Labour of Love?: Registration Open and Call for Volunteers

Labour of Love?: Precarious Work and the Future of Academic Workers is an interdisciplinary conference that offers academics and workers from all institutions an opportunity to explore what it means to do precarious work and how to address its challenges. The conference is being organized by the Precarity Working Group, a team of dedicated University of Toronto Unit…

STATEMENT: Recent Death on UofT Campus

CUPE 3902 Mourns Death on Campus and Offers Support to Members The Executive Committee was shocked and saddened to learn of another death on campus in the Bahen Centre on the St. George campus. It was less than a year ago that we faced a similar tragedy. We are devastated to lose a student, a…

Black History Month: Learn, Celebrate, Listen

As Black History Month draws to a close, CUPE 3902 encourages its members to continue to educate themselves about black history and support and celebrate the contributions of black workers to the labour movement, science, history, culture and the arts.    Some upcoming events in the next few weeks to check out:   TONIGHT (February 27)- Black…

CRS By-Election: Feb. 15

A byelection for the position of Communications & Recording Secretary (C.R.S.) will be held on Friday, 15 February.  Information about the position can be found in the Local’s Bylaws. Information on the two candidates and poll locations/times can be found below. CANDIDATE STATEMENTS KATE BRENNAN Since coming to the University of Toronto nearly 7 years…

Tuition and OSAP Changes

Official Statement On Thursday 18 January 2019, the Ford Government announced a 10% tuition cut for students, cancellation of the free tuition program for low-income students, and removal of mandatory student fees. While at first glance some students may only recognize the drop in tuition, these cuts have a huge negative impact on the University…