I watched the livestream yesterday as the UCP ruling party voted to take away our constitutionally protected right to collective bargaining and the freedom to gather and strike. I’m livid.
The Alberta Teachers’ Association president, Jason Schilling, shared his thoughts in a news scrum yesterday:
https://youtu.be/Hy1YKLrbGuQ?si=iEeVKSbVv5uwgnKQ
Now that they’ve taken this unprecedented step, what rights will they take away next?
It looks like the Alberta Federation of Labour is preparing a response. If the teachers can’t strike then the unions that are still allowed to strike will take up that mantle. This fight is not over and it looks like it’s going to be ugly.