{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Alberta Teachers and the End of Collective Bargaining: Text Resist to 55255","description":" Alberta's teachers have been ordered back to work, and their right to strike, collectively bargain, or even present a legal challenge have been stripped away by Danielle Smith's UCP. How is organized labour in Alberta responding to this existential threat?  Previous episodes on public education:   \u201cBalance\u201d in Climate Change, Cursive Writing: Alberta\u2019s Curriculum Review  When Public Isn\u2019t Public: Education in Alberta  Previous episodes on trade unions and collective bargaining:    Canada\u2019s Hot Union Summer: what comes next?   Canadian vs U.S. Unions   Watch the entirety of the AFL's October 29 response to Bill 2.  Read Gil McGowan's feedback on Roberta Lexier's presentation about the need to organize towards a general strike: https:\/\/x.com\/gilmcgowan\/status\/1681761153826033666  Further reading:    Back to School - Notwithstanding the Charter   Amnesty International Canada condemns Alberta government\u2019s use of Notwithstanding clause in Bill 2  From Consent to Coercion: The Continuing Assault on Labour   No Shortcuts: Organizing for Power in the New Gilded Age (book)  Jane McAlevey: The Only Way to Win Is to Strike  ","author_name":"Alberta Advantage Podcast","author_url":"https:\/\/www.albertaadvantagepod.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/38905355\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/195456540"}