Student unions unite

Student groups are coming together to increase pressure on the government to halt tuition increases.

 

On Sunday afternoon, the Coalition large de l'association pour une solidarite syndicale (CLASSE) announced that

they would be joining forces with other lobby groups at a big demonstration in Montreal on March 22.

 

CLASSE spokesperson Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois:

 

"Les bonnes nouvelles c'est que l'ensemble vont mobiliser ce jour avec un revendication que le gouvernment Charest

recule sur la decision des frais de scolarite."

 

CLASSE will be joined by la Fédération étudiante collégiale du Québec (FECQ), la Fédération étudiante 

universitaire du Québec (FEUQ) and la Table de concertation étudiante du Québec.

 

 

As of 8 a.m. on Monday morning, 150 students began blocking access to the Pierre-Dansereau science pavillion

at University de Quebec a Montreal's downtown campus. The university acknowledged the block on Twitter.

 

As of Monday, there are 129,000 students on strike in Quebec.

 

7,500 Concordia students are on strike, including the Women's studies, Philosophy, Geogaphy, School of Community and Public Affair departments and the Fine Arts faculty. Political Science is set to go on strike this Wednesday.

 

And more strike votes are coming up: The Concordia Student Union will hold a referendum on Wednesday, the Graduate Students Association will have a vote on Tuesday and Dawson students vote Monday and Tuesday in a referendum.

 

Concordia's TA and RAs have also been informed by email that regardless of any strike action, they are expected to continue their work - or risk disciplinary measures. 

Photo by Sarah Deshaies