Who we are
Local 4600 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 4600), represents all Teaching Assistants, internally-funded Research Assistants, and Contract Instructors at Carleton University. It is the largest union on campus, with nearly 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.
TA ADVANCE APPLICATION: You can find information about the TA advance here. Deadline to apply is Friday, September 15th at noon
Latest news
Annual General Meeting!
APRIL 12, 2:30pm ONLINE The AGM is open to all members, and is the meeting where we elect our executive board and council, approve our upcoming year’s budget, choose our priorities for the year, and reflect on the past year. The AGM is also where we award the Stuart Ryan Solidarity Award, which highlights the
Upcoming events (week of March 18th)
Upcoming meeting and events that may be of interest for CUPE 4600 members General Membership Meeting – Mar 21 Bargaining Research Committee (Unit 1) – Mar 19 Strike Anniversary event – March 27 Israeli Apartheid Week – March 18-28 Collective Agreements available on our website Annual General Meeting – New Date TBA soon! Hassan Diab
Upcoming events (Week of March 4th)
below are some upcoming meetings and events which may be of interest to CUPE 4600 member Rainbow Caucus Meeting – Mar 5 Bargaining Research Committee (Unit 1) – Mar 5 Unit 2 Caucus Meeting – Mar 7 National March For Gaza – Mar 9 Palestine Educational Event (CUPE 4600 members) – Mar 13 General Membership Meeting –