Negotiations with AGSEM (Invigilators) – February 25, 2026
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.
Negotiations with AGSEM (Academic Casuals) – February 25, 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.
Negotiations with MUNACA – February 20, 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.
Negotiations with AMUSE / PSAC
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.
Negotiations with the Downtown Trades Group – February 19, 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.
Negotiations with the Power Plant and Macdonald Campus Groups – February 19, 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.
Academic Casuals Unionization
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:
AGSEM Unionization Drive
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.
Liste des salariés au moment du dépôt de la requête
Agreement in principle with AGSEM (Teaching assistants)
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.
AMPFA files a petition for certification
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.
MCLIU Course Lecturers and Instructors Approve New Collective Agreement
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.
Update on AGSEM (Teaching Assistant) Negotiations
The following message is being sent on behalf of McGill’s Human Resources Department.
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Dear members of the McGill community,
Agreement in Principle: MCLIU Course Lecturers and Instructors
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.
Teaching assistants on strike beginning on Monday
Saturday, March 23, 2024
The following message is being sent on behalf of McGill’s Human Resources Department
Dear members of the McGill Community,
Frequently Asked Questions - Labour Dispute AGSEM - TAs
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS LABOUR DISPUTE AGSEM - TAs
Course Instructors/supervisors
