/hr/taxonomy/term/407/all en /hr/channels/news/academic-casuals-unionization-358489 <p>Following the petition filed by AGSEM on April 30, 2024, to certify the group of employees occupying a position classified as ‘’Academic Casuals’’, the <i>Tribunal administratif du Travail</i>, 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:</p> Mon, 19 Aug 2024 14:37:25 +0000 arpan.saha@mcgill.ca 11931 at /hr /hr/channels/news/agsem-unionization-drive-357366 <p>On Tuesday April 30th 2024, the Association of Graduate Students Employed at ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ (AGSEM) filed the attached petition for the certification of academic support workers employed by ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ. The academic support workers in the attached list are targeted by this unionization drive.</p> <p><a href="/hr/files/hr/liste_des_salaries_au_moment_du_depot_de_la_requete144635359.1_003.pdf" target="_blank">Liste des salariés au moment du dépôt de la requête</a></p> Thu, 16 May 2024 15:37:16 +0000 melanie.macarthur@mcgill.ca 11866 at /hr /hr/channels/news/agreement-principle-agsem-teaching-assistants-356854 <p><i>The following message is being sent on behalf of ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ’s Human Resources Department</i></p> <p><i>La version française suit.</i></p> <p>Dear members of the ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ Community,</p> <p>We are pleased to announce that ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ and the Association of Graduate Students Employed at ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ (AGSEM) reached an agreement in principle on April 15, 2024.</p> Wed, 17 Apr 2024 16:45:42 +0000 melanie.macarthur@mcgill.ca 11859 at /hr /hr/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 ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ that the Association of ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ 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 melanie.macarthur@mcgill.ca 11857 at /hr /hr/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 14:39:05 +0000 melanie.macarthur@mcgill.ca 11854 at /hr /hr/channels/news/update-agsem-teaching-assistant-negotiations-356612 <p><i>The following message is being sent on behalf of ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ’s Human Resources Department.</i></p> <p><i>La version française suit.</i></p> <p>Dear members of the ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ 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 ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ (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 melanie.macarthur@mcgill.ca 11852 at /hr /hr/channels/news/agreement-principle-mcliu-course-lecturers-and-instructors-356538 <p>We are pleased to announce that, ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ 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 melanie.macarthur@mcgill.ca 11839 at /hr /hr/channels/news/teaching-assistants-strike-beginning-monday-356360 <p>Saturday, March 23, 2024</p> <p><i>The following message is being sent on behalf of ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ’s Human Resources Department </i></p> <p> </p> <p>Dear members of the ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ Community,</p> <p> </p> <p>The Association of Graduate Students Employed at ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ (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.</p> Mon, 25 Mar 2024 19:55:34 +0000 melanie.macarthur@mcgill.ca 11836 at /hr /hr/channels/news/frequently-asked-questions-labour-dispute-agsem-tas-356263 <p style="text-align:center"><b>FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS<br /> LABOUR DISPUTE AGSEM - TAs</b></p> <p align="center"><b>Course Instructors/supervisors</b></p> <p>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.</p> Thu, 21 Mar 2024 19:19:05 +0000 melanie.macarthur@mcgill.ca 11835 at /hr /hr/channels/news/strike-february-13-some-professors-law-355353 <p>Dear members of the ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ Community,</p> <p>The Association of ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ 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.</p> <p>¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ 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.</p> <p><b>Certain classes affected by strike action</b></p> Mon, 12 Feb 2024 16:48:21 +0000 melanie.macarthur@mcgill.ca 11810 at /hr /hr/channels/news/out-province-remote-work-restrictions-352767 <div>Memorandum <p>To: HR Community and Hiring Managers</p> <p>From: Francis Desjardins, Director, Labour & Employee Relations</p> <p>Subject: Out of Province Remote Work Restrictions</p> <p>Date: November 9, 2023</p> <hr /> <p>Dear colleagues,</p></div> Wed, 15 Nov 2023 18:59:14 +0000 melanie.macarthur@mcgill.ca 11695 at /hr /hr/channels/news/recent-policy-updates-mpex-employees-350505 <p><b>Recent policy updates for MPEX employees</b></p> <p>Following discussions and consultations, ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ updated four policies that apply to MPEX employees. They include the policies on <i>Dispute Resolution</i>, <i>Parental Leaves</i>, <i>Salary Administration</i> and <i>Temporary Employment</i>.</p> <p><b>Why were the policies updated?</b></p> Wed, 06 Sep 2023 14:24:07 +0000 melanie.macarthur@mcgill.ca 11580 at /hr