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Alberta's government used the notwithstanding clause to end a teacher strike, forcing 51,000 teachers back to work with a new contract and fines.
Alberta’s government, led by Premier Danielle Smith, invoked the notwithstanding clause to pass a bill forcing 51,000 striking teachers back to work, ending the province’s largest education strike.
The legislation, rushed through the legislature in under seven hours, overrides Charter rights and provincial protections, imposing daily fines up to $500 per teacher and $500,000 per day on the union.
It enforces a previously rejected collective agreement with a 12% wage increase over four years and commitments to hire 3,000 teachers and 1,500 educational assistants.
Critics, including the Alberta Teachers’ Association and a coalition of 30 unions representing 350,000 workers, condemned the move as a dangerous precedent undermining labor rights, while teachers protested in the legislature.
The government cited the need to restore education for over 740,000 students affected since October 6.
El gobierno de Alberta utilizó la cláusula no obstante para poner fin a una huelga de maestros, obligando a 51.000 maestros a volver a trabajar con un nuevo contrato y multas.