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from the teachers’ union at Collège Regina Assumpta, 7th strike day.

Photos and a movie from the Stand with Music Rally
June 28, 2022

Demonstrators demand Montreal’s McGill Conservatory of Music stay open
– CBC Montreal, June 28, 2022

More photos from the rally in slideshow format

As a follow-up to our Professional Development Fund announcement, the Union will be holding an info session on November 5, between 2:00-3:30, to go through the qualification, application and reimbursement process. We are looking forward to seeing you and answering your questions.

Please note that the deadline to submit your application to your Hiring Unit is November 30. The Union encourages all members who are on a Priority Points list to apply.

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including newly hired course lecturers

The Union will hold an info session for its members on Friday, August 20, 2021
from 10:00 am-noon via Zoom

During this session the Union executives will answer your questions and will explain the hybrid teaching nature of the Fall 2021 session.

Use this Zoom link to attend the info session

Save the Date
General Assembly (online)

Friday, September 17, 2021
from 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm via Zoom

On the Agenda: Application of the CA inculding Retro Payments, Hiring Contracts; Update on Arbitrations; Financial Update.

If you have any items that you would like to be discussed at this assembly, please send it to president@mcliu.ca.

Kindly RSVP. A Zoom link will be sent before the meeting to those who RSVP

The mandate of the current executives is coming to an end on December 7, 2020. In accordance with the MCLIU constitution the Union must hold elections prior to this date. Therefore, the Union has decided to hold an Annual General Assembly, where EC elections will take place, on December 4, 2020.

Date of the Assembly: Friday, December 4, 2020
Time: 3-5 pm
Location: via zoom (link will be sent at a later date)

The nomination period is now open, and the following positions are available for nominations:

• President
• Vice President
• Grievance Officer
• Communication and Mobilization Officer
• Budget Officer

The nomination form can be found here.

The deadline for nomination is Friday, November 27, 2020 at noon.

The incumbents running are:

• President – Raad Jassim (Faculty of Engineering)
• Vice President – Ahmad Munir (Faculty of Arts)
• Grievance Officer – Nick Papatheodorakos (Desautels)
• Comm & Mob Officer – Fabienne Cyrius (Desautels)

Budget Officer – Tariq Nizami (Desautels)

Other items on the agenda:

• President’s report
• Financial Statement 2020/21
• Welcome to New Delegates
• Collective Agreement Update

If you have any item that should be included in the agenda, please send it to the President at president@mcliu.ca no later than November 27, 2020.

Negotiation Status

Given the pandemic circumstances, the Union submitted a counter global proposal in a virtual meeting with the Employer on July 2. The offer is constructive and reasonable on all issues, such as TQRs, 15.03, longer preservation of Priority Points and related benefits, Professional Development Fund, length of Collective Agreement, compensation, exchange of information, and job security. We are awaiting the Employer’s response.

As for the support for technical equipment and computers, required for online teaching, the University refused to treat Course Lecturers equitably like other full-time faculty members and refused to provide us with funds to purchase required resources for online course delivery. The Union is working on resolving this issue.

August 21 Info Session

To welcome new Course Lecturers and Instructors, the Union will hold an information session on August 21, 2020 from 11:30 am – 1:00 pm via Zoom. The link for the session will be shared closer to the session date. Please attend this session to better understand your rights and obligations you have under the MCLIU Collective Agreement. Please RSVP at mail@mcliu.ca if you plan to attend this session.

Retirement of Minerva and Implementation of Workday (R2R)

You may have received an email from Human Resources explaining the transition from Minerva to a new interface called Workday. We would like to remind you that there are few sections of Minerva that won’t be readily available after July 31, 2020, and you would have to make a request if you need to access your data. For this reason, we advise you to download your relevant data prior to the following dates, if you wish to do so.

The Union held its Annual General Assembly June 29, 2020, online via Zoom. The meeting was very productive and interactive. Membership adopted the Union’s budget for the fiscal year 2020-2021 and approved its financial statements for the previous year. The meeting was also addressed by the FNEEQ President, Dr. Caroline Quesnel, who informed the membership that more than 10,000 Course Lecturers and Instructors of 12 unions and 10 Quebec universities are gathering to support unions who are in negotiations and their struggle for equity.

The Assembly also appointed the following 11 new delegates to the Union’s Delegates Council:

Finally, a comprehensive bargaining report was presented by the Chair of Bargaining Committee, Me. Nick Papatheodorakos, providing details of the Union demands that are still unresolved. The Assembly unanimously reaffirmed its resolve to fight for a fair and equitable collective agreement.

on Friday, March 13, 2020 from 4:00-6:00 pm
at 420, Sherbrooke West, Room 101

1. Call to Order
2. Designation of the Assembly Secretary
3. Approval of the Agenda
4. Approval of the Minutes from the GA of September 13, 2019
5. President’s Report
• Union activities and achievement during the past year
• Welcome to new delegates

Motion to accept President’s report
Moved by:    Seconded by:

6. Negotiation Committee report
7. Preamble to Mobilization: Caroline Quesnel (President of FNEEQ/CSN)
8. Mobilization Committee report (video): Diane Ford
9. Motion to Strike mandate – Vote
10. Adjournment