Concordia University Library employees vote in favor of strike mandate

Montreal, QC - Members of the Concordia University Library Employees Union (CSN)(CULEU), represented by the Fédération des employées et employés de services publics (FEESP-CSN), voted November 29th in favor of a strike mandate after 18 months of negotiations. CULEU's President has stated that Concordia's "insistence on severely restricting advancement possibilities for new employees" has been a sticking point since the beginning of the year. This has compounded frustrations as the university is refusing to even discuss another topic until this issue is settled.

The 17th bargaining session was scheduled to begin today, Dec. 6th, and will be attended by a conciliator from the Ministère du Travail, de l'Emploi et de la Solidarité sociale (MTESS). The union is hopeful that the conciliator's presence will move talks forward.

Along with the mandate, CULEU has also set up a strike fund to support workers should a work stoppage be called.