Wow, they’re not even using this and forcing binding arbitration, they’re literally imposing the agreement they rejected.
NWC is a mega shitty thing to do and they should never be elected again because of it (but that won’t happen), but then also imposing the deal they rejected makes that even worse.
Not that I condone the use of NWC but at least putting it into binding arbitration would have shown some willingness to further negotiate and work on it while still maybe getting teachers back to work (assuming no wild cat / sympathy strike)
The UCP is short-circuiting democracy. They’re supposed to be elected to represent the people. Their role is to carry the constitution and the legal protections afforded within. But here, the government is acting in bad faith.
They’re not negotiating with the teachers. There may even be good grounds to suggest that the government never intended to negotiate in good faith because they contemplated the use of the NWC.
By invoking the NWC, as you say, the UCP are not pushing parties to further negotiations or arbitration. They’re just telling the teachers and the students that you have no rights, you have no other choice, and there’s no option to go to court.
The UCP have committed an affront to freedom of expression, and collective bargaining across the country. There may not be any other logical choice but to strike.
Wow, they’re not even using this and forcing binding arbitration, they’re literally imposing the agreement they rejected.
NWC is a mega shitty thing to do and they should never be elected again because of it (but that won’t happen), but then also imposing the deal they rejected makes that even worse.
Not that I condone the use of NWC but at least putting it into binding arbitration would have shown some willingness to further negotiate and work on it while still maybe getting teachers back to work (assuming no wild cat / sympathy strike)
The UCP is short-circuiting democracy. They’re supposed to be elected to represent the people. Their role is to carry the constitution and the legal protections afforded within. But here, the government is acting in bad faith.
They’re not negotiating with the teachers. There may even be good grounds to suggest that the government never intended to negotiate in good faith because they contemplated the use of the NWC.
By invoking the NWC, as you say, the UCP are not pushing parties to further negotiations or arbitration. They’re just telling the teachers and the students that you have no rights, you have no other choice, and there’s no option to go to court.
The UCP have committed an affront to freedom of expression, and collective bargaining across the country. There may not be any other logical choice but to strike.