Standing near the west entrance of the Alberta legislature, Gil McGowan said that the United Conservative Party has “declared war” on organized labour not only in this province, but the entire country.

As the NDP attempted late Monday afternoon to slow the introduction of Bill 2, the Back to School Act, in the legislature, the Alberta Federation of Labour president warned that unions across Alberta were allied with partners across Canada in what could be an “unprecedented” response.

McGowan is also the chairman of the Common Front, a coalition of the 24 unions under the AFL umbrella as well as other partners like the Alberta Teachers’ Association and the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees. Together, they represent about 400,000 public and private sector workers.

“I just want to make

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