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
Hillary Phillips
recordingsecretary@cupe3261.ca
Secretary-Treasurer
Jenny Luc
treasurer@cupe3261.ca
647 492-7086
Chief Steward
Wilson Franco
chiefsteward@cupe3261.ca
647-559-4344
Health and Safety Officer
Kevin McDermott
healthandsafety@cupe3261.ca
647-694-2389
Full-Time Part-Time Unit Representative
Anthony Pereira
ftpt@cupe3261.ca
Casual Unit Representative
Vacant
Faculty Club Unit Representative
Luis Gonzales
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
Note: Full-Time Part-Time Unit stewards may serve as stewards under the Casual Unit
UTM
Morning
Wilson Franco
Afternoon
Raffi Demerji
Overnight
Liliana Goncalves
UTSC
Morning
Karis Hazel
Afternoon
Jun Cabrera
Overnight
Umair Sohail
St. George
Athletics
Athletic Centre
Steven Villada
Varsity Centre
Arnold Park
Animal Care
Division of Comparative Medicine (DCM)
Leslie Dunning
Building Patrol
Kevin McDermott
Caretaking (Facilities & Services)
Wayne Powdhar
Caretaking & Maintenance (Non-F&S)
University College Residences
Anthony Jude Pereira
Food Services
University College Residence
Pearla Cox
New College
Moushumi Das
Medical Sciences Building
Hillary Phillips
Hart House
Frank DeCandia
Robarts
Ruby Garcia
89 Chestnut Unit
Stewarding
Soosai Rajendiram
Housekeeping
Jenny Luc
Kitchen, Maintenance, Banquets
Vacant — temporarily covered by Raymond Chung
Faculty Club Unit
Luis Gonzales
U of T Press Units
Full-Time, Part Time Retail, and Part Time Distribution Warehouse
Bookstores
Steven Parker (Full-Time)
Eshika Sehgal (Part-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, including the Communications Committee, Health & Safety Committee, Bylaw Committee, Elections Committee, and Social Committee.
We’re looking for members who are passionate about these areas to join us for the 2025-2027 term. Ready to make a difference? See the form below to learn more and sign up. Application deadline is Feb 7, 2025.