86% vote NO on Offer

(May 6) In a landmark vote on the "Global Offer" tabled by the Administration on Thursday, our members sent a clear message: "It's not good enough!" With 205 voting members present, the Union was given a strong mandate to return to the barganing table and work on a Collective Agreement that preserves our rights as workers, improves the quality of education at McGill, and recognizes the contributions we make as pedagogical staff at the university. After 4 weeks of striking, 177 members voted against the proposal and 28 voted to accept. This vote represents an even stronger mandate than our original vote to authorize the strike.

AGSEM's Bargaining Committee is ready to negotiate as soon as possible.

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	TA Strike Leaves Trail of Bad Blood at McGill (Montreal Gazette)	3 May
	Letter of Support from the American Federation of Teachers	2 May
	Can Professors be Scabs? (Macleans)	30 Apr
	McGill Joins the Bush League (Chronicle of Higher Education)	24 Apr
	Tough Learning Experience for McGill TAs (Montreal Gazette)	22 Apr
	Inspector Finds Violations in McGill Strike (Montreal Gazette)	17 Apr
	Congédiement illégal à l'université McGill? (Le Devoir)	11 Apr
	McGill Grad Employees Strike! (Chronicle of Higher Education)	10 Apr
	McGill's Teaching Assistants Declare Strike (CNW Newswire)	8 Apr
	McGill Teaching Assistants on Strike (McGill Daily)	8 Apr
	TAs Go on Strike Today (McGill Tribune)	8 Apr
	McGill Exams to go on Despite Strike (Montreal Gazette)	8 Apr
	McGill Teaching Assistants Vote to go on Strike (Montreal Gazette)	8 Apr

Faculty Supporters: YOU ARE NOT ALONE
(April 26) Faculty members from all corners of campus have voiced their disgust at the administration's recent actions. Contact us at agsem.facultysupport@gmail.com if you wish to receive more information about how to meet other faculty who share your views. YOU WILL NOT BE PERSONALLY IDENTIFIED WITHOUT YOUR PRIOR CONSENT.

TAs have a legal right to strike and interfering with the impact of our work stoppage is a serious offense known as "scabbing". It is prohibited by article 109.1 of the Quebec Labour Code. Regrettably, it seems that the administration has instructed its professors and sessional instructors to ignore the law and perform the normal and usual tasks of the members of our bargaining unit. The administration is not above the law: our rights are not diminished simply because we are hired as teaching assistants. The duties delegated to us remain our responsibilities, and they cannot be completed when a strike has been called. AGSEM is collecting evidence of scabbing so that we may assert the rights of our members to the Minister of Labour.

Professors and sessionals should know that it is illegal for the administration to require an employee to break the law. If you are being pressured to perform the work of your TAs or your pay has been threatened, please contact us.

The firing of sessionals, RAs, invigilators and other staff members for union activities is also against the law. We are compiling these cases as well and will pursue legal action.

Drop by the AGSEM Office at 3479 Peel as soon as possible to file your complaint before the Labour Comission. Bring copies of any and all relevant documentation, including contracts, e-mails, or other proof of your situation.

If you have any questions, please contact the Complaints Committee.