Alright, we've reached the point in the negotiations where an agreed settlement is pretty unlikely. Here are the possible outcomes from here:
1) Mutually agreed to arbitration
2) Government-imposed arbitration (I don't think they want this, as it takes away their control of the situation)
3) A legislated settlement where the government simply enacts legislation that dictates terms of the agreement, and uses the notwithstanding clause to prevent any Charter challenge of their use of the clause.
I think 3) is likely, the question is how do teachers respond? If we are forced back and the government simply dictates the terms of the settlement and enacts the notwithstanding clause to prevent any court challenge of the imposition, do teachers show up the next day or do they continue the strike anyway?
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