UNIT 1: Top-Up Fund Deadline Extended

Members have until January 25, 2019 Please note that the Local has extended the deadline for members of Unit 1 to apply to the Top Up Fund (TUF). The new deadline will be January 25, 2019. We hope this new deadline will give members an opportunity to submit their applications and ask any questions they…

Labour of Love: Conference Call

Labour of Love: Conference Call CALL FOR PAPERS AND PANEL PROPOSALS LABOUR OF LOVE?: PRECARIOUS WORK AND THE FUTURE OF ACADEMIC WORKERS CUPE 3902 UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO TORONTO, ONTARIO APRIL 26, 2019 The Precarity Working Group is a team of dedicated University of Toronto Unit 3 members who have developed an educational and mobilizing campaign…

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Holiday Office Closure

We're Closing Down for the Holidays!

To all members of the Local and wider community:

Please note the CUPE 3902 office will be closed for the holiday season from December 21-January 4, 2019 (inclusive). The office will re-open at 9:00am on Monday, January 7, 2019.

UNIT 4: Ascension Meeting

We have a After months of bargaining back and forth with the Employer, the Bargaining Team is pleased to unanimously recommend a Tentative Agreement. Unit 4 Members will have the chance to vote to send this Tentative Agreement to ratification this Friday. Please view the agenda here. ESSENTIAL Ascension Unit 4 Member Meeting Friday Nov. 23 from 1:30pm-3pm CUPE…

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Transgender Day of Remembrance

On November 20th, we observe the Transgender Day of Remembrance. We reflect on so many lives lost due to hate, to misunderstanding, to intolerance; we reflect on the privilege so many of us have; we reflect on our own actions and words. We remember Stonewall and the leadership of the trans community and we commit…

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Unit 3: Special Circumstances Fund

During the 2017-18 round of collective bargaining, the University and CUPE 3902, Unit 3, agreed to establish an Employee and Dependent Special Circumstances Fund (EDSCF), in the amount of $50,000 per year to be held and administered by the University. The EDSCF is intended to address urgent special circumstances resulting in financial hardship for Unit…

CUPE 3902 Mobilizes against Bill 5

Joining with labour organizations and activists across the province, CUPE 3902 is mobilizing against  the recently-passed Bill 5, which will halve the number of Toronto city councillors and redraw our ward boundaries. The Ford Conservatives are interfering with the fair and democratic functioning of Toronto’s municipal government while an election is underway. Here are ways…

UPDATE: Office OPEN

While a few tasks remain outstanding, the Local’s office is now open to members! We are now located at 208 Bloor St. W., Unit 300. Hours remain the same (9-4pm Mon-Thu, 9-1pm Fri). News regarding an Open House will be shared in the coming weeks!