Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) president Gil McGowan says unions will encourage workers incensed by the provincial government’s suspension of bargaining rights to volunteer for recall campaigns and prepare for a possible general strike.
“We will begin the process of organizing towards a potential general strike in Alberta,” McGowan told supporters and media gathered at Ironworkers Hall in Edmonton on Wednesday.
In response to questions, McGowan said the labour movement needs more time to speak with union leaders and non-unionized workers about the appetite and logistics of staging a general strike, in which workers across multiple sectors of the economy would refuse to work.
“We are not going to pull the pin today, but we are going to start the journey,” McGowan said.
On Monday, the Alberta government introduced and passed the Back to School Act in one sitting day of the legislature to force 51,000 public, Catholic and francophone school tea
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