TORONTO – Controversial anti-strike legislation that reins in wages and cuts benefits for Ontario teachers will come to a final vote Tuesday.
  
The minority Liberals and the Conservatives are expected to team up in the legislature to pass the anti-strike bill, which has angered unions and civil libertarians.
   
Unions representing most teachers say it violates their constitutional rights and have vowed to fight it in court.
   
The Liberals brought back the legislature early to get it passed before Sept. 1, saying the province couldn’t afford the rollover of old contracts.
   
But since the proposed legislation is retroactive to that date, it would claw back any pay hikes or benefits once it becomes law.
   
The bill would force new contracts on the majority of teachers and education workers in the province to help eliminate Ontario’s $15-billion deficit.