CUPE 3902

What CUPE 3902 does

CUPE 3902 (Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 3902) is a chartered labor union local representing more than 11,000 part-time and contract academic workers at the University of Toronto across eight bargaining units. The local was founded circa 1970 and has operated continuously for over 50 years from its headquarters at 376 Bathurst Street, Suite 200 in Toronto, with additional staff-representative offices at the UTSC and UTM campuses. Members are organized into Units covering Teaching Assistants and Course Instructors, Postdoctoral Fellows, Graduate Assistants, Course Lecturers, hourly-rated employees, OISE staff, and (as of 2026) Research Associates.

The local's core services are collective bargaining, grievance handling, and the administration of a member benefits ecosystem that includes health top-up plans administered through GreenShield Canada, equity funds (Trans Fund, Anti-Racism Racialized Workers Fund, Sexual/Domestic Violence Survivors Fund, International Workers Legal Fund), and financial assistance funds (Childcare, Transit, Family Plan, International Health Plan). Steward training, member mobilization, and strike preparation are central operational functions. Technology is limited to a member portal (memberlink.unionware.com/CUPE3902) for membership applications, fund claims, event registration, and communications; the input discloses no proprietary technology, APIs, or AI capabilities.

Revenue is generated entirely through membership dues check-off from UofT payroll under the collective agreement; no commercial revenue is reported. The local is democratically governed by an annually elected Executive Committee and is affiliated with CUPE National, the OUWCC coordinating committee, and sister UofT locals CUPE 1230 and CUPE 3261. Its sole counterparty for labor relations is the University of Toronto, which it engages through collective bargaining and formal grievance procedures.

Name

CUPE 3902

Legal name

CUPE 3902 (Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 3902)

Website

https://cupe3902.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CUPE 3902 is a chartered labor union local representing more than 11,000 part-time and contract academic workers at the University of Toronto across eight bargaining units, providing collective bargaining, grievance handling, health benefits, and equity funds funded by membership dues.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Toronto

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Union Dues: CUPE 3902 is funded through membership dues paid by part-time, contract academic workers at the University of Toronto. Members pay union dues as part of their employment.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CUPE 3902 is a labor union local representing more than 11,000 part-time and contract academic workers at the University of Toronto across eight bargaining units (Units 1-8). It provides collective bargaining representation, grievance handling and arbitration, comprehensive health benefits administration (via GreenShield Canada), equity and financial assistance funds, professional development support, and member organizing services. The union is chartered by CUPE National and has operated at UofT for over 50 years.

Product overview

CUPE 3902 is a labor union (not a technology company) representing over 11,000 part-time and contract academic workers at the University of Toronto across eight bargaining units. The organization provides member services through its Member Portal platform and administers comprehensive benefits programs including health insurance top-up plans (via GreenShield Canada), equity funds for marginalized workers, and financial assistance funds. Core services include collective bargaining representation, steward training, member organizing campaigns, and workplace advocacy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CUPE 3902 Member Portal Online portal (memberlink.unionware.com/CUPE3902) providing members access to union membership applications, fund applications, event registration, and member communications.
• Unit 1 Benefits and Services Program
• Unit 7 Benefits and Services Program
• Collective Bargaining and Contract Negotiation Services
• Steward and Member Organizing Support

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully won $1,000,000 transit penalty from employer when transit discount was not secured
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• OUWCC (Ontario University Workers Coordinating Committee)coreOthers · 26 February 2026Coordinating committee of university workers across Ontario. CUPE 3902 sends delegates to OUWCC conferences and collaborates with other university locals on shared campaigns and bargaining coordination.
• CUPE NationalcoreOthersParent national union body. CUPE 3902 sends delegates to CUPE National Convention and participates in CUPE Ontario and CUPE National activities. The local benefits from national union resources, training, and collective power.
• CUPE 1230majorOthersSister local representing library workers at UofT. CUPE 3902 coordinates with CUPE 1230 on joint campaigns, bargaining coordination, and solidarity actions.
• CUPE 3261majorOthersSister local at UofT. CUPE 3902 coordinates with CUPE 3261 on joint campaigns and bargaining coordination for coordinated worker action.
• University of TorontomajorOthersEmployer of represented workers. CUPE 3902 engages in collective bargaining with UofT administration and addresses workplace issues through grievance procedures and labor-management meetings.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• CUPE 4070: CUPE 4070 is a CUPE local at the University of Toronto representing specific worker categories, sharing the same national union charter and employer relationship as CUPE 3902.
• CUPE 2278: CUPE 2278 represents university workers at the University of Toronto as a CUPE sister local under the same charter structure, sharing the same employer and parallel local governance model.
• CUPE 1230: CUPE 1230 is a sister union local at the University of Toronto representing library workers. It is explicitly listed as a coordination partner of CUPE 3902 and operates under the same national CUPE framework at the same employer.
• CUPE 2544: CUPE 2544 represents building service workers at the University of Toronto as a sister local. It shares the same national CUPE structure and employer, with overlapping campaigns and solidarity actions.
• CUPE 416: CUPE 416 represents university workers at the University of Toronto in a different bargaining unit, sharing the same employer and national union affiliation as CUPE 3902 with coordinated local-to-local relationships.
• CUPE 3903: CUPE 3903 represents contract academic workers at York University, sharing CUPE 3902's exact operational model of representing graduate student TAs, course instructors, and contract faculty at a major Ontario university. It is the most structurally comparable peer.
• CUPE 3261: CUPE 3261 is a sister local at the University of Toronto that coordinates with CUPE 3902 on joint campaigns and bargaining coordination. It represents another category of UofT workers under the same national union structure.

Broad incumbents

• CUPE Ontario: CUPE Ontario is the provincial division of CUPE National and provides training, resources, and coordination to CUPE 3902 and other Ontario locals. It is the parent structure that supports CUPE 3902's operations and connects it to broader provincial labor campaigns.

Regional players

• CUPE 2626: CUPE 2626 represents contract academic workers at the University of British Columbia, sharing the same operational model of representing graduate student workers at a major Canadian research university, though in a different province.
• CUPE 1281: CUPE 1281 represents university workers at the University of Victoria under the same CUPE national framework, sharing the contract academic worker union model at a Canadian university in a different provincial jurisdiction.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cupe3902

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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