MUNACA seeks to advance support staff bargaining through conciliation
February 17, 2026
McGill University Non-Academic Certified Association (MUNACA), a PSAC-Quebec directly chartered local representing close to 2,000 support staff, filed for conciliation with the Quebec labour minister last Friday in an effort to accelerate the bargaining process and come to a negotiated agreement.
Three key issues
Although the collective agreement expired on May 31, 2024 and some 30 bargaining sessions have been held, progress has been sluggish and most of the issues remain unresolved. The union’s priorities at the table include:
- keeping wages level with the rising cost of living to protect workers’ buying power;
- strengthening job security and addressing concerns about layoffs and job cuts;
- reducing job precarity, in particular by curbing the use of term positions, which undermine working conditions.
Objectives: a settlement with real solutions
“The wealth of a handful of university leaders is no reason to make us poor,” MUNACA President Dino Dutz said. “We want a fair and lasting agreement, so we’re requesting conciliation to bring the two sides closer together and help us find solutions that will improve our members’ lives and working conditions.”
Recently released information about management salaries at Quebec universities shows that these executives will be receiving generous pay increases and that five of the ten highest-paid are at McGill.
“MUNACA’s members deserve consideration and respect,” added PSAC‑Quebec Executive Vice-President Sébastien Paquette. “We’ll do all we can to help them convince the employer that patience is running thin and it’s time this was settled.”