In a bit more detail, what this means is that the arbitrator decided to remove the names of the new hires for next year from the list of employees that McGill submitted to the Labour Board, and determined that we had over 50% of Floor Fellows sign cards in favour of unionization. (If you want to know more about the hearing, you can check out the previous blog post.)
AMUSE and PSAC are now certified as our parent unions. In the next few weeks there are a number of things that need to get done in order to formalize our position within AMUSE's structure. There will be a Special General Meeting of AMUSE in order to vote on bylaw changes within AMUSE that will guarantee us representation on the AMUSE Board of Directors and within the AMUSE executive. You will all be invited to attend, so if you're in Montreal for the next few weeks, stay tuned!
Additionally, we will begin reaching out to various groups to gather information that can help us begin to prepare for bargaining. This is an incredibly important process, and I hope that everyone who is at all interested will get involved. This will include gathering information from past floor fellows, returners, and new hires about their perspectives on the Floor Fellow position. More details (including anonymous online surveys, in-person information sessions, etcetera) will be coming your way about that as the summer continues.
(Email from Allison Jones)