CUPE 3902
UNIT 1
The University Works Because We Do!
Unit 1 has a Collective Agreement!
At midnight on Sunday, March 3, 2024, your Bargaining Team signed a Tentative Agreement. In this round of bargaining, you aimed to make big strides in: pay and benefits (including transit), workload standards and job security, healthier and safer workplaces, and inclusion and anti-oppression.
On Monday, March 11th, you and your coworkers voted in favour of adopting your Tentative Agreement as your new Collective Agreement. Find out more about the significant gains won!
Latest Updates
UNIT 1 BARGAINING BULLETIN: March 5, 2024
In the summer of 2023, you and your coworkers in CUPE 3902 and 3261 began a unified bargaining campaign. From the beginning, the university has insisted on keeping us divided, but you organized, built collective power, and together you are part of the first unified campaign at the University of Toronto. Five bargaining units started…
UNITED WE WON! CUPE 3902 + CUPE 3261 Tentative Agreements Reached!
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.
CUPE 3902 + CUPE 3261 Joint Bulletin (March 2, 2024)
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….
CUPE 3902 – CUPE 3261 Joint Bulletin (February 29, 2024)
Our coordination and solidarity have already secured significant gains for thousands of CUPE members in both 3902 and 3261. You have shown that when teaching assistants, caretakers, postdoc researchers, and food service workers stand together, you can achieve real gains that improve your working conditions and students’ learning conditions. Still, many important issues remain unresolved by the University’s proposals; strike preparations will continue!
UNIT 1 BARGAINING BULLETIN #7
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?
94.4% of Unit 1 voters say “YES” to a strike mandate!
The results are in, and they’re historic!