Sign the Concordia Declaration today!
Students need you now. An appeal from the GSA and CSU. Dear TAs and RAs at Concordia, This is a message from Robert Sonin (Graduate Students’ Association) and Lex Gill (Concordia Student Union), the Presidents of both the graduate and undergraduate students’ associations. Together our membership totals approximately 45,000 students and stakeholders at Concordia University. [...]
Are you a TA for an eConcordia Course?
TRAC wants to speak with you. After an increasing number of TAs assigned to eConcordia courses came forward last Fall semester complaining of obvious discrepancies between their job descriptions and their pay grades (among other problems), TRAC began to realize that this was an issue that affects many, if not all, eConcordia course TAs. We [...]
The McGill Daily – Commentary: Support your TAs
By the Editorial Board Published on November 21, 2011 Students may not realize it, but there’s another labour dispute brewing at McGill – one that has nothing to do with MUNACA. McGill’s teaching union, AGSEM, has been in negotiations with the administration over a new contract for TAs since March. Last Friday, after months of [...]
TRAC General Assembly
Please be advised that a General Assembly of the Teaching and Research Assistants at Concordia, local 12500 of the Public Service Alliance of Canada, has been called for: 12:00pm – 2:00pm 16 November 2011 Hall Building, H-110 1455 de Maisonneuve O. Metro Guy-Concordia Map Agenda 1. Call to Order 2. eConcordia 2.1 Missclassification [...]
Technical Problems Solved
TRAC experienced a number of technical problems with our web site and email over the last few months, including at least one successful attempt to hack our web site. If you have been trying to contacts us by email in the last few weeks, your email likely bounced. If you tried to access our web [...]
McGill Hiring Scabs
The Gazette reports that the Quebec Ministry of Labour has concluded that McGill University is hiring scabs to replace striking MUNACA workers: MONTREAL – An investigation commissioned by the Quebec Ministry of Labour has concluded that McGill University is employing illegal scabs to replace some of its striking non-academic employees. The ministry had received 57 [...]
Concordia Maintenance Workers Walk Out
The Syndicat Canadien des officiers de la marine marchand (SCOMM-SGW), the union representing maintenance workers on the Sir George Williams campus of Concordia University has walked out for a one day study day to communicate their frustration with Concordia University’s handling of their contract negotiations. The University’s handling of those contract negotiations has been to [...]
PSAC: This Labour Day, let’s build a people’s opposition
[francais ci-dessous] On this Labour Day, the Public Service Alliance of Canada commits to building a people’s movement to defend public services, reaching out to allies across Canada. The Conservative government plans to gut federal spending by $4 billion, only to hand $4 billion in tax cuts to corporations. It’s time to come together as [...]
MUNACA – DAY 1: Strike at McGill University
During the first day of strike at McGill University, members of MUNACA participated in massive numbers on the picket line. During the day, the PSAC and MUNACA asked the Quebec Minister of Labour to appoint a conciliator. This is intended to restart negotiations with McGill University. We await the response of the office of the [...]
McGill Staff Prepared to Strike on Thursday
The members of McGill University Non-Academic Certified Association (MUNACA) voted 88% in favour of a strike mandate last Wenesday. MUNACA represents about 1800 employees – library loans desk staff, the tech support people, people who work at the Service Point, departmental administrative staff, among others. From the MUNACA web site: Strike to Begin 6:00 am [...]
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