September 2024 Newsletter
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Representing contract academic workers at the University of Toronto for over 35 years
The sacred land on which CUPE 3902 operates is the territory of the Huron-Wendat and Petun First Nations, the Seneca, and most recently, the Mississaugas of the Credit River. The territory was the subject of the Dish With One Spoon Wampum Belt Covenant, an agreement between the Iroquois Confederacy and the Ojibwe and allied nations to peaceably share and care for the resources around the Great Lakes.
Today, the meeting place of Toronto is still the home to many Indigenous people from across Turtle Island and we are grateful to have the opportunity to work on this territory.
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CUPE 3902’s Statement – August 26, 2024
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The Members of CUPE Local 2361 are responsible for the caretaking, landscape services, and trades work. They are responsible for maintaining the buildings and grounds of the University. ✊🏾👏🏽
Right now, there is an understaffing crisis at the University caused by low wages, and…
The CUPE 3902 Exec urges CUPE’s National Executive Board to reconsider their motion calling for Fred Hahn’s resignation, which puts a chill on worker solidarity with Palestine in an already hostile + repressive political climate. Read our full statement:
https://cupe3902.org/cupe-3902s-letter-regarding-fred-hahn/
On Aug 19-20, union members from @cupe3902 at UofT, CUPE 3903 at York, CREW at Concordia, and @agsem_aeedem at McGill met together in downtown Toronto to discuss their recent bargaining and strikes! ☀️
So, what did we learn at the University Educator Summer Strike Conference?