Update on negotiations with CUPE 3902 Unit 1

Employees represented by CUPE 3902 Unit 1 who voted gave their bargaining team a strike mandate, the union announced last night.
 
A vote was held on all three campuses from Dec. 5 to 12. The University and the union are currently in negotiations for a renewal collective agreement. The University and union bargaining teams have met on 11 dates since the end of September and three more dates are scheduled for negotiations this month.
 
CUPE 3902 Unit 1 represents approximately 6,000 part-time employees who work as teaching assistants, teaching laboratory assistants, markers, graders and course instructors.
 
Read an update on the negotiations