Ontario Court of Appeal rules Ford government's Bill 124 unconstitutional
An Ontario law that imposed wage restraint on public sector workers violated their collective bargaining rights and is unconstitutional, the province's Court of Appeal ruled Monday, a decision many labour groups called a major victory.
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An Ontario law that imposed wage restraint on public sector workers violated their collective bargaining rights and is unconstitutional, the province's Court of Appeal ruled Monday, a decision many labour groups called a major victory.