FrançaisThe Union Executive wishes you peaceful and happy holidays.
MCLIU, along with McGill’s other unions and associations, has been meeting with the Administration during the COVID-19 situation on a weekly basis in a forum called the Employees Group. Union concerns and other emergency issues are brought to the attention of the Administration during these meetings. The Provost has kindly accepted to create a focus group to discuss issues that will be brought to the attention of the McGill Emergency Operating Committee (EOC).
Some of the questions and concerns raised by MCLIU, for which we are waiting for replies, are the following:
- Summer courses: posting, allocation, and online deliveries
- The need for resources to deliver online coursse such as, and not limited to, equipment, computer, data/internet access, training, security and privacy
- Addressing both federal and provincial government emergency funds, given class cancellations
- Special attention where social distances will impact certain hiring units: nursing, music and other laboratory and field teaching courses.
Your Executive and Delegates Council are available to address any inquiries you may have. As information becomes available we will share it with you right away. In addition, don’t hesitate to contact your hiring unit’s chairs or director for any issue, concerns or resource needs.
In the meantime the Union would like to remind you of a few key resources available to Members:
If you have lost a teaching contract due to COVID-19, the Federal government is offering several resources, such as the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB). Please view the following link for further information and how to apply for these resources:
https://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance/economic-response-plan.html#individuals
https://www.canada.ca/fr/ministere-finances/plan-intervention-economique.html#particuliers
For online teaching resources please visit the following TLS sites:
Teaching remotely guide:
https://mcgill.ca/tls/files/tls/tls_teaching_remotely_guide.pdf.
https://mcgill.ca/tls/instructors/class-disruption.
Software use in courses: TLS site on Zoom for teaching
https://www.mcgill.ca/tls/instructors/class-disruption/tools/zoom
In this time of transition and online teaching, with all the issues it brings, the Union has made a point of clearly siting and reminding the Administration on your right to freedom of conscience and teaching inherent to an institution of Higher learning.
« Toute Chargée ou tout Chargé de cours bénéficie des libertés de conscience et d’enseignement inhérentes à une institution universitaire. »
Lastly, and most importantly, please keep safe.
MCLIU Executive
