US Edition‘It is up to us’: Alberta Federation of Labour to prepare for general strike ‘if necessary’ in response to Bill 2
- On Wednesday, the Alberta Federation of Labour announced a sweeping campaign to challenge Premier Danielle Smith's leadership, with Gil McGowan and the Common Front representing 350,000 workers.
- This week, the provincial government invoked Section 33 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms to end the three-week strike and impose a contract on 51,000 Alberta Teachers' Association members.
- Unions cite grievances including the Smith government’s handling of public health care, proposals to withdraw Alberta from the Canada Pension Plan, and erosion of bargaining rights, while the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees representing more than 100,000 workers stands with the Alberta Teachers' Association.
- Labour relations expert Jason Foster warned focused recall campaigns of eight to ten, or a dozen, United Conservative Party MLAs could profoundly impact the government, while Gil McGowan, AFL president, stressed a general strike is not imminent but needs planning.
- CAUT condemned the government's actions as a reckless abuse of power, warning revoking teachers' rights under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Human Rights Act, and Bill of Rights sets a dangerous precedent for Albertans and Canadians.
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As teachers rallied, Alberta government force back to work legislation
They arrived in droves. Teachers decked out in red, armed with signs and fuelled by a sense of injustice took over the Legislature’s grounds on Thursday, Oct. 23, the 18th day of the teachers’ strike. Among them, hundreds of striking teachers from Elk Island Public and Catholic school divisions, also known as Local 28.
Alberta labour leaders gauge interest in general strike after suspension of teachers' bargaining rights
Alberta Federation of Labour president Gil McGowan says unions will encourage workers incensed by the provincial government’s suspension of bargaining rights to volunteer for recall campaigns and prepare for a possible general strike.
Unions threaten general strike, vow to “topple” Smith government over Bill 2
Source: FacebookAuthor: Isaac LamoreuxAlberta’s top labour leaders are threatening Premier Danielle Smith’s government with a province-wide general strike, recall campaigns, and national mobilization following the passage of the Back to School Act, which ended the teachers’ strike and invoked the notwithstanding clause to prevent further legal challenges.Alberta Federation of Labour President Gil McGowan told reporters Wednesday that Smith had “…
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