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Originally Posted by sa226
Im not well versed on teacher vs government labour relations, but an arbitrator is an independent 3rd party that both sides have to agree to using.
If the government successfully imposes conditions on arbitration, that arbitrator would never work again because what labour group would agree to using them. Their professional integrity would be ruined.
From an outside perspective with experience in messy contract negotiations, binding arbitration is the only not completely terrible way out of this for both sides. Its still far from ideal, but its better than having a terrible agreement forced upon you.
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The last bit there kills me. A "terrible" outcome for the UCP is a well funded and healthy public education system that addresses teacher's salaries, reasonable class sizes, and manageable class complexity.
Everyone should think on that.