After three days of delays, Liberal government and Progressive Conservative MPPs joined forces Sunday to order 12,000 striking college teachers — and their students — back to class over NDP objections. Faculty report for work Monday and 500,000 students follow Tuesday to jump-start a semester stalled five weeks ago by what became the longest college strike in Ontario history. Political recriminations continued after MPPs spent barely 35 minutes debating and voting Sunday on the back-to-work legislation the government had hoped to pass Thursday night, allowing time for students to return Monday. to prevent a strike from happening in the first place,” Horwath added. Union president Warren “Smokey” Thomas said he could not fault Premier Kathleen Wynne’s government for introducing the back-to-work legislation.

Source: thestar November 19, 2017 18:33 UTC