The Alberta government on Monday invoked the notwithstanding clause in legislation ordering 51,000 striking teachers back to work. Premier Danielle Smith said …
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Alberta teachers say fight just begun but will follow the law in back-to-work bill
By Lisa Johnson The union for Alberta’s teachers says the province using the Charter’s notwithstanding clause to end their strike is a gross …
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Alberta uses Charter’s notwithstanding clause to order striking teachers back to work
By Lisa Johnson and Jack Farrell Premier Danielle Smith’s government introduced a bill Monday using the Charter’s notwithstanding clause to order 51,000 striking …
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Canada Post ruling: Back-to-work legislation a controversial, but necessary, tool for government
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberBack in 2018, Ottawa passed back-to-work legislation to end rotating strikes by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW). Last week, an …


