03/03/2026
On March 2, 1961, members of the administrative support staff of the Commission des écoles catholiques de Montréal (Montreal Catholic School Commission) met in a general assembly to form their union. Held in the afternoon at Saint-Émile School, this assembly allowed for:
• The officialization of the union’s name as “L’Association professionnelle du personnel administratif de la Commission des Écoles Catholiques de Montréal”;
• The adoption of a first draft of the union’s by-laws and regulations;
• The admission of the first 260 members to have signed their union membership;
• Elections of the first members of the Executive Committee:
o Mr. Jean-Paul Auger, President;
o Mr. Emmanuel Madore, 1st Vice-President;
o Ms Françoise Dubois, 2nd Vice-President;
o Miss Alice Magna, Secretary;
o Mr. Gaétan Daoust, Treasurer;
o Mr. Antonio Michelin and Mr. Lucien Ménard, male directors
o Miss Gabrielle Grondin and Miss Denise Provençal, female directors;
• The adoption of a proposal for the APPA-CECM to submit a request to the Province of Quebec’s Labour Relations Commission to be recognized as the representative of the administrative staff at the CECM;
• The formation of a Constitution Committee;
• The adoption of another proposal to send the Secretary of the Province (Professional Unions Act) a request for incorporation; and finally,
• The adoption of a proposal for affiliation with the Centrale professionnelle des employés de corporations municipales et scolaires, the Conseil central des Syndicats nationaux de Montréal and the Confédération des syndicats nationaux.
65 years later, your union has come a long way and we have fought! Over the years, its members have always been able to brilliantly rise in activism and mobilization to be heard. This rich history is also yours! And now it’s up to you to participate in the writing of the next chapters of this story, for the ideals of the founding members must live on through you!
Happy 65th!
Michel Picard
President of the APPA-CSN