The Unit 1 Collective Agreement will expire on December 31, 2023.

Your Bargaining Committee submitted notice to bargain in October and you confirmed your bargaining platform in November. You can find the bargaining platform here and updates on how things are going at the table at weareuoft.com

LILY ZIYUE ZHANG – Co-Lead Negotiator

  • CUPE 3902 First Vice-President
  • Teaching Assistant, UTM Department of Geography, Geomatics and Environment collaborative specialization with Dalla Lana School of Public Health, Doctor of Philosophy Program

ERIKS BREDOVSKIS – Bargaining Committee Member

  • CUPE 3902 President
  • Course Instructor, Teaching Assistant, UTSG Department of History, Doctor of Philosophy Program

SOPHIE MCGIBBON – Bargaining Committee Member

  • CUPE 3902 Communications and Recording Secretary
  • Teaching Assistant, UTSG Department of Physics, Doctor of Philosophy Program

MARIE HAINES – Bargaining Committee Member

  • Teaching Assistant, UTSG Faculty of Music, specializing in Piano Performance and Pedagogy, Doctor of Musical Arts program

KONRAD WOZNIAK – Bargaining Committee Member

  • Teaching Assistant, UTM Mathematical & Computational Sciences, Undergraduate program


SHIBI LAXMAN KUMARAPERUMAL Bargaining Committee Member

  • Teaching Assistant, UTSC Department of Historical & Cultural Studies, Doctor of Philosophy Program

ADAM ZENDEL – Bargaining Committee Member

  • Course Instructor, UTSG Teaching Assistant, Department of Geography & Planning, Doctor of Philosophy Program

RYAN CULPEPPER – Co-lead Negotiator
CUPE National Representative

Bargaining Support Committee (BSC)

The Bargaining Support Committee (BSC) is responsible for organizing among the membership, the University, and the community in support of the Local’s aims in bargaining. Each bargaining unit has a BSC, which works with the unit’s Bargaining Team and the Local to develop and implement a plan for organizing around a round of bargaining. The Bargaining Support Committee has been preparing for potential strike action and has transitioned into the Strike Committee.

Join a Strike Subcommittee: A CUPE Locals Strike Committee has been formed and is coordinating administrative, financial, communications, and picketing subcommittees. You can sign up NOW to join a subcommittee.

Sign up for a subcommittee here!

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