The Association of McGill University Support Employees (AMUSE/Casuals)/Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) and McGill University have agreed on all aspects of a new collective agreement.
The final elements were agreed on at a meeting the two parties held earlier today, in the presence of the conciliator appointed by the ministère du Travail.
The parties met for a full day on November 18 in the presence of the conciliator appointed by the ministère du Travail.
They discussed the non-monetary elements that had not been resolved yet, as well as the monetary elements. Several proposals and counter-proposals were made and progress was achieved.
The parties agreed to meet again on Friday, November 25.
This update is meant to inform the community about ongoing negotiations and has been validated by the union.
The parties met on November 10 in the presence of the conciliator appointed by the ministère du Travail.
The employer submitted as planned a global offer that includes its proposals on the granting of McGill ID cards and the Work Study program, as well as its proposal on the various monetary elements.
The parties discussed the monetary proposal, after which the union submitted a counter-proposal on the monetary elements and the Work Study program.
The parties met in the presence of the conciliator on Friday, October 28 and resumed their exploratory discussions on the applicability of the article on the posting and the granting of assignments for assignments governed by financial aid programs such as the Work Study Program.
Several proposals were made by each of the parties. The discussions did not however lead to an agreement on this topic.
The parties met for a full day on October 24 in the presence of the conciliator. The parties agreed to conduct exploratory discussions on two non-monetary topics and then move on to monetary topics if they managed to agree on the non-monetary topics.
The two non-monetary topics were: a) the applicability of the article on the posting and the granting of assignments for assignments governed by financial aid programs such as the Work Study Program, and b) mechanisms surrounding the issuance of ID cards to non-student employees covered by the agreement.
The parties met on October 14 in the presence of the conciliator appointed by the ministère du Travail.
The employer presented the results of the costing of the monetary demands submitted by the union at the last meeting. The employer answered the union’s questions related to this costing exercise.
The parties met on September 12 and 14 in the presence of the conciliator appointed by the ministère du Travail.
