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Agreement in Principle: MCLIU Course Lecturers and Instructors

We are pleased to announce that, following more than two years of collective agreement negotiations between the parties, McGill and MCLIU Course Lecturers and Instructors reached an agreement in principle on October 30th.

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.

Published: 9 Nov 2020

Update on negotiations with MUNACA

On September 10, 2020, the University met with MUNACA union representatives to begin negotiating the first collective agreement of their new bargaining unit accredited by the Tribunal Administratif du Travail on August 2, 2019. The parties agreed to meet on a weekly basis in order to ensure the progression of the negotiation.

Published: 14 Oct 2020

Update: AGSEM TAs Approve New Collective Agreement

After several information sessions outlining the content of the proposed agreement, the Association of Graduate Students employed at McGill (AGSEM-FNEEQ) held its general assembly online on September 30. Members voted in favor of the proposed new collective agreement. The current agreement expired on June 30, 2018; the new agreement will end on July 31, 2023.

Published: 7 Oct 2020

Negotiation update: Agreement in Principle: AGSEM Teaching Assistants

Following almost two years of negotiations between the parties, an agreement in principle was reached on July 9th in presence of the Conciliator appointed by the Ministry of Labour.

The parties’ negotiation committees have agreed to recommend the contents of this collective agreement to their respective constituents, and to keep the details confidential until the Union has had an opportunity to share them with its members.

Published: 2 Sep 2020

Negotiation update: SEU Trades & Powerhouse - Downtown and Macdonald Campus

Since the last update on January 9th, 7 full day meetings in person and 11 half day online meetings took place between SEU Union representatives for Trades and Powerhouse / Macdonald and Downtown campuses and University representatives.

Published: 7 Jul 2020

Update: AGSEM Unionization Drive

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. 

 

Published: 2 Jul 2020

MUNACA/PSAC Bargaining Unit Update

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.

Published: 5 Feb 2020

Negotiation update: SEU Trades & Powerhouse - Downtown and Macdonald Campus

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.

Published: 9 Jan 2020

Negotiation update: MCLIU (Course Lecturers/Instructors)

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.

Published: 7 Jan 2020

Negotiation update: AGSEM Unit 1 (Teaching Assistants)

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.

Published: 6 Jan 2020

Flexible Work Arrangements Pilot Program

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.

Published: 13 Dec 2019

Negotiation update: SEU Trades & Powerhouse - Downtown and Macdonald Campus

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.

Published: 29 Oct 2019

Significant update regarding M unionization drive

The attached memo published on August 5, 2019, describes significant updates regarding the M unionization drive.

Related FAQs can be found here.

Published: 5 Aug 2019

Unionization Drive FAQs - August 2019

Last updated August 5, 2019

Contents

I. Introduction

II. Latest Developments

III. Questions by employee group

A. Former M1s: Newly-unionized employees

B. M1s: Non-unionized employees

Published: 5 Aug 2019

Negotiation update: AGSEM Unit 1 (Teaching Assistants)

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.

Published: 9 Jul 2019

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