Month: February 2024

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February 24, 2024

Dear members, 

On February 15th, 2024, McGill Student Housing and Hospitality Services (SHHS) announced that starting Fall 2024, it would eliminate the Floor Fellow position in McGill residences. This unprecedented decision, impacts a unit of 65 unionized workers under The Association of McGill University Support Employees (AMUSE), and hundreds of students.

As MUNACA, we stand in solidarity with AMUSE against the University’s decision, taken without any consultation, to abolish an entire bargaining unit by eliminating the floor fellows’ role. This move, replacing 65 positions with 45 ‘residence life facilitators,’ not only jeopardizes essential student services but also raises concerns about McGill’s commitment to the well-being of its students. Moreover, as sibling unions we understand that an attack on one of us is a threat to all of us. MUNACA extends its ironclad solidarity to AMUSE floor fellows against McGill’s anti-union actions.

McGill Floor Fellows play a crucial role in the lives of first-year students as primary contact points in residences as students navigate a major transition period in their lives. Over decades, Floor Fellows have enriched the lives of tens of thousands of students, parents, and members of the McGill community. Not only do they create a sense of community and provide work-study support for students, but they ensure the safety and wellbeing of their residents. 

Since the announcement, hundreds of students, parents, and McGill workers have voiced their opposition through a survey released by AMUSE. Their responses show the lasting consequences the abolition of Floor Fellows would have on the McGill community. If you or someone close to you has been positively impacted by a Floor Fellow, we invite you to share your experiences, share AMUSE’s letter with your networks, and contact McGill Student Housing and Hospitality Services to urge them to reconsider.

If you or someone close to you has been positively impacted by a Floor Fellow, we invite you to share your experiences, share AMUSE’s letter with your networks, and contact McGill Student Housing and Hospitality Services to urge them to reconsider.

In solidarity,

MUNACA

By Posted on Posted in Solidarity, Strike

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