[Ost-news] Hundreds march in Edmonton to protest labour laws

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Hundreds march in Edmonton to protest labour laws  
Canadian Press  
September 22, 2007 at 10:21 PM EDT

EDMONTON — Hundreds of angry and loud tradespeople have laid Alberta's labour code to rest in a dramatic mock funeral.

Protest organizer Eric Klyne led the funeral procession to the legislature Saturday, flanked by men dressed as the grim reaper and a priest.

The demonstration capped off two weeks of labour unrest that began following an Alberta Labour Relations Board ruling that forbid the carpenters union from going on strike.

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