Ontario Passes Back-to-Work Bill, Applies Notwithstanding Clause Ahead of Education Workers’ Strike

Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce answers questions in the Ontario Legislature during Question Period on Nov. 1, 2022, as members debate a bill meant to avert a planned strike by 55,000 education workers. Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press

The Ontario legislature has passed back-to-work legislation to impose a four-year contract on education workers and make a planned workers’ strike starting Nov. 4 illegal.

However, the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) says said its members will still walk off the job on Nov. 4.