The Union is Changing
Friends, Now is an exciting time to be part of CUPE Local 3902. Over the past few years our Local’s resolve has been tested. We’ve grown by unionizing two new groups of employees (contract...
Monthly Archive: April 2016
Shared Precarity: Towards a Better Understanding of the Complicated Relationship between Units 1 and 3
By Erin Black The bargaining events of last year, in particular Unit 3 ratifying an agreement while Unit 1 was on strike, raised many questions about the relationship between the units. In truth, it is...
CUPE Ontario’s Fight to Keep Hydro Public
By Colleen Butler In April 2015, Premier Kathleen Wynne announced the Liberal majority government’s decision to sell Hydro One, Ontario’s publicly-owned electricity transmission and distribution utility. In June, the Liberal majority passed an omnibus...
Report from the CUPE 2015 National Convention
Your CUPE 3902 delegation was a strong voice for militancy and equity at the CUPE national convention. We organized and fought for 3 key issues: changing the strike pay regulations to allow access to...
CUPE Ontario Convention 2015 Delegation’s Report to the Executive
By Evan Miller, External Liaison Officer This year saw another productive CUPE Ontario Convention. Our local was involved in a number of solidarity actions, including advocation of resolutions that would improve our ability to strike...
Walking in Circles, Chanting in Unison
Open Letter By David James Karrel The CUPE 3902 Unit 1 strike at the University of Toronto last spring was divisive and laborious at all levels. Many departments experienced psychic conflict, torn between their...