Ford willing to rescind law forcing contract on Ontario education workers if walkout ends | FULL

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said on Monday he is willing to repeal legislation that imposed a contract on 55,000 education workers and banned them from striking, if the workers' union agrees to end a walkout that's shut many schools. 

The legislation also uses the notwithstanding clause to guard against constitutional challenges, and Ford said he understands that is controversial. Ford added he is willing to be flexible and go back to the bargaining table, but education workers have to get back into the classroom.

Multiple sources told Global News a coalition of unions is planning a mass demonstration at Queen’s Park in Toronto on Nov. 12, and a massive multi-sector strike on Nov. 14 to protest Ford’s Bill 28. This bill invoked the notwithstanding clause to impose a contract on CUPE’s 55,000 education-support workers.

The escalation in tensions began as contract talks between the Ford government and CUPE broke down on Oct. 30, leading to a strike notice from the union followed by unprecedented legislation from the province.

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