±«ÓãÖ±²¥ News - AMUSE /channels/news_feeds/all/term/AMUSE/rss en Negotiation Update - AMUSE (Casual Employees) /channels/channels/news/negotiation-update-amuse-casual-employees-335920 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><b><u>Agreement in principle – AMUSE</u></b><b><u>/PSAC non-academic casual employees</u></b></p> <p>We are pleased to announce that following a year and half of collective agreement negotiations between the parties, ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ and AMUSE (AMUSE/PSAC) reached an agreement in principle on December 16, 2021.</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></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">December </span><span class="year">2021</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 21 Dec 2021 21:21:47 +0000 webfull 175918 at /channels Negotiation Update: AMUSE (Casual Employees) /channels/channels/news/negotiation-update-amuse-casual-employees-333811 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Since June 30, 2021, the parties have met 4 times to discuss their respective monetary proposals. Discussions are progressing, and the parties have discussed monetary items such as:</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">30 </span><span class="month">September </span><span class="year">2021</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 30 Sep 2021 14:33:51 +0000 webfull 173584 at /channels Negotiation Update: AMUSE (Floor Fellows) /channels/channels/news/negotiation-update-amuse-floor-fellows-333810 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Since June 8, 2021, the parties have met 5 times in the presence of the Conciliator appointed by the Ministry of Labour.</p> <p>The parties have engaged in exploratory and detailed discussions regarding the inclusion of Student Housing and Hospitality’s principles and values in the collective agreement, the guest sign-in policy for staff, and the number of guests permitted in an employee’s room.</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">30 </span><span class="month">September </span><span class="year">2021</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 30 Sep 2021 14:31:37 +0000 webfull 173583 at /channels Negotiation Update: AMUSE (Casual Employees) /channels/channels/news/negotiation-update-amuse-casual-employees-331709 <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 September 22, 2020, the parties met to exchange non-monetary proposals for the renewal of the collective agreement for non-academic casuals. The collective agreement expired on May 31, 2020. Since then, the Parties have met 17 times for half-day virtual sessions. Several non-monetary items have been agreed upon between the parties, including:</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">30 </span><span class="month">June </span><span class="year">2021</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 30 Jun 2021 14:50:17 +0000 webfull 171356 at /channels Negotiation Update: AMUSE (Floor Fellows) /channels/channels/news/negotiation-update-amuse-floor-fellows-331708 <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 September 29, 2020, the parties met to exchange non-monetary proposals for the renewal of the collective agreement for Floor Fellows. The collective agreement expired on July 3, 2020. Since then, the Parties have met 19 times for half-day virtual sessions. Several non-monetary items have been agreed upon between the parties, including:</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">30 </span><span class="month">June </span><span class="year">2021</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 30 Jun 2021 14:46:14 +0000 webfull 171355 at /channels Negotiation update: AMUSE (Floor Fellows) /channels/news/negotiation-update-amuse-floor-fellows-267726 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Floor Fellows, represented by AMUSE, held a special general assembly on April 13, 2017 during which members voted to approve the proposed collective agreement. This is a positive and important milestone; the Union and the University look ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ to receiving final approvals from individuals with pending claims before the CNESST, and from the CNESST itself.</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">19 </span><span class="month">April </span><span class="year">2017</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 19 Apr 2017 15:50:10 +0000 webfull 127139 at /channels Update on negotiations with AMUSE (Floor Fellows) /channels/news/update-negotiations-amuse-floor-fellows-267406 <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 March 23, an agreement in principle was reached between the parties relative to outstanding CNESST claims and to the terms of a first collective agreement. The Union’s executive will submit the terms of the proposed collective agreement to members for ratification in the coming days. If ratified by the Union’s membership, the collective agreement will be in effect for three years following the date of its signature.</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">30 </span><span class="month">March </span><span class="year">2017</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 30 Mar 2017 19:55:38 +0000 webfull 126760 at /channels AMUSE Floor Fellows: Negotiation Update /channels/news/amuse-floor-fellows-negotiation-update-265698 <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 February 9, following the filing of a request for an injunction by AMUSE / Floor Fellows, ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ and the Union appeared in Quebec Superior Court. The injunction, as requested by AMUSE / Floor Fellows, would have required ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ to immediately begin paying an hourly wage to Floor Fellows in addition to the free room and board which they currently receive. This request was denied by the Court. Another hearing date has been scheduled on May 5, 2017 to weigh the merits of the case more fully.</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">February </span><span class="year">2017</span></div></div></div></div></div> Fri, 10 Feb 2017 15:32:35 +0000 webfull 124803 at /channels AMUSE Floor Fellows: Negotiation Update /channels/news/amuse-floor-fellows-negotiation-update-265665 <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 February 6, representatives of the Union and ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ met in the presence of the Arbitrator appointed by the Ministry of Labour, to establish their positions and discuss next steps for negotiations on a first collective agreement. This meeting was held following ±«ÓãÖ±²¥â€™s decision not to endorse an agreement that includes both free room &amp; board and wages for work performed.</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">8 </span><span class="month">February </span><span class="year">2017</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 08 Feb 2017 20:38:14 +0000 webfull 124758 at /channels AMUSE/Casuals and ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ sign a new collective agreement /channels/news/amusecasuals-and-mcgill-sign-new-collective-agreement-265503 <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 January 30<sup>th</sup>, the Association of ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ Support Employees (AMUSE/Casuals) / Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) and ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ signed a new collective agreement. This is the second collective agreement with this unit and it will last 40 months with an expiry date of May 31<sup>st</sup>, 2020.</p> <p>The negotiation of this collective agreement took place over a period of 18 months, in which there were 24 negotiation meetings. Eleven of these meetings were held with the assistance of a conciliator appointed by the Ministry of Labour.</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">1 </span><span class="month">February </span><span class="year">2017</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 01 Feb 2017 20:40:28 +0000 webfull 124573 at /channels