Alberta’s Proposed Labour Law to Comply with Supreme Court Ruling
Mar 16, 2016 | 6:21 AM
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EDMONTON: Alberta has introduced legislation to expand the right to strike for about 150-thousand public-sector employees.
Labour Minister Christina Gray says the legislation is to bring Alberta into compliance with a Supreme Court ruling last year.
Alberta traditionally has banned strikes and lockouts involving public-sector workers, but the Supreme Court ruled that the right to strike is a fundamental right for unionized employees.
The bill sets out parameters for strikes while keeping essential services going in areas such as health and police services.
