Bargaining Process
How exactly does bargaining work?

Our Unit 1 Tentative Agreement for the 2021-2023 Term is Now Ratified!
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)!…

Unit 1 Ratification Vote Closes on Thursday, April 1st at 6 PM!
Cast your ballot this week in the Unit 1 Tentative Agreement Ratification Vote! Click through for more information and to review summaries of the Tentative Agreement.

Unit 1 Tentative Agreement on the Table: Membership Meeting on Monday, March 29th at 3-6 PM and Days 31-33 Bargaining Update!
We’ve been working non-stop to get the best Collective Agreement we can. On Wednesday, March 24th, hundreds of you participated in creative displays of solidarity at our Prepare to Strike actions throughout Toronto! All your mobilizing work throughout the year and at Wednesday’s action has culminated in a possible Tentative Agreement that we spent the…

Prepare to Strike Day!
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…

The Strike Mandate Vote
The Strike Mandate Vote is a necessary step in any round of bargaining. On this page you will learn what a Strike Mandate Vote is, how it relates to our bargaining process, why it’s essential for you to vote “yes” for a strike mandate, and where we’ll go from there. If you want to see…

Organizing for a Better UofT
What exactly do we mean when we talk about “organizing” for a better UofT, and what does that involve? What about mobilizing? Shouldn’t we have our efforts focused on that? Well, yes and no. We need to mobilize, but more importantly we need to organize – and include those who aren’t already active on our…