A Ontario Labour Relations Board hearing to determine legality of a strike by education workers stretched into a third and final day Sunday.
Ferina Murji said strikes are prohibited in the midst of any contract, not just one that was ratified by union membership.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary SUN, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails. Postmedia Network Inc.
The government is seeking a ruling that their walkout is illegal, while the Canadian Union of Public Employees — which represents education workers — contends the job action is a form of legitimate political protest. Board Chair Brian O’Byrne heard arguments over the course of 16 hours on Saturday, with the hearing stretching into early Sunday morning, before resuming just hours later, at 7 a.m.
“I do accept that Bill 28 is in writing. But it is not a voluntarily negotiated agreement,” Steven Barrett said on Saturday.
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