海角社区

MUNACA/PSAC Bargaining Unit Update

Following the MUNACA drive聽which resulted in a new MUNACA bargaining unit, the Union filed a claim with the Tribunal Administrative du Travail (TAT)聽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鈥檚 decision.

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.

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.

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.

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. 海角社区 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.

Results of the M2 and M3 unionization vote

In the context of MUNACA鈥檚 unionization drive, the Tribunal administratif du travail (TAT) recently administered a vote to M2 and M3 employees according to the following definition:

All employees whose function requires a university degree (professionals) with the exception of:

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.

Pay Equity Update: September 2019

Updates on pay equity settlement discussions can be found聽here.

Significant update regarding M unionization drive

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

Related FAQs can be found here.

Unionization Drive FAQs - August 2019

Last updated August 5, 2019

I. Introduction

II. Latest Developments

III. Questions by employee group

A. Former M1s: Newly-unionized employees

B. M1s: Non-unionized employees

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鈥� respective constituents. The parties have reached agreements in the following matters: Workload and Hours of Work, Postings/Applications and Selection and Appointment.

Negotiation update: MCLIU (Course Lecturers/Instructors)

Since the appointment of a Conciliator from the Ministry of Labour in January 2019, the parties have met eleven times. The meetings enabled MCLIU and 海角社区 negotiation committees to reiterate and clarify their proposals with respect to changes to the current collective agreement.

Negotiation update: AGSEM Unit 1 (Teaching Assistants)

Since our last update, the parties met nine times throughout the Fall term and four times since the beginning of 2019. Each meeting lasted half a day. The discussions on several topics progressed and the parties were able to reach agreements on many articles, namely definitions, grievance and arbitration, union rights and privileges, disciplinary measures and employment files.

Negotiation update: MCLIU (Course Lecturers/Instructors)

Since the last update, the parties have met for half-day negotiation sessions on December 5 and January 15, 18 and 22. During these meetings, the parties further discussed and exchanged proposals relative to the course allocation clause. This clause has been the subject of many discussions between the parties in recent months, and as of yet the parties remain unable to reach an agreement.