As students head back to campus, the Public Service Alliance of Canada, Quebec Region (PSAC-Quebec), and the McGill University Non-Academic Certified Association (MUNACA) are joining together to call out the widening pay gap between McGill executives and support staff with the Facts are Facts, McGill campaign.
Pick a fact. Send it.
Here are some of the nine facts released today about how McGill pays its support staff and executive. The unions are inviting the McGill community and the public to get involved by visiting mcgillfacts.ca and sending a fact to the McGill administration.
- Since 2021, MUNACA wages have increased by 6.1%. In comparison, salaries for McGill’s ten highest-paid positions rose by 13.1%. More than twice as much.
- McGill offered MUNACA members a 0% raise for 2024–25, and 2025-26.
- The number of managerial staff has risen disproportionately (28 %), while the number of support staff, those who keep the university running, has decreased (by 5 %).
“The wealth of a handful of university leaders is no reason to make us poor,” Pamela Salem, Alternate Regional Executive Vice-President of PSAC-Quebec.
Priority issues at the bargaining table
Although the collective agreement expired on May 31, 2024 and some 40 bargaining sessions have been held, progress remains sluggish and most of the issues remain unresolved. The main issues in dispute are the salaries. This is the union’s final attempt to get McGill to treat its support staff fairly before it contemplates strike action.
About MUNACA
MUNACA’s roughly 1,700 members keep McGill open every day: IT, advancement, libraries, student services, finance. Their collective agreement expired in May 2024.