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 Tentative Agreement will be shared at a Unit 1 Special Membership Meeting to be held on Tuesday, February 3, 2026. At this meeting, your Bargaining Team will highlight the changes that were mutually agreed to and will take questions. Immediately following this meeting, a ratification vote will take place online through the Simply Voting platform over a period of three days. The results of the ratification vote will be announced immediately following the vote.
Once both the Union’s members and the University’s Board of Governors ratify the Tentative Agreement, it officially replaces our previous Collective Agreement. Should the membership vote down the agreement, both bargaining teams must re-assemble to re-start negotiations.
This Tentative Agreement comes with the full endorsement of your elected bargaining team, and we are excited to share the details with you.
In solidarity,
Ariel Becherer,
Lead Negotiator & VP Unit 1