Alberta expected to bring in back-to-work legislation for striking teachers

The Alberta government is expected to introduce back-to-work legislation on Monday to force striking teachers to return to classrooms after three weeks, raising fears among labour advocates that the province will invoke the Charter’s notwithstanding clause to override workers’ rights.

More than 750,000 students have been out of class since Oct. 6, after negotiations between the Alberta Teachers’ Association and the province broke down.