On McGill’s fight against unionization
Christopher Curtis covers McGill’s expensive fight against unionization.
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bob 12:06 on 2026-02-05 Permalink
When I was at Concordia there was an irrational, almost psychotic hatred of the unions emanating from the Board, and their minions in HR and sprinkled throughout the administrations were duplicitous and petty in the extreme.
Kate 14:00 on 2026-02-05 Permalink
If Concordia was like this, imagine how much more the entrenched establishment power base of McGill gets het up.
Ian 11:57 on 2026-02-06 Permalink
You’d be surprised, historically Concordia has not been any better than McGill in regards to union relations.
More recent institutions are not necessarily more liberal. For instance, in the CEGEP reseau, Dawson has notoriously bad labour relations and they only opened their doors in 1969.
Will 16:05 on 2026-02-06 Permalink
I look forward to the Rover’s look at how much in legal fees the law professor’s union has spent. I have some knowledge of this, and my bet is that they have spent even more than McGill. I also know that they have tried to do some truly ugly things, like convince regulators not to accept the degrees issued to law students during their strike, thereby trying to sabotage the start of these students careers. I think there are serious questions to be asked about whether a union is appropriate for a workforce that makes over $150K per year and only has to be at work 6 to 10 hours per week.
Ian 17:13 on 2026-02-06 Permalink
I’m going to go out on a limb and say you’ve never been a teacher. There’s lots of demand, go for it if you think it’s such a cushy job.
As far as the issue of awarding diplomas in the midst of a strike, well, I find it interesting that your concern is careers and presumably money, not the validity of the certification process… or do you think it doesn’t matter? Maybe you don’t think being a lawyer is a “real” job either, just an elaborate scam to draw a salary?
What a cynical worldview.
Will 19:45 on 2026-02-07 Permalink
The profs drew their full salaries during the strike. In fact, they got raises, because the union had such a big war chest that they paid the profs their regular salaries plus the raises they are asking for. So to do that while trying to torpedo the beginning of young lawyers’ careers is the definition of punching down.
And I am a lawyer.