Key Bargaining Stages To Know

Bargaining will be heating up soon! CUPE 3903’s bargaining with York has several stages that are important to keep your eye on as a member:

  • Surveys, BT elections, drafting bargaining proposals
  • Earliest possible notice to bargain: In this bargaining cycle for CUPE 3903, that’s June 1st, 2026.
  • Bargaining with the employer begins!
  • Strike Mandate Vote: legal requirement to strike, but generally always necessary even with no strike to get the employer to bargain seriously
  • Conciliation: a third party can help the sides get closer
  • Ratification OR strike vote

You can also see these bargaining stages illustrated below, as a thermometer! Get engaged by doing your bargaining survey, attending union meetings/events, and checking the newsletter for updates.

Questions or feedback about bargaining? Email the Bargaining Team at bargaining@cupe3903.org

A graphic with the CUPE 3903 logo and an image of a gradient yellow-red thermometer showing the stages of bargaining. The graphic’s text reads: Bargaining will be heating up soon! Surveys, BT elections, drafting bargaining proposals. Earliest possible notice to bargain - June 1st. Bargaining with the employer begins! Strike Mandate Vote. Conciliation - a third party can help the sides get closer. Ratification OR strike vote.

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