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 1 Ratifies New Tentative Agreement
We are pleased to announce that the Tentative Agreement reached by the elected bargaining team was overwhelmingly approved by the membership during this week’s ratification vote. Of the members who voted, 93% cast a ballot in favour of the new agreement. Once the University’s Board of Governors formally ratifies the Tentative Agreement, we will begin
Unit 1 Reached Tentative Agreement!
Dear TAs, Internally-Funded RAs, and SAs, As you know, Unit 1 has been bargaining for a new Collective Agreement since September. After bargaining for 13 hours today (January 27) your Bargaining Team reached a Tentative Agreement with the University thanks to the help of Paul Pooler, a Ministry of Labour-appointed conciliator. The details of the