Who We Are
CUPE 3261 represents over one thousand service workers across the University of Toronto’s three campuses.
We are Athletic Facility Assistants, Athletic Service Attendants, Banquet Captains, Porters and Servers, Building Patrol, Cafeteria Workers, Campus Mail, Campus Moving, Caretakers, Cashiers, Chef de Parties, Cooks, Elevator Mechanics, Faculty Club Workers, Food Service Workers and Drivers, Grounds Workers, Landscapers and Mechanics, Hospitality Workers, Laboratory Animal Technicians, Light Equipment Operators, Maintenance Workers and Technicians, Parking Control Officers and Attendants, Property Management Technicians, Recycling Workers, Room and Public Area Attendants, Service Workers, Sport Facility Operators, Sous Chefs, Stores Technicians and Assistants, Trades Drivers and Dispatchers, University of Toronto Press Warehouse and Retail Workers, and Veterinary Technologists!
We envision a university community that offers a world-class education in a world-class learning environment. Part of what makes a university community strong is top-quality services, delivered by professionals with stable and secure jobs. CUPE 3261 works on behalf of many workers who help make the university community strong by standing up for good, stable jobs.
The University of Toronto works because we do!
Executive
President
Luke Daccord
president@cupe3261.ca
416-946-7620
Vice President
Andrew Chilton
vicepresident@cupe3261.ca
647-723-0089
Recording Secretary
Chris Tavares
recordingsecretary@cupe3261.ca
647-697-3970
Secretary-Treasurer
Jenny Luc
treasurer@cupe3261.ca
647-694-2389
Chief Steward
Wilson Franco
chiefsteward@cupe3261.ca
647-559-4344
Health and Safety Officer
[Vacant]
Full-Time Part-Time Unit Representative
Anthony Pereira
ftpt@cupe3261.ca
Casual Unit Representative
Stanley Treivus
casual@cupe3261.ca
Faculty Club Unit Representative
Tim Scurry
facultyclub@cupe3261.ca
U of T Press Unit Representative
Chris Stanford
press@cupe3261.ca
89 Chestnut Unit Representative
Raymond Chung
chestnut@cupe3261.ca
Trustees
Our trustees are
- Renos Manolis (2022 – 2025)
- Arnold Park (2023 – 2026)
- Danny Taveres (2024 – 2027)
Trustees act as internal auditors, and meet at least once a year to review the local’s finances. The primary duty of Trustees is ensure that all union resources (money or assets) are used for legitimate union purposes as authorized by our membership and in accordance with our constitution and bylaws. The secondary function of Trustees is to review the way that the Secretary-Treasurer is doing their job and to suggest ways that the financial affairs of the local might be improved.
Stewards
Chief Steward
Wilson Franco
chiefsteward@cupe3261.ca
(647) 559-4344
Full-Time & Part-Time and Casual Units
UTM
Morning
Wilson Franco
Afternoon
Nicole Ponte
Evening
Liliana Goncalves
UTSC
Morning
Chris Tavares (647) 697-3970
Afternoon
Jun Cabrera
Overnight
Umair Sohail
St. George
Athletics
Steven Villada (Athletic Centre)
Building Patrol
Kevin McDermott
Caretaking
Anthony Pereira (University College Residences)
Food Services
Pearla Cox (University College Residences)
Hillary Phillips (MSB)
Frank DeCandia (Hart House)
Ruby Garcia (Robarts)
89 Chestnut
Stewarding
Soosai Rajendiram
Housekeeping
Jenny Luc
Kitchen, Maintenance, Banquets
(Vacant)
Faculty Club
(Vacant)
U of T Press Full-Time and Part-Time Units
Koffler Centre
Romualdo DeRamos (Full-Time)
North York Warehouse
Chris Stanford (Full-Time)
Joseph Borland (Part-Time)
Committees
Union committees are groups of union members who come together to work on specific issues or areas of interest within our union.
CUPE 3261 has several committees at the moment, including the Communications Committee, Social Committee, Contracting Out Committee, Health & Safety Committee, and Bylaw Committee. Members of the committee are generally appointed by the executive or recruited during membership meetings. If you believe you are a good fit for a committee and are interested in joining, please contact us at info@cupe3261.ca