CUPE 5524

We at CUPE 5524 are deeply excited to expand our membership with the recent addition of Graduate Teaching Assistants and Research Assistants as Unit 1 of our Local! Sessional Faculty will now retain the designation of Unit 0. This addition expands our membership into the thousands, increasing our capacity to fight for fair representation and improve working conditions for Academic Workers at the University of Waterloo.

Unit 1 has already been hard at work, detailing certain things such as their membership, electing a new Unit Vice President (welcome to Nolan!), and beginning the process of electing their Bargaining Committee.

Next up for the Local will be the election of a Bylaw Committee with the aim of establishing a formal structure of the Local and its Units, as well as to build in decision making mechanisms beyond the CUPE Constitution.

In solidarity,
CUPE Local 5524 Executive Committee

CUPE Local 5524 ratified in early 2023. Over the past year, we’ve been working diligently to foster capacity and solidarity within our new Local. In the past year we have:

• Attended the 2023 CUPE National Convention and the CUPE Ontario 2024 University Workers Coordinating Committee (OUWCC) Conference,
• Connected with other CUPE Locals in the academic sector across Ontario,
• Connected with non-CUPE Local in the academic sector across Ontario,
• Connected with other CUPE Locals at the University of Waterloo,
• Held multiple General Members Meetings,
• Secured physical and bureaucratic operating necessities (i.e., an on-campus office, this website, and a bank account),
• Began to develop multiple Committees,
• And much more!

We look forward to providing you with more regular communication and information now that our website is up and operational.

In solidarity,
CUPE Local 5524 Executive Committee