By The Canadian Press

Alberta’s Proposed Labour Law to Comply with Supreme Court Ruling

Mar 16, 2016 | 6:21 AM

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.

It supports the right to strike for all employees of government, Alberta Health Services, agencies, boards, commissions and non-academic staff at post-secondary institutions.

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Police and firefighters would not be allowed to strike.