How real is the threat of a general strike in Alberta?

Common Front will go public with its retaliation plan on Wednesday; unions across Alberta are scared the use of the notwithstanding clause in the battle with the teachers is just the first step in a wider labour war

Solidarity is a word often used by union leaders. It’s plastered on placards. But, it’s almost become a cliche, a term that’s become so overused that it becomes meaningless — like when a sportscaster drops the word “unbelievable” to describe something that is wholly believable.

But that word is regaining its meaning this week, at least in Alberta and, indeed, maybe across Canada.

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On Monday night, the Alberta government passed Bill 2, which orders striking teachers back to work. The bill imposes a four-year contract on Alberta Teachers’ Association members