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Con U Part-time faculty post strike mandate
Members of Concordia's Part-Time Teachers Union met over the weekend to vote on paving the way for a potential strike.
The Gazette's Karen Seidman reported on Monday that the Concordia University Part-time Faculty Association has voted in favour for a strike mandate.
Association president Maria Peluso says the mandate was a symbolic action to express their frustration with the University's management after a decade of contract disputes. This includes a recent collective agreement that was not well implemented.
She says the union does not wish to hurt people, but will not hesitate to take a stand.
The potential for a strike comes at a time when Concordia's new president Alan Shepard has recently taken office.
Peluso hopes that Shepard will be able to use his leadership to change some of the tension among part-time faculty.
The situation with the Part-Time faculty union is part of the broader union conflict with University management, where the Union for Teaching and Research Assistants at Concordia and the Concordia University Support Staff Union are also looking at their options for a strike or negotiation.
Flickr Photo by: Viola Ng
STORY WRITTEN BY: SATURN DE LOS ANGELES
Steps taken to get to polls in hurricane stricken New York/New Jersey
With the U.S. election finally arriving, Americans are taking all steps necessary to get out to the polls.
Residents in the New York and New Jersey area may have problems getting to voting stations due to the detriments of Hurricane Sandy. The superstorm left severe damage in some areas.
Many polling stations were damaged by the storm. This could result in some deterrence for voters, but according to CBC, U.S. authorities have taken many steps to prevent this.
Services such as driving displaced voters to polling stations have helped immensely. According to the CBC, Governor Andrew Cuomo has allowed residents to cast provisional ballots at any polling place in the state. New Jersey residents may also request to file their ballot electronically and submit it email and fax. The results of the U.S. election will be announced late on Tuesday night.
STORY WRITTEN BY: HANNAH BESSEAU
Tremblay resigns amidst scandal
There is major change in Montreal politics.
According to CBC News, Gerard Tremblay stepped down as mayor of Montreal on Monday evening. He made the announcement at a hastily organized news conference at city hall.
Tremblay explained the recent allegations that he turned a blind eye to corruption and misspending in city hall left him no choice to resign. He also stated that he has left the city in a better financial picture since taking office in 2001.
The city's 62 executive committee members will hold a secret vote to determine the interim mayor until the municipal elections are held in one year.
Meanwhile, four new people have faced consequences for their alleged involvement in the corruption scandal. Three are workers for the infrastructure department and the other is a Montreal engineer in charge of infrastructure.
All four people were named in hearings at the Charbonneau Commission by Lino Zambito
Burial plan fund rejects veterans
A federal fund created to give destitute veterans a decent burial has rejected two-thirds of its applicants since 2006.
According to the Globe and Mail 29,853 requests were made for veteran burial plans, 20,147 of which were rejected.
Those who were rejected for the burial plans are said to have been rejected because they failed to meet an eligibility criteria.
The executive director of the Last Pond Fund has acknowledged this rejection rate among the veterans.
He has stated that he will petition Harper`s government to improve this current situation for the destitute veterans.
CJLO 1690 AM Presents Safe in Sound M for Montreal Showcase - Nov 16th @ L'Esco
CJLO 1690AM is proud to present the Safe in Sound Showcase at this year's M for Montreal. Featuring a slew of artists who in some way are all related to CJLO, it will be a great way to spend a Friday night taking in some of Montreal and Canada's best music in a wide variety of genres.
Drop on by l'Escogriffe Friday Nov. 16th (4467 Saint-Denis)
Tickets $10 @ the door
Join the Facebook Event
For more info on the artists performing, scroll below!
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9:00pm - Echo Beach (experimental/darkwave)
The brainchild of Vancouver transplant Julie Matson, Echo Beach creates a soundscape of layered vocals with atmospheric electronic melodies that evoke a dreamy haze of genre-bending experimental pop. Analog synths and guitar effects pedals meld different worlds of music into a definitive style by blending Matson’s love of coaxing musical sounds out of random electronics with poetic arrangements and post-shoegaze experimental drifts and peaks.
*Echo Beach's Julie Matson hosts "With Gay Abandon" on CJLO's airwaves and contributed a cover of Rae Spoon's "Dangerdangerdanger" as part of CJLO's "You're Related" Vol. 1.
LINKS
http://www.facebook.com/echobeachsounds
http://echobeach.bandcamp.com
http://www.twitter.com/echobeachsounds
http://www.youtube.com/juliematson
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9:45pm - AIM LOW (drone/shoegaze)
Mining common threads from acts like My Bloody Valentine, Rhys Chatham, Codeine, and Sonic Youth, AIM LOW create a fine balance between drone soundscapes, shoegaze, and noise-pop, creating music that can be both ambiently beautiful and sonically crushing. Taking you through peaks and valleys of feedback and ambient noise surrounded by a sea of cables and pedals to find you at the end of the road, AIM LOW reminds you it's all about the ride.
*2/3rds of AIM LOW are CJLO volunteers (the other 1/3rd being a past volunteer) and contributed a cover of Gino Vannelli's "Black Cars" as part of CJLO's "You're Related" Vol. 1.
LINKS
http://www.facebook.com/aimlow
http://aimlow.bandcamp.com
http://www.twitter.com/aimlowmtl
http://www.youtube.com/aimlowmusic
http://soundcloud.com/aimlow
Aim Low & Les Beyond - "String Theory" (They Live We Sleep, 2012) from Rob Feulner on Vimeo.
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10:30pm - Kestrels (shoegaze/indie rock)
Taking the aesthetic of early 90s Creation Records bands and mixing it with the ethics and energy of the first Merge Records releases, Halifax’s Kestrels have forged their sound into a blend of addictive indie rock hooks, guitar histrionics, and satisfying shoegaze soundscapes. Their latest album, A Ghost History, is a fresh take on fuzzy guitar rock in the vein of Dinosaur Jr. and early Promise Ring.
*Halifax/Toronto/Montreal's Kestrels have been supported for a longtime on CJLO's airwaves and have recorded a live session in CJLO's studios.
LINKS
http://www.kestrels.ca
http://www.facebook.com/kestrels
http://kestrels.bandcamp.com
http://www.twitter.com/kestrelshfx
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11:15pm - Young Lungs (indie rock/post-punk)
Mixing 70’s NYC art-punk with Rocket from the Crypt inspired garage rock, these dapper young gents kicking around the basements and garages of Montreal have cooked up a collection of catchy pop tunes cut into tasty pieces with a post-punk buzzsaw. Hailing from areas in and around Montreal, Young Lungs are a zippy power trio that combine an energetic live show with surf-punk and lo-fi/garage influenced songs, filtering no-wave guitar tones through power pop sensibilities.
*Young Lungs recorded their debut 7" and forthcoming full length in The Oven @ CJLO and contributed their take on The Unicorns "The Clap" for CJLO's "You're Related" Vol. 1.
LINKS
http://www.facebook.com/younglungsmtl
http://younglungs.bandcamp.com
http://www.twitter.com/younglungsmtl
http://www.youtube.com/younglungsmtl
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12:00am - Dig it Up (punk/melodic hardcore)
No-frills guitars full of chunky melodies and searing leads, a pummeling rhythm section that gallops like a racehorse, and gargle-with-gravel vocals mixed with the occasional gang-yell - on the surface Montreal’s Dig It Up seems rough like sandpaper, but their strength is their amazing sense of melody. With a reputation for an intense and raucous live show, Dig It Up makes sure that more importantly everything stays catchy and fun.
*Dig it Up recorded demos and vocals for their forthcoming full length Manners in The Oven @ CJLO and performed live at a fundraiser for Haitian earthquake relief that CJLO sponsored.
LINKS
http://www.facebook.com/digitup
http://digitup.bandcamp.com
http://www.twitter.com/digmtl
http://www.myspace.com/digitup
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12:45am - USA Out of Vietnam (post-hardcore/art-metal)
A musical enigma wrapped in mystery, USA Out of Vietnam is Montreal’s best kept secret. Led by the inimitable Jonathan Cummins (Bionic, The Besnard Lakes, Doughboys), the band offers a bombastic and dangerous voyage to the very heart of iconic rock sound, layered in punk and soul, exorcized female choirs, psychedelia, experimental benders, dogged drones, and orchestrated prog. It is massive.
*USA Out of Vietnam performed as part of CJLO's Signal to Noise benefit concert series to help Pakistani earthquake relief.
LINKS
http://www.facebook.com/usaoutofvietnam
http://usaoutofvietnam.bandcamp.com/
http://www.myspace.com/usaoutofvietnam
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1:30am - Solids (indie rock/punk)
A band to watch, the improbable two-man band Solids is based on a spontaneous quest for raw tones, influenced by ’90s grunge and post-punk with a contemporary twist. The band, who will release a new record in 2013, has developed a distinctive sound that successfully combines a pop sensibility with a loud and powerful bang.
*Solids have recorded a session in CJLO's studios as well as contributed a cover of Hawkes' "Fleeting Memories" for CJLO's "You're Related" Vol. 1.
LINKS
http://www.facebook.com/pages/solids/125445507468473
http://solids.bandcamp.com/
http://www.myspace.com/solidsmtl
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November 5th, 2012
Hosted & Produced by: Carlo Spiridigliozzi
Stories by: Aisha Samu, Carlo Spiridigliozzi & Alyssa Tremblay
Ontario teachers to strike as of Wednesday
The dealine is fast approaching and Ontario secondary school teachers are ready to withdraw services.
Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation president, Ken Coran told the Globe and Mail on Saturday that seven public school boards will strike as of Wednesday unless a deal can be reached before then.
Teachers will begin to withdraw services such as supervising students outside classrooms and answering parent e-mails outside of school hours.
Teachers are up in arms on Bill 115, a law passed by the Ontario government. The bill imposed cuts to sick days, a partial freeze to pay increases to new teachers and restrictions on their ability to strike.
All 24 school boards throughout the province could also go on strike later this month if an agreement isn't reached by then.
Flickr Photo by: Ryan Stanton
Sovereignists & Nationalists clash at rally
Sovereignists and nationalists crossed paths at a downtown Montreal rally on Sunday afternoon.
According to CBC News, a group of anglophone activists and a group of Quebec sovereignists verbally attacked each other at Place du Canada.
A dozen Montreal police officers formed a human wall to seperate the groups.
The rally was organized in protest to the provincial government's decision to remove the Canadian flag from the National Assembly. They also spoke out against recent language clashes in the province.
The incidents yielded no arrests and injuries.
CLASSE calls it quits
Members of student group La CLASSE decided to call it quits this weekend.
The majority of CLASSE's members voted to disband the group at a conference at UQAM on Saturday.
According to the Montreal Gazette, CLASSE later released a statement celebrating their victories in the student movement against tuition hikes.
Despite becoming a household name since last spring's "Printemps Erable," the Coalition large de l'Association pour une solidarite syndicale etudiante wasn't around for very long.
It was created in December 2011 in response to the former Liberal provincial government's plans to increase tuition fees.
Meanwhile, former CLASSE spokesperson Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois is also making headlines.
On Thursday he was found guilty of contempt of court for encouraging protestors in a television interview to continue picketing.
Nadeau-Dubois' endorsement came just after a judge granted an injunction allowing a Universite Laval student to return to classes.
Now the student leader is appealing the ruling and asking the public for help paying his legal fees.
The Canadian Press reported that Nadeau-Dubois has so far raised $58 000.
STORY WRITTEN BY: ALYSSA TREMBLAY
Post-secondary institutions looking to open access
Access to peer-reviewed research is becoming more costly for universities, and many academics are seeking future alternatives.
According to the Canadian University Press, subscription prices for a peer-reviewed journal range from $1000 to $40 000 dollars depending on the journal and discipline.
The open access concept allows peer-reviewed journals to be available online for free.
Gaining a following in the early 2000s, Open Access Week gives supporters a setting to discuss initiatives promoting free access.
This year the Quebec conference of principals and rectors representing 19 post-secondary institutions announced its support for open access.
Research chair in cognitive science at Universite de Montreal Stevan Harnad believes that universities need to develop strong green mandates.
In the colour system, green open access allows free access, though the article can still be published in a subscription journal.
Concordia University is the only Canadian university of the 155 post-secondary institutions to have an open access mandate.
Concordia vice-president, research and graduate studies Graham Carr stated that the mandate is a part of an ongoing process of educating people on open access.
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