The parties have begun the bargaining process on February 9 and have exchanged their initial proposals.
Discussions are underway, and additional meetings have been scheduled to continue negotiations over the coming weeks.
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Published on: 25 Feb 2026
Since March 2025, the parties have held multiple bargaining sessions to negotiate a first collective agreement. Negotiations are progressing at a regular pace, with both sides engaged and exchanging proposals diligently. To date, the focus has been on non‑monetary topics, and the parties have reached agreement on the majority of the articles.
The union is expected to submit its monetary proposals at an upcoming meeting.
Future bargaining dates have already been scheduled for March and April as the parties continue their work toward a full agreement.
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Published on: 25 Feb 2026
Since October 10, 2024, when discussions on the renewal of the collective agreement began, the parties have met thirty times and have maintained ongoing exchanges on a range of proposals.
On February 11, the employer’s representatives informed the union representatives that the employer was considering the possibility of seeking conciliation to help advance discussions. The union indicated that it would proceed with a request and submitted one to the Ministry of Labour the following day.
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Published on: 24 Feb 2026
The union provided notice to bargain in January.
The parties are scheduled to meet on February 27 to exchange non-monetary proposals and will establish a meeting schedule for the coming months at that time.
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Published on: 23 Feb 2026
Negotiations with this group began on February 4.
The parties conducted an initial exchange regarding their respective normative proposals.
Additional meetings are scheduled over the coming weeks.
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Published on: 23 Feb 2026
The parties began the negotiation process on September 18, have held nearly ten meetings, and since December 1 have begun discussions on the monetary elements of the collective agreement.
Additional meetings are scheduled over the coming weeks.
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Published on: 23 Feb 2026
Following the petition filed by AGSEM on April 30, 2024, to certify the group of employees occupying a position classified as ‘’Academic Casuals’’, the Tribunal administratif du Travail, the Quebec government body that oversees unionization, handed down a decision on August 13, 2024, confirming that several Academic Casuals positions were now unionized and represented by AGSEM. The bargaining unit is defined as follows:
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Published on: 19 Aug 2024
On Tuesday April 30th 2024, the Association of Graduate Students Employed at McGill (AGSEM) filed the attached petition for the certification of academic support workers employed by McGill. The academic support workers in the attached list are targeted by this unionization drive.
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Published on: 16 May 2024
The following message is being sent on behalf of McGill’s Human Resources Department
La version française suit.
Dear members of the McGill Community,
We are pleased to announce that McGill and the Association of Graduate Students Employed at McGill (AGSEM) reached an agreement in principle on April 15, 2024.
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Published on: 17 Apr 2024
On Friday, April 5, 2024, Quebec's Tribunal administratif du travail -- the government body that oversees unionization -- notified McGill that the Association of McGill Professors of the Faculty of Arts (AMPFA) has filed a petition for certification.
The University will adhere to all applicable laws throughout this process, and in keeping with the Labour Code we have posted the attached document (on the right-hand side of this page), containing the petitions filed and associated hearing notices. We will communicate further as we learn more.
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Published on: 11 Apr 2024
The MCLIU Course Lecturers and Instructors Union held its Special General Assembly on April 5, 2024 to present the contents of the agreement in principle. We are pleased to announce that members voted in favor of the proposed new collective agreement. The current agreement expired on August 31, 2022; the new agreement will end on August 31, 2027.
In the coming weeks, the parties will finalize and sign the text of the new agreement. Shortly thereafter, the detailed terms will be shared with the community.
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Published on: 9 Apr 2024
The following message is being sent on behalf of McGill’s Human Resources Department.
La version française suit.
Dear members of the McGill community,
As noted in my March 23 message, the Association of Graduate Students Employed at McGill (AGSEM) representing Teaching Assistants began a strike on March 25. Since then, we have received various questions from our community, which I aim to address below.
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Published on: 5 Apr 2024
We are pleased to announce that, McGill and MCLIU Course Lecturers and Instructors reached an agreement in principle on March 25th.
The parties’ negotiation committees have agreed to recommend the contents of the agreement to their respective constituents and to keep the details of the agreement confidential until the Union has had an opportunity to share them with its members.
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Published on: 2 Apr 2024
Saturday, March 23, 2024
The following message is being sent on behalf of McGill’s Human Resources Department
Dear members of the McGill Community,
The Association of Graduate Students Employed at McGill (AGSEM) has informed us of its intent to go on strike on Monday, March 25, 2024. This follows a vote held between March 13 and 16, 2024, providing AGSEM with an 8-week strike mandate, pending negotiation progress for the renewal of their collective agreement.
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Published on: 25 Mar 2024
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
LABOUR DISPUTE AGSEM - TAs
Course Instructors/supervisors
In the event of a labour dispute, the University will continue its operations. The academic integrity of programs will be honoured, and students, faculty and staff will have the freedom to enter and exit the University building and grounds. The University wishes to take all measures necessary to ensure that students are not unduly affected by a strike, particularly the graduating class.
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Published on: 21 Mar 2024
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