We Won’t Back Down! As the April 1 strike deadline approaches, the Employer is panicking. They are giving us the same canned speeches at the table about how “strikes don’t work”, to dissuade you and your coworkers from taking action. We will not back down from fighting for fair working conditions! Your bargaining teams are…
STRIKE DEADLINE SET FOR UNITS 2, 3, AND 7: TUESDAY APRIL 1st! Because your Employer hasn’t yet considered some of our key issues for Units 2, 3 and 7, your Bargaining Teams asked the Ministry of Labour to issue a No Board Report, therefore starting a countdown of 17-days to potential strike or lockout. The…
The strike mandate vote results are in! On March 5, 2025, you and your coworkers attended a Units Membership Meeting to hear the latest bargaining updates from your bargaining teams, and then you unanimously authorized the opening of the strike mandate vote. Between March 5-7, 2025, you voted overwhelmingly to approve a strike mandate. This…
Between March 5-7, 2025, you and your coworkers voted overwhelmingly to approve a strike mandate. This means you’ve granted your local’s Executive Committee the ability to call for a strike in the event that your employer refuses to reach a fair deal at the bargaining table. Your message to your employer is clear: Contract Academic…
VOTE YES FOR A STRIKE MANDATE! Your bargaining teams filed for conciliation on February 6 to show U of T, St. Michael’s College, and Victoria College that your demands deserve to be taken seriously. A Conciliation Officer has now been assigned and will be meeting with the bargaining teams and employers to try to reach…
What is a strike mandate? The Strike Mandate Vote is a necessary step in any round of bargaining. The vote asks members of CUPE 3902 Units 2, 3, 4, 6, and 7 to decide whether or not they grant the Union’s Executive Committee the right to call for strike to reach a fair contract with…
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…