Concordia student unions begin strike, prepare for demonstration on Wednesday [Video]

Student unions representing more than 20,000 students at Concordia University began strike action on Monday as they gear up for a mass demonstration against Quebec’s tuition hikes in downtown Montreal on Wednesday.

Hannah Jackson is the external and mobilization coordinator for the Concordia Student Union (CSU) and said she was pleased to see such support from student unions throughout the school.

“We got more numbers than we actually ever expected,” said Jackson.

Concordia’s Engineering and Computer Science Association (ECA) voted to strike, which added more than 6,500 students to the overall total.

“That shot our numbers up further than we expected,” said Jackson. “This is great news for us because it means more students are getting involved in the fight against the government’s tuition hikes.”

On Monday, Jackson said about 100 students were preparing signs and organizing for a week’s worth of picketing classes while other students attended student-led workshops …