In an escalation of tensions between organized labour and the Alberta government, the Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) has announced a sweeping campaign to challenge Premier Danielle Smith’s leadership.

While no general strike has been declared, union leaders say the groundwork is being laid for a province-wide mobilization that could include recalling United Conservative Party (UCP) MLAs in an effort to topple the government.

The government invoked the Charter’s notwithstanding clause this week to shut down a provincewide teachers strike and impose a contract on 51,000 members of the Alberta Teachers’ Association.

Gil McGowan, president of the AFL and spokesperson for the newly formed Common Front—a coalition representing 350,000 workers—delivered a fiery message at a press conferenc

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