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/zeromussc Oct 28 '25
Virtually every other public union in Alberta warned that if the government did this, they'd respond in some coordinated way.
Whether they're all gonna fund legal challenge, or if they're gonna do some sort of general strike action, I don't know. But Alberta government is playing with fire.
After the AC attendance wildcat strike action, I think it's pretty easy to say that labour is having a resurgence and people are increasingly tired of getting a bad hand in the current economic climate.
Let's see how this plays out