Which concordia departments are on strike

One protest was held Saturday , while another is planned for Thursday outside the National Assembly to coincide with the unveiling of the budget. Striking students also tried to prevent others from attending their classes in some cases. The university will remain open and classes in all other faculties and departments will go on as scheduled. The original version of this article stated that nearly classes were cancelled.

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Related Stories Three ticketed, one arrested at student demonstration against austerity. The University of Montreal, for example, has decided to extend the semester to ensure the completeness of the courses and the integrity of the diplomas being awarded to students. Needless to say institutions of higher learning in Quebec have been enduring a very challenging spring.

Student opposition to the University Funding Plan has manifested itself in many different ways, both on and off campuses. Most notable in many institutions have been the significant number of students striking, the earliest having voted to start striking in mid-February making this the 8th consecutive week without regular classes. At Concordia University, the earliest departments to go on strike commenced on the 5th of March, meaning that over the last 5 weeks class content has been interrupted, cut short or otherwise affected.

As of today, Concordia University has expressed no intention to accommodate the loss of course time which students in the departments on strike have dealt with. It seems the university is prepared to place the onus and weight of missed class time directly on students and professors. As the number of striking students increased dramatically across the province, students at Concordia became more actively mobilized. Both the Concordia Student Union CSU and Graduate Students Association GSA had widely publicized the fact that strike votes would be taking place in early March, yet the university ignored its responsibility to students, staff and faculty by not preparing for all the potential outcomes of these votes.

The current position means that professors are feeling extra pressure and will surely be working harder to fulfill the needs of students, with little to no guidance.

Although much of the university has continued functioning as normal, students in the departments on strike have been ignored by the administrative bodies of the university. Comments Close comments menu. Video link. Close X. Click to scroll back to top of the page Back to top. By Rachel Lau Global News. Posted June 1, pm. Updated June 3, am. The next stop for the protesters was the Fine Arts building, but it was mostly empty.

So, the demonstration moved back to the streets, where police attempted to stop the protest. Despite the police, the it continued and ended inside EV building. Most of the students dispersed, however some remained at a table organized by the Fine Arts Student Alliance.