Courts will be in session today in the western province of Alberta even though sheriffs in Edmonton and Calgary have joined a strike by prison guards.
Police will fill in to guard courtrooms and escort prisoners in court buildings in the cities of Edmonton and Calgary.
Sheriffs and court workers are supporting hundreds of jail guards who are defying a back to work order from the labour board. The dispute started after an employee at a new prison was suspended for raising concerns about safety issues.
Tough new sentencing rules passed by Canada’s law and order government have led to prison overcrowding and increased stress for prison guards.
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