Held on August 18, this training was meant for the members of our coordinated Contract Action Team, along with stewards and bargaining committee members met to learn about the importance of building strong networks with their coworkers and practice how to have successful conversations with them in order to be ready to take action.

More than 40 leaders from 4 locals and 11 units gathered on May 22, 2026 to coordinate bargaining efforts. This was the second coordinated bargaining conference held by CUPE locals at the University of Toronto, and the first to include CUPE 2484 childcare workers.

Leaders of locals 1230, 3261, and 3902, along with friends from USW 1998, participated in a full-day workshop to discuss UofT’s uncritical implementation of AI and its impact on workers and the academic community of the University, including surveillance, job replacement, privacy, bias, deskilling, the implications of AI management and the deskilling of both workers and students.