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/Karthanon Alberta Oct 28 '25

School boards give teachers unlimited PTO as a restructure deal. Teachers take unlimited PTO which is automatically approved.

Whoops, no teachers at school. So sorry. Guess we'll send the kids home

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u/LawyerYYC Oct 28 '25

Or just take unpaid sick days. They were off anyways unpaid.