The Association of Graduate Students Employed at McGill (AGSEM) is the oldest Teaching Assistant Union in the province of Quebec. As a labour union, AGSEM represents graduate Teaching Assistants, Invigilators, and Course-Based Academic Casuals at McGill. AGSEM has bargained with the McGill administration to produce TA and Invigilator Collective Agreements, which are legal documents that protect student workers.
Recent NewsUnit 2 Bargaining Updates # 2 & 3 - Developments in Contract Negotiations for Invigilators
On Friday February 27th and Monday March 9th , we held our second and third bargaining sessions as part of our efforts to secure a stronger contract for invigilators at McGill Our committee consists of Sneha Senthil, Maureen Nayebare, Andrews Baada, Dallas Jokic (AGSEM President), and Guillaume Forest-Allard (our FNEEQ bargaining advisor). Friday, Feb 27, 2026 During bargaining, proposals are often organized based on how easily both parties can reach agreement.
McGill continues to avoid language that would protect your working conditions. We continue to push them on the matter - Unit 3 Bargaining Update #17
On February 18th, we met with McGill for the final bargaining session before we table our monetary clauses. It was a tense and frustrating session: as we approach tabling our monetary clauses on March 11 and we await McGill’s response on March 18, there is an increased sense of just how much is at stake. The session started off quite late as McGill needed additional time to prepare, but after about 50 minutes, the bargaining session began with trading proposals.
Unit 2 Bargaining Update # 1 - Negotiations for a better invigilator contract begin!
Negotiations for a new collective agreement for Invigilators are officially underway! Your bargaining committee had their first meeting with McGill’s negotiating team on Tuesday, February 9th, and are off to a strong start already. Several of your colleagues joined us on Monday for pre-bargaining coffee and donuts, and some of them even joined the bargaining team in the negotiations room for open-bargaining. Interested in joining in on future bargaining sessions? Let us know by filling out this form!