Hello Residence Life members,
Your bargaining team secured many gains under your new Collective Agreement, including lump-sum or one-time payments for all bargaining unit members. These gains reflect our collective power and could not have been secured without your support. You will receive this payment on this week’s pay (April 17th).
Each Community Advisor who was actively employed as of February 13, 2026, and who remained actively employed as of April 11, 2026, will receive a one-time lump sum payment in the amount of $1206.00, subject to normal statutory deductions and remittances, on the April 17, 2026, regular pay date. Any such Employee whose employment ended after February 13, 2026, and before April 11, 2026, will receive one-half (1/2) the amount.
Each Community Advisor who has been assigned additional duties as a Senior Community Advisor and who was actively employed as of February 13, 2026, and who remained actively employed as of April 11, 2026, will receive an additional one-time lump sum payment in the amount of $250.00, subject to normal statutory deductions and remittances, on the April 17, 2026, regular pay date. Any such Employee whose employment ended after February 13, 2026, and before April 11, 2026, will receive one-half (1/2) the amount.
All other Employees (e.g. Guest Registration Assistants (GRAs), Project Assistants (PAs), Graduate Community Leaders (GCLs), and Residence Orientation Planners and Assistants (ROP/As)) in the bargaining unit who were actively employed as of February 13, 2026, and who remained actively employed as of April 11, 2026, will receive a one-time lump sum payment in the amount of $250.00, less applicable payroll and statutory deductions. Any such Employee whose employment ended after February 13, 2026, and before April 11, 2026, will receive one-half (1/2) the amount. People with multiple positions will receive a separate lump-sum payment for each position held.
This payment will be made to the Employee’s bank account on file at the University’s regular payroll deposit date of April 17, 2026.
A final version of the collective agreement is being edited and will soon be available online, but a summary of major gains can be found here and a full text version of the agreement can be found here.
Questions related to Unit 4 can be directed to leadsteward_reslife@cupe3906.org