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?
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…
Strike Mandate Vote 2024 Where: Online Vote (SimplyVoting). When: Thursday February 8 at 9AM – Thursday February 15 at 8PM. How: You will receive a unique voting link via email when the electronic vote opens. You can only vote once. All Unit 1 Members who have received a paycheque for Unit 1 work in the last…
On January 24th, your coworkers on the Unit 1 Bargaining Team met with your employer for the third time. And for the third time at the table, your employer had very little to offer in the way of responses to our carefully drafted proposals. Here’s what you need to know about your third day at the table!
Prepare to Strike Day! (Wednesday, March 24th at 1-3 PM) Come out to small, casual, COVID-safe gatherings in several neighbourhoods across the GTA on March 24th from 1-3 PM. Make your own picket signs and show that you’re ready to strike if the University refuses to cooperate with us at the Bargaining Table. Linked to…
We opened a Unit-wide vote on our Tentative Agreement on Tuesday, March 30th, and closed it on Thursday, April 1st. In total, 1914 of us voted on the ratification of the Tentative Agreement and 94.2% voted YES to form a new Collective Agreement (renewed for the term from January 1, 2021 until December 31, 2023)!…