Unit 3: Ratification Polls

At an ascension meeting on November 28, Unit 3 members in attendance voted 92.5% in favour of sending the Tentative Agreement to a unit-wide referendum. Polls for a tri-campus referendum to ratify the Unit 3 Tentative Agreement have been scheduled across all three campuses on November 29, 30 and December 1. Poll locations and times…

Unit 3: Tentative Agreement Reached

We are pleased to announce that after almost 24 hours of bargaining with the assistance of a Conciliation Officer, your elected Unit 3 Bargaining Team has reached a tentative agreement with the University of Toronto. Details of the agreement as well as the process for ascension and ratification will be forthcoming. The Bargaining Team thanks…

Overwhelming Strike Mandate for Unit 3

Last night, contract academic workers at the University of Toronto gave their Bargaining Team an overwhelming 91% mandate in favour of strike action for CUPE 3902 Unit 3, which includes non-student Sessional Lecturers, Writing Instructors, and Music Professionals. The vote came on the heels of back-to-work legislation that ended a five-week strike by Ontario college…

Unit 3 Strike Vote Polls

Strike vote polls for members of Unit 3 have been tentatively confirmed. Please see the various locations and times below. All polls below will run on November 17 and 20-22, 2017. Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the local. UTM (10am-2pm): CUPE 3902 Office, Room 1145C Davis Building UTSC (10am-2pm):…

Poll Clerks Needed

The Local is looking for volunteers to serve as poll clerks for the upcoming Unit 3 strike vote tentatively scheduled to be held from Friday, November 17 to Wednesday. November 22. Polling stations will be setup on all three campuses. Volunteers are needed to fill one, or both, of the two scheduled shifts: the first…

What will your first hour be?

CUPE 3902 has a simple request of you: we invite you, and every CUPE member, to support our Union by contributing at least one hour of Union service before the end of the 2016-17 academic year. And the Union has decided that this year, for your first hour of Union service, you’ll receive a small “thank you” honorarium. This will…

Unit 5 Ratification Results

We are happy to announce that we have counted the ballots from the ratification vote. Members of Unit 5 have voted unanimously in favor of ratifying the new collective agreement. Click here to review the agreement. It is an excellent agreement which made gains in all of Unit 5’s priority bargaining areas, and is one of the best…

Election Results

Below are the results of the Local’s recent Executive elections. Officers will hold office from May 1, 2017 – April 30, 2018. Thank you to everyone who was able to take the time to vote! External Liaison Officer Justin Kong – 112 Lahoma Thomas – 165 Spoiled – 15 Total: 292 Internal Liaison Officer Ellie…