Alberta Premier Responds To Threat Of Broader Labour Action In Call-in Radio Show - Beritaja

Alberta’s premier says she hopes the authorities her authorities tables connected Monday to force striking teachers back to work isn’t followed by broader labour action.

Danielle Smith’s comments connected her call-in power show travel astatine the heels of a threat of unprecedented mobilization by the Alberta Federation of Labour if the authorities doesn’t norm retired the usage of the notwithstanding clause successful its dealings pinch teachers.

The federation, which represents much than 350,000 workers, says the clause will make a insult of the law right to strike and escalate the statement conflict betwixt the authorities and teachers.

When asked about the threat on her call-in power show, Smith didn’t norm retired the usage of the clause and said teachers will have to be ordered back to work if they don’t voluntarily agree to it.

She said her authorities is balancing the authorities of taxpayers, students and teachers.

The onslaught involves 51,000 teachers successful public, abstracted and francophone schools and affects 750,000 students now successful their 3rd week retired of classes.