±«ÓãÖ±²¥ News - AGSEM /channels/news_feeds/all/term/AGSEM/rss en AGSEM Unionization Drive /channels/channels/news/agsem-unionization-drive-357366 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>On Tuesday April 30th 2024, the Association of Graduate Students Employed at ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ (AGSEM) filed the attached petition for the certification of academic support workers employed by ±«ÓãÖ±²¥. 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></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">16 </span><span class="month">May </span><span class="year">2024</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 16 May 2024 15:37:17 +0000 webfull 200092 at /channels Agreement in principle with AGSEM (Teaching assistants) /channels/channels/news/agreement-principle-agsem-teaching-assistants-356854 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><i>The following message is being sent on behalf of ±«ÓãÖ±²¥â€™s Human Resources Department</i></p> <p><i>La version française suit.</i></p> <p>Dear members of the ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ Community,</p> <p>We are pleased to announce that ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ and the Association of Graduate Students Employed at ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ (AGSEM) reached an agreement in principle on April 15, 2024.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">17 </span><span class="month">April </span><span class="year">2024</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 17 Apr 2024 16:45:43 +0000 webfull 199518 at /channels Update on AGSEM (Teaching Assistant) Negotiations /channels/channels/news/update-agsem-teaching-assistant-negotiations-356612 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><i>The following message is being sent on behalf of ±«ÓãÖ±²¥â€™s Human Resources Department.</i></p> <p><i>La version française suit.</i></p> <p>Dear members of the ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ 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 ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ (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></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">5 </span><span class="month">April </span><span class="year">2024</span></div></div></div></div></div> Fri, 05 Apr 2024 19:34:40 +0000 webfull 199224 at /channels Teaching assistants on strike beginning on Monday /channels/channels/news/teaching-assistants-strike-beginning-monday-356360 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Saturday, March 23, 2024</p> <p><i>The following message is being sent on behalf of ±«ÓãÖ±²¥â€™s Human Resources Department </i></p> <p> </p> <p>Dear members of the ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ Community,</p> <p> </p> <p>The Association of Graduate Students Employed at ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ (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></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">25 </span><span class="month">March </span><span class="year">2024</span></div></div></div></div></div> Mon, 25 Mar 2024 19:55:34 +0000 webfull 198903 at /channels Frequently Asked Questions - Labour Dispute AGSEM - TAs /channels/channels/news/frequently-asked-questions-labour-dispute-agsem-tas-356263 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><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></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">21 </span><span class="month">March </span><span class="year">2024</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 21 Mar 2024 19:19:05 +0000 webfull 198755 at /channels AGSEM Invigilators vote in favour of the proposed agreement /channels/channels/news/agsem-invigilators-vote-favour-proposed-agreement-344130 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><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> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">7 </span><span class="month">December </span><span class="year">2022</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 07 Dec 2022 20:10:20 +0000 webfull 185147 at /channels Negotiation Update: AGSEM Invigilators /channels/channels/news/negotiation-update-agsem-invigilators-343446 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><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> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">10 </span><span class="month">November </span><span class="year">2022</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 10 Nov 2022 17:03:24 +0000 webfull 184407 at /channels AGSEM Unit 1 (teaching assistants): Start of negotiations /channels/channels/news/agsem-unit-1-teaching-assistants-start-negotiations-290550 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>The parties met on Sept. 17 and Sept. 27, 2018. They shared their respective proposals concerning the renewal of the collective agreement, which expired on June 30, 2018. Each party explained its proposals and a discussion plan for the various articles was established. Discussions around the articles pertaining to the objective of the agreement and to the definitions led to agreements which will be ratified at a subsequent meeting. Three meetings are planned in October and other meeting dates will soon be confirmed.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">11 </span><span class="month">October </span><span class="year">2018</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 11 Oct 2018 20:59:46 +0000 webfull 141922 at /channels