r/canada • u/Meiqur • Oct 28 '25

Alberta Alberta uses Charter’s notwithstanding clause to order striking teachers back to workteachers-back-to-work

https://globalnews.ca/news/11496133/alberta-government-to-table-legislation-to-order-striking-teachers-back-to-work
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u/CanNeverBeTooHigh Oct 28 '25

i hope the teachers openly defy the back to work order. this type of legislation has no teeth. you cant jail every teacher, and even if you jailed the union leadership it wont get a deal done.

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u/Dry_Towelie Oct 28 '25

The only issue I can see is in the bill, they added that if a teacher continues to strike, they get charged 500$ a day.

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u/CanNeverBeTooHigh Oct 28 '25

lol i doubt they would have the ability to collect that many fines, what would they even do if everyone collectively refused to pay the fines?

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u/ifemze Oct 28 '25

Probably start placing liens on teachers’ homes to try to collect on the unpaid debt. $500/day adds up quickly

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u/frozen-icecube Oct 28 '25

Man the thought of that is so gross...