/channels/taxonomy/term/578/all en /channels/channels/news/post-doctoral-fellows-ratify-new-collective-agreement-347854 <p>We are pleased to announce that the AMURE union representing Post-Doctoral Fellows held a General Assembly and voted in favor of the proposed new collective agreement.</p> <p>The parties are working on finalising the documents in preparation for the signature of the new collective agreement. Information sessions will soon be organised to share the details of this new agreement with the community. The new agreement will come in effect on the date of signature by the parties and will expire on May 31, 2026.</p> Wed, 19 Apr 2023 13:06:02 +0000 webfull 189087 at /channels /channels/channels/news/negotiation-update-post-doctoral-fellows-347484 <p>We are pleased to announce that the parties reached a tentative agreement on March 28 and that the Union will soon invite its membership to a General Assembly to vote on the proposed new collective agreement. The parties have agreed not to communicate the contents of the agreement until the vote has taken place.</p> Thu, 30 Mar 2023 13:46:46 +0000 webfull 188703 at /channels /channels/channels/news/negotiation-update-amure-research-associates-and-research-assistants-346168 <p>Negotiations for the renewal of the collective agreement for Research Assistants and Associates between AMURE and ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ began in the Fall of 2022. The parties have been meeting on a regular basis and have been able to discuss and come to agreement on a number of non-monetary elements.</p> Thu, 16 Feb 2023 19:02:37 +0000 webfull 187335 at /channels /channels/channels/news/agreement-principle-amure-research-associates-research-assistants-286921 <p>On April 26, an agreement in principle was reached between the parties regarding the terms of their collective agreement. Previously, research associates and research assistants were part of separate bargaining units, whose collective agreements expired in April 2016. They have since merged into a single bargaining unit.</p> Fri, 27 Apr 2018 19:57:43 +0000 webfull 137676 at /channels /channels/news/update-negotiations-amure-research-associates-and-research-assistants-263816 <p>The parties met on October 20 and 21. They discussed and agreed on the content of the articles pertaining to leaves without pay, to union activities (non-monetary aspects), to the reimbursement of expenses and to temporary alternate work arrangement.</p> <p>The parties also agreed on the content of two agreement letters related to Human Resources information systems, as well as ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ ID cards and library access.</p> <p>The parties also addressed the health and safety clause, a discussion which will be resumed at the next meeting, set for November 4.</p> Fri, 28 Oct 2016 18:06:44 +0000 webfull 122568 at /channels /channels/channels/news/updated-templates-research-associates-assistants-appointments-reappointments-and-postings-228957 <h3>Sent on behalf of Labour & Employee Relations, Human Resources</h3> <h2>Updated Templates for Research Associates’ & Assistants’ Appointments, Reappointments and Postings</h2> Tue, 25 Jun 2013 15:39:57 +0000 webfull 97128 at /channels /channels/news/update-negotiations-amure-research-associates-and-research-assistants-266562 <p>On February 17, the parties met in the presence of a conciliator appointed by the Ministry of Labour – their second such meeting. ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ presented the Union with a French translation of eight articles agreed upon by both parties in previous meetings, and the Union will review these texts in the coming days. The parties will work together with the aim of finalizing them at the next meeting.</p> Wed, 22 Feb 2017 18:35:14 +0000 webfull 125723 at /channels /channels/news/update-negotiations-amure-postdoctoral-researchers-264180 <p>The parties met on November 7 and ratified the articles that had been agreed on at the previous meeting. These account for a significant portion of the agreement under negotiation. Three more articles – pertaining to grievances, disciplinary measures and termination notices – were discussed, agreed to and ratified. A few remaining articles still need to be discussed.</p> <p>The next meeting is set for November 21.</p> <p><em>This update is meant to inform the community about ongoing negotiations and has been validated by the union.</em></p> <p> </p> Wed, 16 Nov 2016 18:20:44 +0000 webfull 123034 at /channels /channels/news/update-negotiations-amure-research-associates-and-research-assistants-262966 <p>The first two negotiation meetings regarding the renewal of the collective agreements of research associates and research assistants – now part of the same accreditation unit – were held on Sept. 15 and 16. The parties agreed to issue joint statements on the progress of the negotiations throughout the process.</p> Thu, 22 Sep 2016 18:13:30 +0000 webfull 121493 at /channels /channels/news/negotiation-update-amure-research-associates-assistants-267574 <p>The parties met on March 21 in the presence of a Conciliator appointed by the Ministry of Labour. They presented their monetary proposals and addressed each other’s questions. The employer committed to assessing the financial implications of the Union’s proposal and will share this assessment at their next meeting, scheduled for April 26. Two additional meetings are scheduled for May.</p> Mon, 10 Apr 2017 13:33:28 +0000 webfull 126969 at /channels /channels/news/tentative-agreement-reached-amurepostdoctoral-researchers-264495 <p>The Association of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ University Research Employees (AMURE) unit representing postdoctoral researchers and ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ University have agreed on all aspects of a first collective agreement. The final elements were agreed on at a meeting the two parties held on November 25.</p> <p>The University will soon submit the tentative agreement for approval to ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s senior leadership. The union and the University will then finalize the text of the agreement and the union will submit it to the vote of its membership at a date to be communicated later.</p> Fri, 25 Nov 2016 22:22:27 +0000 webfull 123386 at /channels /channels/news/update-negotiations-amure-research-associates-and-research-assistants-263188 <p>The parties met on September 22 and 23 and made progress on several non-monetary clauses. They reached agreements on the articles pertaining to relations between the parties, intellectual property and conduct of research, copies of the collective agreement, the labour relations committee and the grievance procedure. Following a discussion, the parties agreed that it was not necessary to include additional language related to workers solidarity, academic freedom and ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ governance.</p> <p>The parties were scheduled to meet again on September 30.</p> Mon, 03 Oct 2016 13:39:02 +0000 webfull 121749 at /channels /channels/channels/news/negotiations-resume-amure-224615 <p><em><a href="/hr/" target="_blank">ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Human Resources</a> has asked <a href="/research">Research and International Relations</a> to relay updates on the University’s negotiations with AMURE, the union representing research associates and assistants.</em></p> <p><em>Please see the following message and share the information as you deem appropriate. If you have questions, please contact Human Resources at 514-398-4747 or <span><span>hr.hr</span> [at] <span>mcgill.ca</span></span>.</em></p> <hr /> <p></p> Fri, 25 Jan 2013 17:15:38 +0000 webfull 94329 at /channels /channels/news/update-negotiations-amure-research-associates-and-research-assistants-264690 <p>The parties met on November 4 and 11. They shared their objectives and constraints related to the posting mechanisms for positions of research associates, research assistants and casual research assistants.</p> <p>They discussed topics such as centralized posting tools, priority for ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ employees, employee selection criteria, duration of contracts, advice for employees who are relocating/have relocated from other countries, availability list and several other topics related to staffing activities.</p> Wed, 07 Dec 2016 21:15:19 +0000 webfull 123609 at /channels /channels/news/update-negotiations-amure-research-associates-and-research-assistants-263384 <p>The parties met on September 30 and on October 4 and discussed several topics. They reached agreements on the clauses pertaining to arbitration and disciplinary measures. The parties also discussed the question of employee privacy and agreed to add some language to that effect in the collective agreement. They initiated discussions on the topic of employee probation and decided to resume this discussion when the article related to posting, appointments and reappointments is addressed.</p> Tue, 11 Oct 2016 20:35:12 +0000 webfull 122020 at /channels