Alberta Government Set To Table Legislation To Order Striking Teachers Back To Work - Beritaja

The Alberta authorities is group to array authorities coming ordering thousands of striking teachers backmost to activity and extremity their weeks-long strike.

Premier Danielle Smith has said the strike, which began Oct. 6, has gone connected acold excessively agelong and that it’s harming children.

She has said barring an 11th-hour deal, her authorities would array back-to-work authorities Monday to unit an extremity to the occupation action and return kids to class.

Both sides person been deadlocked complete wages and schoolroom conditions, pinch the province’s latest connection including a 12 per cent costs hike complete 4 years and a committedness to prosecute 3,000 much teachers.

Jason Schilling, caput of the Alberta Teachers’ Association, says members are fighting for about 750,000 students and the state needs to perceive to their demands.

He says to beryllium legislated backmost to activity without being listened to feels disrespectful.