EMPLOYERS DRAG THEIR FEET WHILE YOU STRUGGLE TO EAT Units 2, 3, 4, 6 and 7 filed notice to bargain months ago, but only some of the Units have received table dates. Unit 3 has met with the employer 6 times so far, while Unit 7 has met twice, and Unit 2 has only met…
New round of bargaining, sample employer excuses You and your coworkers in Units 2, 3, 4, 6, and 7 are graduate assistants, writing instructors, sessional lecturers, undergraduate tutors, music professionals and more at the University of Toronto, St. Michael’s College, and Victoria College. Your labour is the reason that UofT is a prestigious and world-class…
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Bargaining platforms approved by membership! Your bargaining teams are about to negotiate new Collective Agreements in a unified campaign across five units: Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4, Unit 6, and Unit 7. The work you do at U of T, St. Michael’s College, and Victoria College is critical, and you deserve to be treated…
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…
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.
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….
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!
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?
The results are in, and they’re historic!