Labour Unions and Associations
Part-time contract faculty (Course Instructors, Clinical Instructors, Tutorial Leaders, etc.) and Student Academic Workers (Graduate Teaching Assistants, Markers) are represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 3908.
Support Staff (secretaries, maintenance staff, caretakers, groundskeepers, assistants, etc.) are part of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) Local 365.
Food service workers, employed by food service corporation Aramark Canada, are represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 3205. Aramark Canada holds a contractual monopoly for food services at Trent, including student meal plans which are required for all students in residence. One student-run enterprise exists, The Seasoned Spoon, and the Ceilie is a separate conference services run business, which are both exceptions to Aramark's contractual monopoly.
Professors (Full, Associate, and Assistant) both full-time tenured and part-time are represented by the Trent University Faculty Association (TUFA).
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