Author: James Newman

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Dear members, 

The Executive of the Association of McGill Professors of Law (AMPL) has called a one-day strike tomorrow, Tuesday February 13. You can find the AMPL’s full statement here on why the strike action is necessary.

We stand in solidarity with the AMPL and believe every worker has a right to fair wages and working conditions. We remind you that per our Collective Agreement, as members, you have the right to choose to not cross a picket line:

Article 18.02 If an employee believes that, as a matter of conscience, they cannot cross a picket line, this act of conscience will be respected, and no penalty will be imposed other than non-payment for the period during which services were not rendered. Employees who take that position will be expected to so advise their supervisor, department head or chair, as the case may be, and arrangements will be made to deduct the appropriate amounts from their salaries

For any questions about the AMPL’s strike action please reach out to: evanfoxdecent@gmail.com (AMPL President) 

For any questions about your rights to not cross a picket line (Article 18) or other MUNACA-related questions please reach out to reception@munaca.com

In solidarity,

MUNACA

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The Bargaining Priorities Survey for the upcoming round of negotiations is now live and awaiting your responses.

We strongly encourage all members to fill out the survey in either English or French. All responses will be used to set the demands for this round of negotiations. It is important that you and your coworkers identify your needs and priorities for strong and representative negotiations. Please check your McGill inbox for links to the survey.

The survey takes approximately 15-20 minutes to complete and aims to ask about all facets of the Collective Agreement. You can start the survey, save your results and finish it later. However please submit it by Monday, February 5th, 2024 when the Negotiations Committee will begin compiling responses.

The results will be presented for review and approval to the membership in a Special General Meeting in the coming weeks. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to send them to negotiations@munaca.com

In solidarity,
The MUNACA Negotiations Committee

Alex Abruzzese-Goyette, Thomas Chalmers, Sherrie Child, Sophie Hough-Martin, David Roseman, Robin Stanford.

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Nomination procedures:

The nomination period will start effective immediately, Tuesday, January 9, 2024 and will continue until Friday, February 2, 2024 at 17:00. Details of the election procedure will be sent out after that date.

Please mail to Chief Returning Officer, c/o MUNACA, 3483 Peel Street, Montreal, QC H3A 1W7 OR email your nominations to elections@munaca.com by Friday, February 2, 2024 at 17:00.

Seventeen (17) positions of the Union Council are up for election:

(1) Vice-President (Labour Relations) must submit a nomination form signed by ten (10) members in good standing from any campus.
(1) Vice-President (M Affairs) must submit a nomination form signed by ten (10) members in good standing from any campus.
(1) Vice-President (Communications) must submit a nomination form signed by ten (10) members in good standing from any campus.
(1) Chair of Communications Committee must submit a nomination form signed by five (5) members in good standing from any campus.
(1) Chair of Grievance Committee must submit a nomination form signed by five (5) members in good standing from any campus.
(1) Chair of Solidarity Committee must submit a nomination form signed by five (5) members in good standing from any campus.
(5) Chief Steward/District Head – Downtown Campus must submit a nomination form signed by five (5) members in good standing from the Downtown campus.
(4) Chief Steward/District Head – Macdonald Campus (including Gault Estate) must submit a nomination form signed by five (5) members in good standing from the Macdonald campus.
(2) Chief Steward/District Head – Glen Campus (including Solin Hall) must submit a nomination form signed by five (5) members in good standing from the Glen campus.

All nominations must be accompanied with a pensketch of 400 words or less in English and 450 words or less in French.

Website or social media links are not permitted in the pensketch but may be used during the campaign. The candidate’s pensketch must be submitted in both French and English.

If a candidate would like MUNACA to provide translation of the pensketch, they must send it to research@munaca.com no later than Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at noon.

The translation will be returned to them before the nomination deadline. Please note that this is only a translation service and does not constitute the submission of the nomination itself. Candidates have no obligation to use this service and may translate the pensketch themselves, however pensketches that are not submitted in both French and English will not be accepted. The candidate must ensure that word limit is not surpassed in the final version.

For information on the roles of Chief Steward/District Head, Chairs of Standing Committees and Executive Officers, please see the MUNACA by-laws.  

Mary Chin
Chief Returning Officer

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Today, December 6th marks the 34th anniversary of one of the most brutal mass killings in Canadian history at Ecole Polytechnique. Today we take time to reflect upon violence against women. We take some time to consider the impact this horrible act had on not only the 14 women who were viciously murdered simply because they were women but on the impact it has had on their friends, families and love ones and on our society as a whole. Please keep these women in your thoughts and hearts today.

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SSMU have created a survey and want to hear from you! Your opinions on campus dining are crucial in shaping the future of our food experience. Whether you’re a student, faculty member, or staff, your feedback will help enhance the diversity, quality, and overall satisfaction of the food services on campus.

https://blocksurvey.io/ssmu-mcgill-campus-food-survey-LgypD2tbTi2qMMKp0J0oHw?v=l