McMaster University is committed to building and maintaining mature, constructive relationships with all employees and the bargaining agents that represent them. These relationships will provide the employment environment necessary for the University to achieve its vision of “international distinction for creativity, innovation, and excellence.”
The Employee & Labour Relations Team leads in the provision of Human Resources Services in these areas:
- Collective Bargaining
- Collective Agreement Administration
- Labour Relations
- Employee Relations
- Manager Training
- Compensation Programs
Employee & Labour Relations
Collective Agreements & Union Relations
- CAW Local 555
Unit 1, Staff
Unit 3, Parking & Transit Services
Unit 4, Security Services - SEIU Local 2 (Operations & Maintenance)
- SEIU Local 2 (Hospitality)
- SEIU Local 2 (Casual On-Call Custodial)
- SEIU Local 2 (Machinists)
- IUOE Local 772 (Operating Engineers)
- CUPE Local 3906, Unit 1 (TAs)
- CUPE Local 3906, Unit 2 (Sessional Faculty)
- CUPE Local 3906, Unit 3 (PDFs)
- Post Doctoral Fellows (non-union)
- McMaster University Academic Librarians' Assoc. (MUALA)
Policy & Legislation
The University's policies, directives and procedures respecting human resources apply to all University employees unless stated otherwise.
