The Struggle Has Its Own Dynamic: The Professors' Strike at the Université du Québec à Montréal

The Struggle Has Its Own Dynamic: The Professors' Strike at the Université du Québec à Montréal

David Mandel
June 4, 2009

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The seven-week strike of professors at the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) ended on April 24, 2009 in a significant, if partial, victory. It is, unfortunately, a rare event in contemporary Quebec, and, for that matter, in North-America. It is therefore worth looking into this conflict to see what lessons it might offer of use to other unions. (...)