SUMMER EVENTS AMURE has some stuff to look forward to this month. Events run from 5-7pm at our offices, at 517 Ave Des Pins, and are open to all. June 19th workshop on austerity, casualization, and organizing What is austerity, and what does it look like on campus? What do we do with austerity, and what will we do after it? June 21st library launch, wine and cheese, and short play with AMUSE We have a working library! Come check it out, drink ‘wine’ and cheese, and see a short play. June 26th workshop on contracts, boundaries, and work Beyond the fine-print, what is a contract? How can we know ourselves prior to contractual obligation? What is work? June 28th workshop on non-thinking and art process What do you do without thinking? Who are you prior to intellectual work? What does this do for your work? Childcare and snacks are available upon request. Email coordinator@aerum-amure.ca with needs, questions, etc.

 

ÉVÉNEMENTS ESTIVAUX L’AERUM a planifié plusieurs évènements pour vous ce mois-ci! Les événements auront lieu à nos bureaux, au 517 ave des Pins, de 17h à 19h et seront ouverts à tous-tes. 19 juin : atelier sur l’austérité, la précarisation et la mobilisation Qu’est-ce que l’austérité et à comment ça se manifeste sur notre campus? Comment devons-nous agir en réponse à l’austérité? Que ferons-nous après? AMUSE 21 juin : lancement de la bibliothèque, vin et fromage, et une courte pièce de théâtre avec le SEOUM Nous avons maintenant une bibliothèque! Venez le visiter, partager du ‘vin’ et fromage avec nous et assister à une courte pièce de théâtre. 26 juin : atelier sur les contrats, fixer des limites, et le travail Au-delà de lire les petits-caractères, qu’est-ce qu’un contrat? Comment pouvons-nous nous connaître avant l’obligation contractuelle? Qu’est-ce que le travail? 28 juin: atelier sur la non-pensée et le processus artistique Que faites-vous sans y penser? Qui êtes-vous avant le travail intellectuel? Qu’est-ce que cela implique pour votre travail? Un service de garde et des collations seront disponibles sur demande. Envoyez un courriel à coordinator@aerum-amure.ca avec vos besoins ou vos questions.

Minutes of General Assembly

The minutes of our general assembly are HERE.

During the meeting, Sean Cory was elected president, Francois Charron was re-elected Treasurer, Katie Saulnier was re-elected Communications officer and Tyler Lawson was re-elected Research and Member Education Coordinator. The Grievance officer, Steward Network Coordinator, and Mobilization and Outreach Coordinator remain vacant. We elected 6 new members to our Board and have 6 vacant board positions. If you would like to participate on the board please contact sean.cory@aerum-amure.ca.

 

Procès-verbal de l’assemblée générale

Vous trouverez le procès-verbal de l’assemblée générale (En attente de traduction)

Lors de la rencontre, Sean Cory a été élu président, François Charron a été réélu trésorier, Katie Saulnier a été réélue responsable des communications et Tyler Lawson a été réélu coordonnateur de recherche et d’éducation des membres. Les postes de responsable des griefs, coordonnateur-trice du réseau de délégué-e-s et coordonnateur-trice de mobilisation et sensibilisation n’ont pas été comblés. Nous avons élu 6 nouveaux-elles membres à notre conseil d’administration et il nous reste encore 6 postes à combler. Si vous désirez faire participer au conseil, SVP contacter sean.cory@aerum-amure.ca.

 

 

 

AMURE ANNUAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY APRIL 27th, 5:00pm in STEWART BIOLOGY S1/4

Dear Members, AMURE’s Annual General Meeting is this Monday at 5:30pm in Stewart S1/4.

The agenda is as follows:

1. Call to Order
2. Adoption of Agenda
3. Adoption of Minutes from last AGM (April 11th. 2017)
4. AMURE Yearly Updates
5. Budget presentations (2016 report, 2017 budget) and votes to approve
6. Resolution (Bargaining Updates)
7. Election of Board Members (12 board members)
8. Election of Executive
   President;
   Grievances Coordinator;
   Treasurer;
   Member Communication Coordinator;
   Collective Agreement Coordinator;
   Research and Member Education Coordinator; and
   Steward Network Coordinator
9. Election of auditors (2)
10. Adjournment

If you require any accommodations such as reimbursement for childcare or audio or visual aids to make this meeting more accessible to you, please contact sean.cory@aerum-amure.ca and we can arrange this for you.

Meeting Documents:

AGM 2018-04-27 Agenda

AGM Minutes April 11, 2017

Budget Report 2017

AGM 2018-04-27 Budget Proposal

AGM 2018-04-27 RESOLUTION G-1

 

 

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Chers membres, L’assemblée générale annuelle d’AMURE est ce vendredi le 27 avril à 17h00 à Stewart S1/4.

L’ordre du jour est le suivant:

1) Appel à la commande

2) Adoption de l’ordre du jour

3) Adoption de Procès-verbal de la dernière AGM

4) Mises à jour de AMURE

5) Présentations budgétaires (rapport 2016, budget 2017) et les votes à approuver

6) Motions des membres (Mises à jour des négociations)

7) Élection des nouveaux membres du conseil d’administration

8) Élection des rôles exécutifs

9) Élection des vérificateurs

10) Ajournement

 

Si vous avez besoin d’un hébergement tel que le remboursement pour les services de garde d’enfants ou les aides audio ou visuelles pour rendre cette réunion plus accessible, contactez sean.cory@aerum-amure.ca et nous pouvons organiser ce pour toi.

 

Documents de réunion et motions:

AGM 2018-04-27 Agenda

AGM Minutes April 11, 2017

Budget Report 2017

AGM 2018-04-27 Budget Proposal

AGM 2018-04-27 RESOLUTION G-1

October 25, 2017

 

Suzanne Fortier, Principal
McGill University
Montreal, Canada

This is an open letter to address four areas that require improvements in the working conditions of Research Employees at McGill.

As you know, pay equity at McGill has been a long and slow process. Last year, McGill posted the results of pay equity and it included a 30% retroactive increase for research assistants. However, McGill has only increased the salaries of new hires. Our members are sick and tired of seeing job postings for salaries that are higher than their current salary. We feel that there is a distinct lack of progress due to a fundamental lack of leadership on this issue from the McGill administration. Consequently, McGill has incurred millions of dollars of debt simply because McGill is lost on this issue and does not know what to do.

In addition to pay equity, we feel there is a lack of employment equity in the hiring of research assistants. Currently, the proportion of equity groups is different in casual positions, compared to positions that are full-time positions. Positions that are casual are almost all women or individuals from racialized groups. We this is again due to a lack of will of the McGill administration to address and implement changes to hiring processes that will encourage a more diverse McGill.

We have also noticed a disturbing trend in the treatment of employees when pregnant, or who are on disability leave. The university simply does not do enough for these individuals in protecting their employment.

Similar to many student groups on campus, we also feel there is problem with McGill’s sexual violence policy. We feel that certain McGill professors have repeatedly abused their power over the students they supervise. McGill needs to follow the leadership of other institutions such as Harvard and Yale and ban sexual relations between students and faculty members.

We hope that McGill will take the time to address these issues of concern to our members.

Thank you,

Sean Cory

Association of McGill University Research Employees (AMURE-PSAC)
209-517 Pins, Montréal, QC H2W 1S4
Phone: 514-226-1719