Sign and fight the austerity agenda!

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Dear Members,
You and your coworkers have made it clear: enough is enough. Now, it’s time to take the fight straight to McGill’s administration. We have just launched a new public petition calling on McGill to 

  • Implement a Moratorium on Layoffs & Job Abolitions
  • End the Hiring Freeze
  • Cancel the NousGroup Consulting Contract
  • Freeze and Cut Executive Compensation
  • Reverse the opening of Horizon McGill 

Sign your name and share this petition with all your MUNACA co-workers and your broader community to tell Deep Saini and his NousGroup hatchetmen that you will stand and fight for your jobs, your university community, and the future of public higher education in Canada. 

Survey Results

The results of the Anonymous Executive Survey you filled out have just come in, and they are eye-opening. Here are some quick stats: 

  • 236 of you responded to the survey so far.
  • 97.5% of you agreed that the senior executives of McGill bear responsibility for the financial situation and should take a corresponding cut to their own compensation.
  • 80% of you oppose the opening of the new “Horizon McGill” office and the dramatic expense it entails.
  • 81% of you are against the university hiring NousGroup, at a fee of over $370,000 dollars and counting, in light of the senior admin’s “budget deficit.”
  • 85% of you are ready and willing to fight back against the Senior Administration’s imposed austerity!

Here’s what you and your coworkers are saying loud and clear:

  • “More and more, it seems that this university is being transformed into a corporate entity. A president is not needed at a university. It is a position for countries and private corporations. The constant need for doing more, more quickly is also part of the corporate mindset. A university is there to educate and research, and should not be turned into a diploma factory.”
  • “The budget cuts and the cry for poverty from a literal multimillion dollar corporation is full of s***…. : they don’t care about the people on the bottom. These [Executives] are making upwards of $500,000 a year in salary (plus bonuses) and all I want is to be able to afford a place with a second bedroom….If anyone is ready to fight the University over this, it’s me.”
  • “Spending money on the creation of a new program, hiring a new director, and contracting an outside firm to solve the “budget problem” is a real slap in the face. How many members’ salaries can fit into the salaries of McGill executives?”

In Solidarity,
MUNACA