Bill 2, the Back to School Act, passed third reading in the early hours of Tuesday with the intent of returning students and teachers to classrooms by Wednesday

The union representing striking Alberta teachers is vowing to launch a legal challenge of the government’s back-to-work bill that was passed through the province’s legislature in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

Bill 2, the Back to School Act, was tabled late Monday in the assembly and passed third reading early Tuesday.

The bill imposes a new collective contract that will run retroactively from Sept. 1, 2024, until Aug. 31, 2028, which is based on the terms of a proposal that was rejected by nearly 90 per cent of teachers in September.

The legislation is also backed by Section 33 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the

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