Alberta teachers’ strike ends by decree: Will the notwithstanding clause bill unleash a wider union backlash?
Alberta’s legislature turned into a battleground in the dead of night. At 2 a.m. on October 28, after six and a half hours of throttled debate, Premier Danielle Smith’s government rammed through back-to-work legislation that will force 51,000 striking teachers back into classrooms after 3 weeks. TheCanadian Press reports the bill (Back to School Act…