/channels/taxonomy/term/9662/all en /channels/channels/news/ampfa-files-petition-certification-356716 <p>On Friday, April 5, 2024, Quebec's Tribunal administratif du travail -- the government body that oversees unionization -- notified ÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û that the Association of ÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û Professors of the Faculty of Arts (AMPFA) has filed a petition for certification.</p> <p>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.</p> Thu, 11 Apr 2024 13:37:07 +0000 webfull 199349 at /channels /channels/channels/news/mcliu-course-lecturers-and-instructors-approve-new-collective-agreement-356658 <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> Tue, 09 Apr 2024 14:39:06 +0000 webfull 199281 at /channels /channels/channels/news/update-agsem-teaching-assistant-negotiations-356612 <p><i>The following message is being sent on behalf of ÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û’s Human Resources Department.</i></p> <p><i>La version française suit.</i></p> <p>Dear members of the ÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û community,</p> <p>As noted in my March 23 <a href="/hr/channels/news/teaching-assistants-strike-beginning-monday-356360" target="_blank">message</a>, the Association of Graduate Students Employed at ÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û (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.</p> Fri, 05 Apr 2024 19:34:40 +0000 webfull 199224 at /channels /channels/channels/news/agreement-principle-mcliu-course-lecturers-and-instructors-356538 <p>We are pleased to announce that, ÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û and MCLIU Course Lecturers and Instructors reached an agreement in principle on March 25th.</p> <p>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.</p> Tue, 02 Apr 2024 15:19:42 +0000 webfull 199146 at /channels /channels/channels/news/mcliu-course-lecturers-and-instructors-and-mcgill-348182 <p>On November 2, 2022, ÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û and MCLIU exchanged their respective proposals for the renewal of the agreement which expired on August 31, 2022. The parties subsequently met on a regular basis and progressed on the non-monetary clauses. On March 30, 2023, the Union tabled its monetary demands and on April 27, employer representatives presented a comprehensive proposal on the non-monetary elements as well as ÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û’s monetary proposal. The parties will continue their discussions in a meeting scheduled for May 24.</p> Thu, 04 May 2023 18:37:11 +0000 webfull 189487 at /channels /channels/channels/news/proposed-agreements-ratified-3-seu-units-348018 <p>We are pleased to announce that the proposed agreements to SEU: Facilities Management - Student Housing Services - Dining Services - Faculty Club, Printing Services and Data Centre employees were ratified by membership in General Assemblies over several days and completed on April 22.</p> <p>The current agreement expired on November 7, 2021. The new agreement will come into effect upon signature by the parties and will expire on April 3, 2027.</p> <p>The parties will finalize and sign the texts of the new agreements and share the detailed terms with the community in the coming weeks.</p> Tue, 25 Apr 2023 16:43:13 +0000 webfull 189281 at /channels /channels/channels/news/post-doctoral-fellows-ratify-new-collective-agreement-347854 <p>We are pleased to announce that the AMURE union representing Post-Doctoral Fellows held a General Assembly and voted in favor of the proposed new collective agreement.</p> <p>The parties are working on finalising the documents in preparation for the signature of the new collective agreement. Information sessions will soon be organised to share the details of this new agreement with the community. The new agreement will come in effect on the date of signature by the parties and will expire on May 31, 2026.</p> Wed, 19 Apr 2023 13:06:02 +0000 webfull 189087 at /channels /channels/channels/news/tentative-agreement-reached-3-seu-units-347622 <p>We are pleased to announce that a tentative agreement was reached on April 4<sup>th</sup> between ÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û and three bargaining units represented by SEU: Facilities Management - Student Housing Services - Dining Services - Faculty Club, Printing Services and Data Centre. The Union will soon invite its membership to general assemblies to vote on the proposed new collective agreements. We will share the results of the votes which should be completed at the latest on April 22.</p> <p><i>This message has been issued jointly by SEU Local 800 (FTQ) and ÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û.</i></p> Thu, 06 Apr 2023 13:28:14 +0000 webfull 188823 at /channels /channels/channels/news/negotiation-update-post-doctoral-fellows-347484 <p>We are pleased to announce that the parties reached a tentative agreement on March 28 and that the Union will soon invite its membership to a General Assembly to vote on the proposed new collective agreement. The parties have agreed not to communicate the contents of the agreement until the vote has taken place.</p> Thu, 30 Mar 2023 13:46:46 +0000 webfull 188703 at /channels /channels/channels/news/negotiation-update-amure-research-associates-and-research-assistants-346168 <p>Negotiations for the renewal of the collective agreement for Research Assistants and Associates between AMURE and ÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û began in the Fall of 2022. The parties have been meeting on a regular basis and have been able to discuss and come to agreement on a number of non-monetary elements.</p> Thu, 16 Feb 2023 19:02:37 +0000 webfull 187335 at /channels /channels/channels/news/agsem-invigilators-vote-favour-proposed-agreement-344130 <p>The AGSEM Unit 2-Union of Invigilators held its General Assembly on November 17, 2022 to present the tentative agreement to its members. We are pleased to announce that members voted in favor of the proposed new collective agreement. The current agreement expired on April 30, 2020. The new agreement will come into effect upon signature by the parties and will expire on December 1, 2025.</p> Wed, 07 Dec 2022 20:10:20 +0000 webfull 185147 at /channels /channels/channels/news/negotiation-update-agsem-invigilators-343446 <p>We are pleased to inform you that, after nineteen months of negotiations between the parties, a tentative agreement with AGSEM for the Invigilators was reached on November 1<sup>st</sup> with the support of a conciliator appointed by the Ministry of Labor.</p> <p>The union will hold an assembly on November 17<sup>th </sup>for their members to vote on the tentative agreement.</p> <p>We will keep you posted on the vote results as soon as we know.</p> Thu, 10 Nov 2022 17:03:24 +0000 webfull 184407 at /channels /channels/channels/news/negotiation-update-post-doctoral-fellows-343442 <p>Negotiations for Post-doctoral Fellows (Researchers) between AMURE and ÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û began in June of 2021 and the parties have met regularly since then. The parties have been able to discuss and come to agreement on several non-monetary elements within the collective agreement. In February 2022, the parties obtained the assistance of a Conciliator appointed by the Ministère du Travail to assist them in progressing towards an agreement.</p> Thu, 10 Nov 2022 16:35:55 +0000 webfull 184403 at /channels /channels/channels/news/munaca-new-collective-agreement-342031 <p>We are pleased to announce that the negotiation between ÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û and MUNACA has now come to an end, after two years of discussions.</p> <p>The appointment of an arbitrator by the Ministry of Labour allowed the parties to agree on more topics during the recent months of July and August, until she rendered a decision on the last item in dispute on September 9, 2022.</p> Mon, 19 Sep 2022 13:42:44 +0000 webfull 182644 at /channels /channels/channels/news/seu-trades-powerhouse-downtown-and-macdonald-campus-339953 <p>We are pleased to announce that all three units of the Service Employees Union (SEU) have voted in favour of the proposed new collective agreement. Following the vote last week by the Downtown Campus Trades Bargaining Unit, the Trades and Powerhouse employees of the Macdonald campus and Downtown Powerhouse employees represented by SEU completed their vote on June 15.</p> <p>The current agreement expired on May 31, 2019. The new agreement will come into effect upon signature by the parties and will expire on May 31, 2025.</p> Fri, 17 Jun 2022 19:42:35 +0000 webfull 180584 at /channels