Local 4600 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 4600), represents all Teaching, Service, and internally-funded Research Assistants, and Contract Instructors at Carleton University. It is the largest union on campus, with over 3000 members.
If you are a CUPE 4600 member and are looking for assistance, please contact us at info@cupe4600.ca.
CUPE 4600 members are organized into two distinct units. Unit 1 includes Teaching Assistants and Internally-Funded Research Assistants, while Unit 2 includes all Contract Instructors. Both units have distinct Collective Agreements, which are bargained at the same time, by two separate bargaining teams.
Latest news
Unit 2 Ratifies New Collective Agreement
The Union is pleased to announce that the Tentative Agreement reached by the elected bargaining team for Unit 2 was overwhelmingly approved by the membership during last week’s ratification vote. Of the members who voted, 98% cast a ballot in favour of the new agreement. As of last week, both the Union and the University’s Board of Governors
Unit 2 Reaches a Tentative Agreement
The Unit 2 Bargaining Team reached a Tentative Agreement with the University on Friday December 14th, 2025 thanks to the help of Paul Pooler, a Ministry of Labour-appointed conciliator. The details of the Tentative Agreement will be shared at a Unit 2 Special Membership Meeting to be held on Tuesday, January 6th at 7pm via Zoom.
Strike Vote Results
A Strike Vote for each bargaining unit recently took place online through the Simply Voting platform. Contract Instructors voted the last week of November and Teaching & Research Assistants voted the first week of December. Each unit saw record-breaking participation in this democratic process. Contract Instructor participation increased by 143% from last bargaining round’s historic