STTMC-SGW and Concordia sign new collective agreement

The Syndicat des travailleuses et des travailleurs des métiers de Concordia – Sir George Williams (STTMC-SGW) and Concordia University have officially signed a new collective agreement.

Representatives from both parties met on January 23 to formalize the accord. This followed an agreement in principle reached on May 13, 2024, which was later ratified by union members during a special general meeting on May 28, 2024.

The new collective agreement is effective from June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2026, and is posted in both English and French on the Concordia website.

The university representatives pictured at the signing

• Graham Carr, president and vice-chancellor 
• Michael Di Grappa, vice-president, Services and Sustainability 
• Marie-Claude Lavoie, associate vice-president, Facilities Management
• Carolina Willsher, associate vice-president, Human Resources 
• Sylvie Côté, executive director of employee and labour relations, Human Resources 
• Marc Bonnier, senior director of property management, Facilities Management
• Andrée-Anne Bouchard, manager of employee and labour relations, Human Resources 
• Catherine Bitton, advisor, employee relations, Human Resources 
• Geoffroy Allard, member of the negotiation committee for Sir George Williams (SGW) and Loyola campuses, Facilities Management
• Desmond O’Neill, member of the negotiation committee for SGW, Facilities Management
• Luc Lagacé, member of the negotiation committee for SGW, Facilities Management

The STTMC – Sir George Williams representatives pictured at the signing

• Stefano Brunello, president
• Jonathan Guay, vice-president
• Benoit Duchesne, member of the negotiation committee
• Marc-André Gatien, member of the negotiation committee
• Antoine De Martel, member of the negotiation committee
• Michel Gendron, member of the negotiation committee
• Sandrine Dessureault, union advisor, Confédération des syndicats nationaux (CSN)

Find out more about employee and labour relations at Concordia.