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    • Cops Off Our Campus: A Response to the Police Brutality of June 6, 2024
    • AGSEM Stands in Solidarity with AMPL on Strike
    • Bargaining Newsletter #17: A Tentative Agreement is reached! Will we accept it? You decide!
    • AGSEM's update on negotiations, strike, and TA working conditions with regard to the mass email sent by McGill HR on April 5, 2024
    • Bargaining Newsletter #16: A deal is within reach—will McGill do the work to reach an agreement?
    • McGill Refuses to unlock McGill Emails
    • Letter to the employer: Agreement regarding s. 109.1 ss. c of the Labour Code
    • TA work belongs to TAs
    • CEASE AND DESIST regarding the employer's directives to course supervisors
    • Bargaining Newsletter #15: McGill has the power to avert a strike—will they?
    • Bargaining Newsletter #14: Conciliation has begun with a strike vote less than a week away
    • Bargaining Newsletter #13: McGill’s latest offer well below inflation and demands of TAs
    • Bargaining Newsletter #12: With a strike vote weeks away, TAs are still waiting for a serious offer from McGill
    • McGill Communities Council: Open Letter in Solidarity with Floor Fellows
    • Bargaining Newsletter #11: McGill starts to budge on wages, but remains inflexible on healthcare and indexation
    • Bargaining Newsletter #10: A pay cut is NOT a serious offer
    • Teaching Assistants Push to Hold Strike Mandate Vote
    • Bargaining Newsletter #9: When will McGill get serious about negotiations?
    • AGSEM in Solidarity with the Mohawk Mothers
    • Bargaining Newsletter #8: New Year, New Wage
    • Bargaining Newsletter #7: Progress on hiring lists; resistance on protections from harassment
    • AGSEM Invigilator Newsletter - Fall 2023
    • Bargaining Newsletter #6: Specific Forms of Harassment on the Job - Not a Problem Worth Solving?
    • Bargaining Newsletter #5: TAs are the Experts on our Working Conditions
    • Bargaining Newsletter #3: The Word of the Day is “Honour”
    • Bargaining Newsletter #4: Fact-check: Open Bargaining Works!
    • AGSEM Newsletter - October-November 2023
    • Bargaining Newsletter #2: Negotiations Begin!
    • AGSEM’s Executive Committee and Delegates' Council Stand in Solidarity with Palestine and SPHR
    • AGSEM Newsletter - September 2023
    • Learn about AGSEM's history: 30th Anniversary Exhibition Opens on October 25th!
    • Bargaining Newsletter #1: United we Bargain, Divided we Beg
    • AGSEM Newsletter - July-August 2023
    • AGSEM Newsletter - May-June 2023
    • AGSEM EC in Solidarity with CREW Union
    • AGSEM Newsletter - February 2023
    • Get to Know Your Delegate: Nicholas Vieira
    • Introducing the 2023-2024 AGSEM Executive Committee: Secretary-Treasurer | Matei Petrescu
    • Job Posting: Archivist / History Researcher
    • Job Posting: Archivist / History Researcher
    • Introducing the 2023-2024 AGSEM Executive Committee: Mobilization Officer | Kiersten van Vliet
    • Introducing your 2023-2024 AGSEM Executive Committee: Macdonald Campus Officer | Aire McCall
    • April 27 TA Assembly Summary
    • Meet your AGSEM Delegate | Emma McKay
    • AGSEM Mini-Newsletter - April 2023
    • April 17 General Assembly Summary
    • March 28 General Assembly Summary
    • Photo Gallery: April 13 TA Rally
    • AGSEM Newsletter - March 2023
    • Get to Know Your Delegate: Dongliang Sheng
    • Meet the TA Bargaining Committee Team | Nada El Baba
    • Invigilator Newsletter: Winter 2023
    • Get to Know Your Delegate: Loïc Nassif
    • AGSEM EC congratulates the Association of McGill Professors of Law (AMPL) on certification
    • AGSEM EC congratulates the Association of McGill Professors of Law (AMPL) on certification
    • AGSEM Executive Committee supports the Ontario Education Workers Strike
    • AGSEM Executive Committee supports the Ontario Education Workers Strike
    • AGSEM Newsletter - January 2023
    • Fall 2022 GA Summary
    • Fall 2022 GA Summary
    • Fall 2022 Invigilator Newsletter
    • AGSEM Newsletter - November 2022
    • AGSEM Newsletter - August 2022
    • AGSEM Executive Committee's Statement on McGill Conservatory Closing
    • Get to Know Your Delegate: Cindy Garcia
    • AGSEM Newsletter - June/July 2022
    • AGSEM at the 38th Congress of the CCMM-CSN, June 6-10, Montreal
    • AGSEM at the 38th Congress of the CCMM-CSN, June 6-10, Montreal
    • McGill Senate approves the final report of the Ad Hoc Advisory Committee on COVID Academic Planning
    • McGill Senate approves the final report of the Ad Hoc Advisory Committee on COVID Academic Planning
    • AGSEM Newsletter - April 2022
    • AGSEM Newsletter - January 2022
    • AGSEM Newsletter - March 2022
    • Get to Know Your Delegate: Aiden Mehak
    • Get to Know Your Delegate: Aiden Mehak
    • Take our survey on mental health resources at McGill
    • Moving Forward Together as a Community: Global Pandemic Lessons for McGill Unions and Associations
    • Moving Forward Together as a Community: Global Pandemic Lessons for McGill Unions and Associations
    • AGSEM stands in solidarity with MUNACA
    • AGSEM stands in solidarity with MUNACA
    • AGSEM Stands in Solidarity with Ukraine
    • March 8 | International Women's Day | CCMM-CSN Events
    • AGSEM Newsletter - February 2022
    • AGSEM is strongly concerned about McGill's plan to return to in-person activities
    • AGSEM Newsletter - April 2021
    • AGSEM Newsletter - June/July 2021
    • Complete the Fall 21 In-Person Comfort Levels Survey
    • AGSEM Newsletter - August/September 2021
    • AGSEM Newsletter - November/December 2021
    • Agreement: Email Addresses Now Included in the Employee Lists Sent to the Union
    • In-person TA Work in Current Pandemic Situation – AGSEM Special Newsletter
    • Fall 2021 In-Person Comfort Levels Survey: Results and Follow-Up Actions
    • Fall 2021 In-Person Comfort Levels Survey: Results and Follow-Up Actions
    • Fall 2021 In-Person Comfort Levels Survey: Results and Follow-Up Actions
    • Voluntary COVID-19 Rapid Testing Pilot Project Now on Campus
    • AGSEM Newsletter - October 2021
    • AGSEM's open letter to McGill Administration with regard to a safe working environment on campus
    • AGSEM's open letter to McGill Administration with regard to a safe working environment on campus
    • AGSEM Newsletter - August/September 2021
    • Updated Fall 2021 In-Person Comfort Levels Survey: Results of the PGSS-AGSEM survey from August 2021
    • Updated Fall 2021 In-Person Comfort Levels Survey: Results of the PGSS-AGSEM survey from August 2021
    • Updated Fall 2021 In-Person Comfort Levels Survey: Results of the PGSS-AGSEM survey from August 2021
    • Updated Fall 2021 In-Person Comfort Levels Survey: Results of the PGSS-AGSEM survey from August 2021
    • AGSEM Newsletter - February 2021
    • AGSEM Newsletter - March 2021
    • Covid-19: Important Information about your Labour Rights
    • Important Update About Fall 2020 Campus Work
    • AGSEM Newsletter - May 2021
    • Open Letter on Workday Issues
    • Open Letter on Workday Issues
    • Open Letter on Workday Issues
    • Open Letter on Workday Issues
    • Open Letter on Workday Issues
    • “McGill Owes You Money! / "McGill vous doit de l'argent!" - Retroactive raises for TAs
    • “McGill Owes You Money! / "McGill vous doit de l'argent!" - Retroactive raises for TAs
    • “McGill Owes You Money! / "McGill vous doit de l'argent!" - Retroactive raises for TAs
    • AGSEM Newsletter - January 2021
    • AGSEM Newsletter - November/December 2020
    • AGSEM Newsletter - October/November 2020
    • McGill HR: Workday-Related Loan
    • McGill HR: Workday-Related Loan
    • Winter 2020 TA Applications Now Open
    • Winter 2020 TA Applications Now Open
    • Workday Update: November 4, 2020
    • Workday Update: November 4, 2020
    • Workday Update: November 4, 2020
    • Agreement: "Floater TAs" in Nursing
    • Agreement: Early TA Appointments
    • Agreement: Hiring Period for Winter 2021
    • Agreement: Hiring Period for Winter 2021
    • Important Workday Update
    • TA Collective Agreement Ratified
    • TA Collective Agreement Ratified
    • TA Collective Agreement Ratified
    • Follow Up: Employee Email, Zoom, Payroll
    • Follow Up: Employee Email, Zoom, Payroll
    • McGill Employee Email, Workday, and Zoom Pro Access
    • McGill Employee Email, Workday, and Zoom Pro Access
    • McGill Employee Email, Workday, and Zoom Pro Access
    • AGSEM Newsletter - September 2020
    • AGSEM Newsletter - August 2020
    • AGSEM's Comments on McGill's Proposal for In-Person Teaching
    • AGSEM's Comments on McGill's Proposal for In-Person Teaching
    • Agreement: Invigilator Priority and Probation
    • Agreement: Invigilator Priority and Probation
    • EC Comments on the Policy Concerning the Right to Accommodation for Students with Disabilities
    • AGSEM Newsletter - July 2020
    • Important Notice about your Employment Information
    • McGill Communities Council Newsletter - Mid-Summer 2020!
    • AGSEM EC Statement in Support of Removing James McGill Statue
    • AGSEM Newsletter - June 2020
    • AGSEM EC Statement Condemning Racism and Police Violence
    • McGill Communities Council Newsletter - Inaugural Issue - May 2020
    • AGSEM Newsletter - April 2020
    • AGSEM Statement about hiring graders in Arts, raising course caps
    • AGSEM Statement about hiring graders in Arts, raising course caps
    • Open Letter to Principal Fortier regarding intended raise in class caps
    • Open Letter to Principal Fortier regarding intended raise in class caps
    • Statement of Solidarity: COLA Wildcat Strikes
    • TA Bargaining Vote Postponed
    • TA Bargaining Vote Postponed
    • Update on AGSEM's General Assembly, Elections, and Bargaining
    • March 2020 Unionization Drive Update
    • Inter-Union Letter to Provost Manfredi and VP Beauchamps
    • Open Letter to Principal Fortier COVID-19
    • Open Letter to Principal Fortier COVID-19
    • Call for Nominations: AGSEM Committees
    • Call for Nominations: AGSEM Committees
    • Open Letter to McGill: Recognize The Value of Academic Support Work
    • January 2020 Newsletter
    • AGSEM Mini Survey, January 2020
    • AGSEM Mini Survey, October 2019
    • AGSEM Mini Survey, October 2019
    • AGSEM Survey Results: Mental Health
    • Statement of Solidarity: UGSA Wildcat Strike
    • TA Bargaining Update - Dec 3 (Monetary)
    • October 2019 Newsletter
    • TA Bargaining Update: Conciliation
    • TA Bargaining Update: Conciliation
    • TA Bargaining Update, October 3, 2019, or "I can't believe we are still negotiating this s***"
    • PGSS Presentation: 2 Oct 2019
    • PGSS Presentation: 2 Oct 2019
    • Sept. 27 Global Climate Strike: a note
    • Job Posting: Invigilation Fall 2019
    • Skillsets New TA Training Presentation
    • TA Mini Survey, September 2019
    • TA Mini Survey, September 2019
    • Invigilator Pre-Bargaining Committee Election Results
    • AGSEM's Position on Quebec's Bill 21
    • April 2019 Newsletter
    • TA Mini Survey, April 2019
  • McGill wants you to take a pay cut - Unit 3 Bargaining Newsletter #24
  • Unit 2 Bargaining Updates #7 - Some progress at the table, but the fight isn’t over
  • Back-to-back bargaining sessions bring movement at the table: big wins in clarifying positions, article 13 signed! - Unit 3 Bargaining Updates #22 & 23
  • Unit 2 Bargaining Update #6 - No-Shows, Increased Workloads, and the Need for Better Working Conditions
  • Following a month's delay, motion at the table! - Unit 3 Bargaining Update #20
  • Unit 2 Bargaining Update #5 - McGill opens door to fairness in shift allocation, invigilators push for solutions to no-shows
  • Unit 2 Bargaining Update #4 - Invigilators Bargain for Fairness in Shift Allocation
  • McGill's Underbaked Monetary Proposal - Unit 3 Bargaining Update #19
  • Paying Workers What they Deserve is Not a Radical Proposal - Unit 3 Bargaining Update #18
  • Unit 2 Bargaining Updates # 2 & 3 - Developments in Contract Negotiations for Invigilators
  • McGill continues to avoid language that would protect your working conditions. We continue to push them on the matter - Unit 3 Bargaining Update #17
  • Unit 2 Bargaining Update # 1 - Negotiations for a better invigilator contract begin!
  • Inching Closer to Monetaries: McGill Resistant to Basic Protections - Unit 3 Bargaining Update #16
  • You Deserve Clear Job Expectations - Unit 3 Bargaining Update #15
  • Unit 2 Bargaining Update #0: A better contract for invigilators - It’s not too much to ask!
  • Same Work, Less Pay: McGill’s Proposal Creates Job Positions that Undervalue your Labour – Unit 3 Bargaining Updates #13 & 14
  • McGill finally gives ground on job postings — Unit 3 Bargaining Update #12
  • Working Towards A Practicable, Transparent, and Fair Hiring Process - Unit 3 Bargaining Newsletter #11
  • Trick (Workday Job Applications Pending Eternally) or Treat (Clear Conflict of Interest Policy?)—Unit 3 Bargaining Updates 9 and 10
  • Conflicts of Interest, Safe Spaces, and Union Democracy at the Table – Unit 3 Bargaining Update #8
  • New article signed! Health and Safety in the works, but McGill reluctant to add protections against harassment and discrimination – Unit 3 Bargaining Update #7
  • Back to School, Back to the Table – Unit 3 Bargaining Update #6
  • Open Letter In Support of QPIRG
  • Unit 3 Negotiations Continue Full-Steam Ahead: Negotiating YOUR Working Conditions! - Bargaining Update #5
  • Unit 3 June Bargaining Newsletter: Progress! McGill finally gives us a proposal PLUS two articles signed! - Bargaining Update #4
  • Still No Full Proposal from McGill. We’re Not Backing Down - Unit 3 Bargaining Update # 3
  • Unit 3 Bargaining Newsletter #2: McGill’s Response to Our Proposal!
  • AGSEM Newsletter April 2025
  • Unit 3 Bargaining Newsletter #1: AGSEM United for Quick Negotiations and Open Bargaining
  • 📢 Unit 3 Assembly – Your Voice Needed! Strike Vote Mandate Discussion & Bargaining Updates (March 17)
  • Invigilator Survey: Want a pay raise? Help us win it!
  • Invigilator Pre-Bargaining Survey
  • AGSEM Newsletter February 2025
  • AGSEM endorses Ici, on boycotte Amazon / Here, we Boycott Amazon
  • AGSEM Cuts Ties with Wix in Solidarity with Palestine
  • Unit 3 Bargaining Newsletter #0: AGSEM’s Unit 3 is ready to negotiate—why isn’t McGill?
  • Statement on assault of AGSEM member on Dec 11, 2024:
  • AGSEM Adopts the Palestinian BDS National Committee Guidelines
  • AGSEM condemns McGill’s removal of the Great White Pine (Haudenosaunee peace tree)
  • Unit 3 Newsletter: All course-based Academic Casuals have a union!
  • We're Back and We're Not Going Anywhere - AGSEM Newsletter September 2024
  • AGSEM Executive Committee Stands In Solidarity with Students in Bangledesh
  • Cops Off Our Campus: A Response to the Police Brutality of June 6, 2024
  • AGSEM Stands in Solidarity with AMPL on Strike
  • Bargaining Newsletter #17: A Tentative Agreement is reached! Will we accept it? You decide!
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  • From the AGSEM Archives: 30 Years of Grauate Student Labour Organizing at McGill
    • Exhibit 1 - McGill Graduate Labour Organizing (1974-1992)
    • Exhibit 2 - McGill Graduate TAs Unionize, AGSEM is Born (1993-1998)
    • Exhibit 3 - AGSEM Matures–2003 and 2008 Strikes
    • Exhibit 4 - AGSEM Expands: Invigilators and Course Lecturers Get Organized (2010–13)
    • Exhibit 5 - AGSEM in the Present Day: The Fight Continues
    • Timeline: 30 Years of AGSEM
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