On Wednesday, November 30th, over 50 Concordia teaching assistants (TA’s), research assistants (RA’s), and allies gathered on the Concordia campus to protest for higher pay and better working conditions. This protest was organized by the TA and RA union (TRAC), with support from the CSU (Concordia Student Union). TRAC will soon be negotiating with the …
Gentrification takes a toll on the livelihood of Montrealers across the city. Local 514 looks at neighbourhoods experiencing rapid gentrification, both affecting residents and businesses. How can we fight gentrification in our city? Watch the episode to find out.
On Sunday, November 20th, authors, editors and supporters packed into the aisles of Librairie Paragraphe outside McGill University for the first ever local live launch of the book “The Fire That Time.” Published in 2021, the story recounts the events of the 1969 Sir George Williams Affair – one of Canada’s largest student uprisings and …
On Thursday, November 10th, The Montreal Autonomous Tenants’ Union organized a public demonstration to protest a planned police eviction of a homeless encampment under the Ville Marie Expressway near Lionel Groulx metro. The eviction – which would’ve been one of the largest encampment evictions of 2022 – was successfully postponed. These evictions are done in …
More are relying on intergenerational wealth to buy a home, as housing prices soar. Housing is both a human right and a profitable asset –– this is what drives housing from being unattainable for many. In many cases, those with the means to afford multiple homes to be put on the rental market are raising …
What began as a feminist movement, has turned into a revolution, as Iranians are demanding for an end to the regime. Nation-wide protests began in late September, following the death of 22-year-old Kurdish woman Zhina Mahsa Amini. Amini died in a hospital in Tehran after Iran’s morality police inflicted violence on her after identifying Amini …
Clément Lechat reçoit Karine Balé sur le plateau de L’Organe pour une discussion autour du logement étudiant abordable.
Two years have passed since the death of Joyce Echaquan, an Atikamekw woman who received inhumane and racist treatment from nurses at a hospital in Joliette. Since Echaquan’s death, little has changed to address systemic racism within Quebec’s healthcare system. The corner assessing Echaquan’s case said she believes she would still be alive if she …
Sex workers have been resisting Bill C-36 since it regulated sex work back in 2014. This coverage takes us to the steps of Le Palais de Justice on October 7th, where around 70 Montrealers are demanding the decriminalization of sex work. Despite thousands of sex workers spending the last seven years building a case against …
Québec Solidaire has been described as the most left leaning party in the country – challenging neo-liberalism through redistribution of wealth, promising the promotion of Indigenous rights, climate action and more. But could their approach to Law 96 and sovereignty hinder reconciliation in the province? Local 514 invites Mohawk Council of Kahnawake Chief Kakwirakeron Ross …
