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Academic Casuals Unionization

webfull — Mon, 19 Aug 2024 14:37:25 +0000

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:

Published: 19 August 2024

AGSEM Unionization Drive

webfull — Thu, 16 May 2024 15:37:17 +0000

On Tuesday April 30th 2024, the Association of Graduate Students Employed at �� (AGSEM) filed the attached petition for the certification of academic support workers employed by ��. The academic support workers in the attached list are targeted by this unionization drive.

Liste des salariés au moment du dépôt de la requête

Published: 16 May 2024

Agreement in principle with AGSEM (Teaching assistants)

webfull — Wed, 17 Apr 2024 16:45:43 +0000

The following message is being sent on behalf of ��’s Human Resources Department

La version française suit.

Dear members of the �� Community,

We are pleased to announce that �� and the Association of Graduate Students Employed at �� (AGSEM) reached an agreement in principle on April 15, 2024.

Published: 17 April 2024

AMPFA files a petition for certification

webfull — Thu, 11 Apr 2024 13:37:07 +0000

On Friday, April 5, 2024, Quebec's Tribunal administratif du travail -- the government body that oversees unionization -- notified �� that the Association of �� 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.

Published: 11 April 2024

MCLIU Course Lecturers and Instructors Approve New Collective Agreement

webfull — Tue, 09 Apr 2024 14:39:06 +0000

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.

Published: 9 April 2024

Update on AGSEM (Teaching Assistant) Negotiations

webfull — Fri, 05 Apr 2024 19:34:40 +0000

The following message is being sent on behalf of ��’s Human Resources Department.

La version française suit.

Dear members of the �� community,

As noted in my March 23 message, the Association of Graduate Students Employed at �� (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.

Published: 5 April 2024

Agreement in Principle: MCLIU Course Lecturers and Instructors

webfull — Tue, 02 Apr 2024 15:19:42 +0000

We are pleased to announce that, �� 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.

Published: 2 April 2024

Teaching assistants on strike beginning on Monday

webfull — Mon, 25 Mar 2024 19:55:34 +0000

Saturday, March 23, 2024

The following message is being sent on behalf of ��’s Human Resources Department

Dear members of the �� Community,

The Association of Graduate Students Employed at �� (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.

Published: 25 March 2024

Frequently Asked Questions - Labour Dispute AGSEM - TAs

webfull — Thu, 21 Mar 2024 19:19:05 +0000

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.

Published: 21 March 2024

Strike on February 13 for some professors in Law

webfull — Mon, 12 Feb 2024 16:48:22 +0000

Dear members of the �� Community,

The Association of �� Professors of Law (AMPL) has informed us of its intent to hold a day-long strike on Tuesday, February 13, 2024. This follows a vote on December 11, 2023, providing AMPL with a mandate to strike for as many as five days, pending negotiation progress for their first collective agreement.

�� recognizes the right to labour action within the parameters of the law and hopes that impacts on students and colleagues will be kept to a minimum.

Certain classes affected by strike action

Published: 12 February 2024

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Academic Casuals Unionization

AGSEM Unionization Drive

Agreement in principle with AGSEM (Teaching assistants)

AMPFA files a petition for certification

MCLIU Course Lecturers and Instructors Approve New Collective Agreement

Update on AGSEM (Teaching Assistant) Negotiations

Agreement in Principle: MCLIU Course Lecturers and Instructors

Teaching assistants on strike beginning on Monday

Frequently Asked Questions - Labour Dispute AGSEM - TAs

Strike on February 13 for some professors in Law

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