On Thursday April 30th 2020, AGSEM filed the attached petition for the certification for academic support workers employed by McGill. The academic support workers in the attached list are targeted by this unionization drive.
Dear colleagues,
As the rollout of the Flexible Work Arrangements Pilot Program and the development of a more flexible work culture continues, I am pleased to share two developments, one of which will give all eligible employees additional flexibility and another which will simplify the request procedure for MUNACA employees.
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Published on: 28 Feb 2020
Following the MUNACA drive which resulted in a new MUNACA bargaining unit, the Union filed a claim with the Tribunal Administrative du Travail (TAT) that the expired MUNACA Collective Agreement, which had applied to the prior bargaining unit, should apply to employees now part of the new bargaining unit as of August 2, 2019, the date of the TAT’s decision.
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Published on: 5 Feb 2020
Since the last update on October 29th, six meetings have taken place between SEU Union representatives for Trades and Powerhouse / Macdonald and Downtown campuses and University representatives. The Parties continued their discussion regarding work uniforms, safety shoes and Union bulletin boards; they reached agreements on these matters on October 30th.
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Published on: 9 Jan 2020
After initial discussions in September, it was then agreed that the best way to progress towards reaching an agreement was to work on global proposals including all the elements currently in discussion, rather than discussing items individually.
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Published on: 7 Jan 2020
Since our last update in July, the Parties have met eight times. The meetings provided the Parties with the opportunity to express their views and their respective positions on the content of the Harassment and Discrimination provision. On October 10, the Union requested the assistance of a Conciliator from the Ministry of Labour. With the assistance of the Conciliator, three meetings took place on the topic of Harassment and Discrimination, more specifically on the application of the University policy Against Sexual Violence.
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Published on: 6 Jan 2020
Employees today are increasingly looking to their employers to provide some form of flexible work arrangement to make their work and personal lives easier to manage. McGill University is no exception to this trend. Indeed, flexible work arrangements have emerged as a significant theme of proposed action within the staff-led My Healthy Workplace Learning Communities, launched in May 2019.
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Published on: 13 Dec 2019
In the context of MUNACA’s unionization drive, the Tribunal administratif du travail (TAT) recently administered a vote to M2 and M3 employees according to the following definition:
All employees whose function requires a university degree (professionals) with the exception of:
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Published on: 29 Oct 2019
On September 12th, the University met with the representatives of the following three union groups: Trades (downtown), Powerhouse (downtown), and Macdonald Campus Trades and Powerhouse. These units are part of Local 800 of the Service Employees Union. Their collective agreements expired on May 31, 2019.
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Published on: 29 Oct 2019
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Published on: 5 Aug 2019
Last updated August 5, 2019
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I. Introduction
III. Questions by employee group
A. Former M1s: Newly-unionized employees
B. M1s: Non-unionized employees
C. M2s & M3s
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Published on: 5 Aug 2019
Since our last update in February, the parties have met eleven times and the next meeting is scheduled for July 10, 2019. Discussions pertaining to non-monetary provisions are almost concluded. Outstanding items have been left as pending, subject to further consultation with the parties’ respective constituents. The parties have reached agreements in the following matters: Workload and Hours of Work, Postings/Applications and Selection and Appointment.
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Published on: 9 Jul 2019
Since the appointment of a Conciliator from the Ministry of Labour in January 2019, the parties have met eleven times. The meetings enabled MCLIU and McGill negotiation committees to reiterate and clarify their proposals with respect to changes to the current collective agreement. The parties explained their proposals in detail to one another and to the Conciliator and engaged in discussions relative to topics such as Participation and Representation of Employees, Teaching Qualification Requirements, Course Allocation and Hiring of Employees.
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Published on: 9 Jul 2019
McGill University’s My Healthy Workplace is developing Client Service Principles and needs your help!
They are hosting a drop-in session for participants to discuss definitions and examples of service excellence. Students are an essential part of this process, and they’d love to hear from you.
When: Tuesday, July 9, 2019, 1:00 – 3:00pm
Where: 688 Sherbrooke West, 1470 (14th floor), Room 2
Published on: 4 Jul 2019
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