Bill 7 passed first reading in the Alberta Legislature on April
6, 2017. The Bill is part of the Government of Alberta's
response to the Supreme Court of Canada decision that guaranteed
workers the right to strike and comes after consultation with
post-secondary stakeholders in 2016. If passed, the legislation
will amend the Post-Secondary Learning Act and the
Labour Relations Code.
In broad terms, Bill 7 will:
- Bring academic staff and academically
employed graduate students at public universities, public colleges,
and technical institutes under the Labour Relations Code,
thereby granting academic staff associations and graduate student
associations all the rights and remedies that are granted to unions
under the Code, including the right to strike;
