Province appealing ruling on wage negotiations for 70,000 public sector workers

Alberta’s UCP government returned to court Thursday morning in an attempt to legalize Bill 9, a bill to delay wage negotiations for around 70,000 public sector workers in the province. The proposed legislation was previously heard in court but a decision went in favour of allowing unions to renegotiate their wages. The province is set to appeal that decision Thursday.  Earlier this month, Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Eric Macklin granted the Alberta Union of Provincial Employe