STATEMENT: Alberta unions stand with First Nations as Smith escalates attacks: AFL defends civil disobedience as a “vital democratic tool” (afl.org)

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[-] RadiallyAxiomatic@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago

Didn't the Alberta unions recently prove they have the spinal strength of a much adored slinky?

And considering Smith's love of the notwithstanding clause, any union standing up should be forming bilateral strike-in-lieu agreements of some kind with multiple other unions.

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