Keeping Students in Class Act
Ontario law relating to labour disputes in Ontario public school districts / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Keeping Students in Class Act (Bill 28, 2022) was a law in the province of Ontario. It aimed to address labour disputes between the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) and the province of Ontario regarding employees in Ontario public school districts.[1] The act prohibited any strikes by CUPE members by declaring strikes by the union to be illegal under Ontario's Labour Relations Act, setting a fine of up to $4,000 per day on strike for members, and $500,000 per day on strike for the union.[1] The bill used the controversial [2][3][4] Notwithstanding Clause to override Canadians' constitutional right to strike.[3] After the union's decision to strike anyway,[5] protests,[6] other unions pledging to join in,[6] and proposals for a general strike,[7] CUPE and the Ontario government came to an agreement to repeal the bill, and declare it and any collective agreements enacted by it void ab initio.[8]
Keeping Students in Class Act | |
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Legislative Assembly of Ontario | |
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Territorial extent | Ontario |
Enacted by | Legislative Assembly of Ontario |
Royal assent | 3 November 2022 |
Repealed | 14 November 2022 |
Legislative history | |
First reading | 31 October 2022 |
Second reading | 1 November 2022 |
Third reading | 3 November 2022 |
Repealed by | |
Keeping Students in Class Repeal Act, Bill 35, 2022 | |
Status: Void ab initio |