saddened to announce the recent departure of two members of our executive. Sister Jennifer Dimoff has stepped down as President and brother Sébastien Labelle has stepped down as Communications Officer. We thank them both for their leadership and the hard work they have done while serving as executive members of our local. We offer them our best wishes for the future. Solidarity!