The results are in, and they’re historic! 4,231 members of Unit 1 case their strike mandate votes, and 94.4% of voters voted YES to authorize their Local to call for a strike if necessary to get a fair contract. United we win!
Read more: What is the strike mandate vote, and why does it matter?
CUPE 3902, 1230, and 3261 have a unified vision for bargaining! Want to know why cross-local solidarity is critical during this bargaining period? Read Bargaining Roundup #2.
In the summer of 2023, you and your coworkers in CUPE 3902 and 3261 began a unified bargaining campaign. Together, over 8,000 workers had a vision for what the U of T should look like as a university and as a workplace – a vision that starts with a living wage and better working conditions….
Your overwhelming support for a strike mandate lets the University of Toronto know that you and your coworkers are serious about doing whatever it takes to win a fair deal. Your employer, however, has still not presented any written proposals regarding financials, transit subsidies, your benefits package, or job security. What are they waiting for?
Since October 2023, CUPE Locals 1230, 3261 and 3902 have collaborated on a unified bargaining campaign to voice our shared demands, and the employer has taken notice. Our employer, the University of Toronto, prefers when its workers and different bargaining units are disconnected from one another, but we know that we are stronger together. That’s…
For the first time at U of T, 7 bargaining units across 3 CUPE Locals are in currently in a bargaining position!
On Sunday March 3rd, for the first time ever, all five units of CUPE 3261 and CUPE 3902 sat side-by-side at the table during our final pass of counter proposals. Many hours later and just minutes before midnight, we received the university’s final offers, and signed historic tentative agreements.