I leave it here as an historical record of this episode. Our collective agreement with the university expired on August 31, 1999. Since the summer, a team of members from our Local have been negotiating with the university to try to reach a new Collective Agreement. First, here is a link to the CUPE 3902 Bargaining Information Centre , and as well, a link to the University's Strike info page . Second, Here is a rough time line of the bargaining process.
Many steps happen concurrently.
All steps currently underway are in bold . Here are the details of the new collective agreement. More hours are possible if you and the instructor and the departmental chair can agree. Thanks for all your help and participation. At last night's meeting, around 800 TAs took part in a vigorous and emotional 3 hour debate within the wood-paneled walls of Convocation Hall.