SEIU Local 2: Skilled trades, maintenance and operations, custodial and cleaning staff

McMaster University is currently engaged in collective bargaining with one employee group on campus:

• SEIU Local 2 (representing operations & maintenance staff, skilled trades and custodidal & cleaning staff)

While each set of negotiations involves issues unique to the specific employee group, McMaster negotiates with all employee unions based on a set of core principles:

 

• McMaster values the important work that is performed by all employees at the University
  
• The University believes that employees deserve fair and equitable contracts
  
• The University bargains in good faith and respects the rights of the various union groups as the designated bargaining agent of the unit each represents
  
• Negotiations work best when they happen at the table and not through the media or other avenues of communication
  
• McMaster has a significant track record of working positively and productively with the various unions at the University
  
• Like all other universities, McMaster is facing significant economic challenges and both short and long-term solutions must be found to ensure the University is in the strongest possible position to provide the best learning experience for students and support McMaster’s outstanding researchers
  

For information regarding specific negotiations visit:

SEIU Local 2: Operations & Maintenance Staff and Casual Cleaners