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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:

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Published on: 19 Aug 2024

On Tuesday April 30th 2024, the Association of Graduate Students Employed at ۲ݮƵ (AGSEM) filed the attached petition for the certification of academic support workers employed by ۲ݮƵ. The academic support workers in the attached list are targeted by this unionization drive.

Liste des salariés au moment du dépôt de la requête

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Published on: 16 May 2024

The following message is being sent on behalf of ۲ݮƵ’s Human Resources Department

La version française suit.

Dear members of the ۲ݮƵ Community,

We are pleased to announce that ۲ݮƵ and the Association of Graduate Students Employed at ۲ݮƵ (AGSEM) reached an agreement in principle on April 15, 2024.

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Published on: 17 Apr 2024

On Friday, April 5, 2024, Quebec's Tribunal administratif du travail -- the government body that oversees unionization -- notified ۲ݮƵ that the Association of ۲ݮƵ 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.

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Published on: 11 Apr 2024

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.

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Published on: 9 Apr 2024

The following message is being sent on behalf of ۲ݮƵ’s Human Resources Department.

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Dear members of the ۲ݮƵ community,

As noted in my March 23 message, the Association of Graduate Students Employed at ۲ݮƵ (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.

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Published on: 5 Apr 2024

We are pleased to announce that, ۲ݮƵ 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.

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Published on: 2 Apr 2024

Saturday, March 23, 2024

The following message is being sent on behalf of ۲ݮƵ’s Human Resources Department

Dear members of the ۲ݮƵ Community,

The Association of Graduate Students Employed at ۲ݮƵ (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.

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Published on: 25 Mar 2024

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.

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Published on: 21 Mar 2024

Dear members of the ۲ݮƵ Community,

The Association of ۲ݮƵ 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.

۲ݮƵ 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

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Published on: 12 Feb 2024
Memorandum

To: HR Community and Hiring Managers

From: Francis Desjardins, Director, Labour & Employee Relations

Subject: Out of Province Remote Work Restrictions

Date: November 9, 2023


Dear colleagues,

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Published on: 15 Nov 2023

Recent policy updates for MPEX employees

Following discussions and consultations, ۲ݮƵ updated four policies that apply to MPEX employees. They include the policies on Dispute Resolution, Parental Leaves, Salary Administration and Temporary Employment.

Why were the policies updated?

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Published on: 6 Sep 2023

Recent policy updates for MPEX employees

Following discussions and consultations, ۲ݮƵ updated four policies that apply to MPEX employees. They include the policies on Dispute Resolution, Parental Leaves, Salary Administration and Temporary Employment.

Why were the policies updated?

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Published on: 1 Sep 2023

PUBLISHED: 27 July 2023

On June 19, 2023, the Pension Administration Committee of the ۲ݮƵ University Pension Plan was advised that Retraite Québec will be ending their participation in the reciprocal transfer agreement. This agreement allowed for pension transfers between Québec universities and eligible public-sector pension plans administered by Retraite Québec.

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Published on: 30 Aug 2023

The CIRM team welcomes Hélène Laurin to the position of Communications Supervisor.

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Published on: 25 Aug 2023

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