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 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
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