On June 23, 2026, the CUPE 3902 Unit 5 Bargaining Committee (BC) met with the Employer for the final time before adjourning for the remaining summer months and reconvening in the fall. This was the sixth meeting with the Employer since negotiations started on April 10, 2026. As discussed in our previous Bargaining Update and displayed in the Unit 5 Proposal Tracker, the BC has…
CUPE Locals at UofT are coordinating their bargaining! Click here to read about how they are building worker power.
Negotiating a renewal collective agreement is a critical opportunity to advance working conditions for Unit 5 postdoctoral fellows across the University of Toronto’s three campuses.
Dear President Gertler, As you know, CUPE 3902 has worked hard to facilitate productive conversations with the University of Toronto administration and student organizers from U of T Occupy for Palestine regarding their demands for financial disclosure, divestment from Israeli apartheid, and termination of all partnerships with Israeli academic institutions that operate on illegal settlements…
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 bargaining committee (BC) met with the employer on Thursday, Feb. 22nd. Here is what you need to know.
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?