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ALBERTA — The union representing hundreds of striking Alberta jail guards is facing hefty daily fines if its members don’t immediately return to work.
Following hours of arguments from both the Alberta Union of Public Employees and the province on Monday, a Court of Queen’s Bench justice found the union in contempt of court for defying an earlier ruling ordering its members back to work.
Justice J.D. Rooke fined the AUPE $100,000, and said that the fine will rise to $250,000 if the strike isn’t over by noon Tuesday. By Wednesday at noon, the fine will hit $500,000 -- and the union must pay half a million dollars for each subsequent day workers continue their strike.
Full story: Alberta court finds striking guards in contempt, union fined $100K