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Annual General Meeting (all units)

Posted on 03/04/2012 by Chair

The 2011-12 Annual General Meeting (AGM) is scheduled for Tuesday, 10 April, 5-8pm at Hart House in the Debates Room.  A budget Q&A pre-meeting is scheduled for 4:30pm. Items of business include approval of a budget for the fiscal year … Continue reading →

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New Unit 1 Wage Rates

Posted on 21/03/2012 by Chair

Please see the new wage rates. established in recently ratified CUPE 3902 Unit 1 Collective Agreement.   Retro payments for this past year will be made on the April pay run.  

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Unit 1 Membership Ratifies Tentative Settlement

Posted on 07/03/2012 by Chair

Results: 1797 Unit 1 members voted in the ratification vote with 1197 (67%) voting in favour of ratification and 600 voting against. The details of this agreement are summarized here: http://cupe3902.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Summary-of-Tentative-Agreement.pdf The full memorandum of settlement can be viewed here: http://cupe3902.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Memorandum-of-Settlement1.pdf

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Ratification vote poll locations and times

Posted on 04/03/2012 by Chair

Polls will be open Monday, 5 March and Tuesday, 6 March. The result of the vote will be announced as soon as possible following the closing of the polls.  Members should ensure that they bring photo identification. POLLING INFORMATION Monday … Continue reading →

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Unit-1 Bargaining Bulletin # 16

Posted on 29/02/2012 by Chair

UNIT-1 MEMBERS SEND TENTATIVE AGREEMENT TO RATIFICATION On Friday, 24 February, the close to 1,000 members of Unit 1 gathered at Convocation Hall voted overwhelmingly to send a tentative agreement to a unit-wide vote. The agreement, which has the full … Continue reading →

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Unit-1 members send tentative agreement to ratification vote

Posted on 25/02/2012 by Chair

On 24 February, more than 800 members of CUPE 3902, Unit 1 (student and postdoctoral teaching assistants, instructors, invigilators and demonstrators) turned out to hear the details of a tentative agreement tabled by the University of Toronto administration during the … Continue reading →

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Tentative settlement reached

Posted on 24/02/2012 by Chair

At 2am 24 February, the Union and the Administration reached a tentative settlement. The Bargaining Team will be bringing this agreement to our membership at a meeting at 5pm today in the Great Hall of Hart House with a motion … Continue reading →

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Thursday 23 February 11am – Talks continue

Posted on 23/02/2012 by Chair

Talks are continuing in mediation at a downtown Toronto hotel. The parties have been meeting since Tuesday morning. A full report on the outcome of negotiations will be available at the Friday membership meeting (24 February 5pm Great Hall Hart … Continue reading →

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General information about strikes/lockouts

Posted on 18/02/2012 by Chair

Ten frequently asked questions about strikes/lockouts. 1. What is Unit 1’s history of striking? In the nearly 40 years since TAs have been unionized, Unit 1 has negotiated 17 collective agreements with our Employer (U of T). We’ve gone on … Continue reading →

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Unit-1 Bargaining Bulletin #15

Posted on 17/02/2012 by Chair

MESSAGE FROM THE UNIT-1 BARGAINING TEAM On 16 February, the Vice-President of Human Resources and the Provost addressed a new memo to members of CUPE 3902, Unit 1. Like previous messages from the Administration, this memo seems designed to create … Continue reading →

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