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The Concordia Research and Education Workers Union (CREW), is on strike.

On Wednesday March 12 the union began an indefinite strike action as part of their bargaining with the university. CREW represents over 2,000 TAs and RAs at Concordia. With the union affiliating just two years ago, this is CREW’s first strike.

The union wants higher wages competitive with TA wages at other schools, as well as stronger job security and an indexation system guaranteeing more consistent hours.

Concordia says they will continue to meet at the bargaining table in good faith.

As of March 10th, 2025, Concordia Research and Education Workers Union (CREW Union)m have announced that their membership will be on strike on March 12th in pursuit of their first collective agreement with the university. This episode an exploration of the union's origins and it's ongoing fight for better working conditions for teaching and research assistants at Concordia.

This project is funded by the Community Radio Fund of Canada.

Art by James Fay

I’m Still Here  (Currently playing Original Portuguese with VOA Cineplex Forum VOA/Original Portuguese with STF Cinema Beaubien and Cinema Du Parc)

Dir Walter Salles

Staring: Fernanda Torres, Selton Mello

Runtime: 138 Mins

As the lights dimmed and the audience (mostly) hushed, Nosferatu opens with a blank screen and a quiet lullaby followed by heart-wrenching tears. Immediately, we are thrown into the familiar yet unfamiliar as we witness Ellen (Lily-Rose Depp) make her first contact with Count Orlock (Bill Skarsgård).

ConUHacks held its ninth edition of its annual hackathon on February 1st and 2nd. The 24-hour coding competition is put together every year by HackConcordia, Concordia University's hackathon society and student-run group and it is open to anyone older than 18.  Teams of participants have 24 hours from 11 am Saturday to 11 am Sunday to submit their project. There are also general challenges offered by ConUHacks and sponsor challenges that make teams create a more targeted project

But ConUHacks is not just a hackathon.

“We have also the career fair,” says Sabine Hleiss co-president of HackConcordia. “We give the participants the chance to network with the sponsors we have. We also have workshops.”

On Wednesday January 29, Concordia’s Student Union hosted a special general meeting, where 885 undergraduate Concordia students voted in favor of two motions regarding the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement.  

Now that the students have voiced their demands, the board of governors will meet on Thursday February 6 to discuss how they will respond.

Photo by Zita Berger 

On September 9th, 2002, Israeli Prime Minister Bejamin Netanyahu was scheduled to speak at Concordia's Hall building. The speech never happened. Protestors turned out in waves to block the event's attendees. Classes were cancelled, police pepper sprayed students, and 5 were arrested. It's now known as the Netanyahu "riot."

This episode is part 2 of that story.

Discordia is presented by CJLO 1690AM, made with the help of volunteers at the station, and funded by the Community Radio Fund of Canada. New episodes air Mondays at 6pm on CJLO.

By Sydney Sheedy and Piper Curtis

Art by James Fay

Serena Abouljoud reports from the scene at the US Consulate where a celebratory rally welcomed the newly struck ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas. 

In February 1999, the Concordia Student Union fails to get accredited as a legal representative of the student body because of low voter turnout. About a year and a half later they manage to get over 50% of students to vote for accreditation. Student movements against austerity and corporatism, as well as a push for food sovereignty have also started.

This episode covers that story.

Discordia is presented by CJLO 1690AM, made with the help of volunteers at the station, and funded by the Community Radio Fund of Canada. New episodes air Mondays at 6pm on CJLO.

By Sydney Sheedy and Piper Curtis

Art by James Fay

Multiple groups at Concordia are working to convince the university to restore full service for the shuttle bus between the Downtown campus and the Loyola campus.

Back in June, Concordia announced that the shuttle bus which students use to get between the two campuses would reduce services. The bus now only runs from 9:15 am to 6:30 pm, making commuting difficult for students with early morning and late evening classes. 

Since the announcement the Concordia student union has been gathering testimonials and petition signatures to restore the shuttle busses early morning and late evening service. The petition currently has 1500 signatures and 500 testimonials.

The Concordia Faculty Association is investigating whether recent actions from the university violate academic freedom. 

On September 5, a memo was sent from the Universities Vice-President, Academic Anne Whitelaw, the memo prohibited faculty departments from posting political statements on the Concordia website. Part of the memo said that “recent geopolitical conflicts, particularly in the Middle East, have led to an escalation of tensions […] leading some faculty, and staff to feel unwelcome.”

After the memo, the university took down existing statements from departments it deemed political. Statements condemning Israel’s actions against Palestine were removed, so were older statements on topics like feminism and colonialism.