The
International Graduate Student C* (IGSC) is
a CUPE3903 body that advocates on behalf of graduate international students
on campus. It was founded in winter 2001, as a result of international
students' activism during the longest strike ever at York University.
Our
general mandate is to improve the general situation of international
graduate students, be they Teaching Assistants, Graduate Assistants
or Research Assistants.
We
serve as an advocacy group in the union and on campus at large, addressing
international students' financial and academic concerns through the
process of bargaining and through other forms of political pressure.
We
also serve as a forum for discussion, activism and socializing, providing
a space for international students to meet each other and share their
issues and concerns.
During
our first year we succeeded in:
Securing the caucus (or committee) as a visible point of reference for
international graduate students members of CUPE3903.
Pressuring York
International to automatize the standard compulsory procedure for
UHIP enrolment (international students health insurance), instead of
having students manually enroll each year.
Pointing out the problems and contradictions present in how the FGS/CUPE
bursary is currently administered to international students, especially
international students in FES (Faculty of Environmental Studies)
* are we a Committee or a Caucus?
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