Security concerns

 

Permission to hold a speech this month by Ehud Barak, former prime minister of Israel, has been denied by the university because of security concerns. The request was made during the summer by the Jewish student group Hillel. A full statement can be found at www.concordia.ca.

Corrections

In the article titled “University faces challenges, as unions negotiate” (CTR, Sept. 23), please note that the technicians’ union is Concordia University Union of Support Staff - Technical Sector (CUUSS-TS), and not CUSSU-TS.

Regarding strikes at the university, the non-professional library staff (National Union of Sir George Williams University Employees-NUSGWUE) formed the first white-collar union at SGW. Their first contract was ratified in December 1971 after 10 months of negotiations, five weeks of walkouts and three weeks of full strike (November 20 to December 8.)

In September 1973, NUSGWUE again took strike action in a contract dispute about bereavement leave, sick leave, job descriptions, wages, and job security. The strike lasted five weeks and was settled in late October.

Our thanks for this information to Nancy Marrelli, Archives, who, incidentally, was involved in both strikes.
In a caption under a photo about a summer theatre production, Esu and the Vagabond Minstrels (Sept. 9), the author, Femi Osofisan, did not teach in the Theatre Department. In fact, the director, Diane Roberts, from Toronto, is a visiting artist in the department.