US EditionAlberta Teachers Won't Engage in Work-to-Rule as Classes Resume: Union
The Alberta government used the notwithstanding clause to end a three-week strike by 51,000 teachers affecting over 740,000 students, with classes set to resume immediately.
- Premier Danielle Smith's government ordered 51,000 striking teachers back to work, ending the three-week strike and allowing more than 740,000 students in Alberta to resume classes Wednesday.
- The dispute tied to teacher demands focused on wages, class sizes and supports for special needs students, while the bill invoked the Charter's notwithstanding clause to prevent legal challenges.
- Legislators resumed the fall sitting and stayed up until 2 a.m. to pass the back-to-work bill with one-hour limits on debate, including fines up to $500 a day for individuals and $500,000 for the union, while some districts cancelled athletic events up to Friday.
- The Alberta Teachers' Association protested the order but said it will comply, while Jason Schilling, head of Alberta's teachers' union, urged reconsidering volunteer activities such as drama productions and cross-country coaching.
- Across Alberta, schools and boards worked Tuesday to ready students on a day's notice, with Edmonton Catholic Schools postponing professional development days through Nov. 17 and Calgary boards warning of delays or cancellations.
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Alberta Schools Prepare to Resume Classes After Back-to-Work Order Legislation Passes
Schools across Alberta are preparing to resume classes on Oct. 29 for thousands of teachers and students after the provincial government passed back-to-work order legislation. The Calgary Board of Education says members of the Alberta Teachers’ Association (ATA), the union representing teachers in the province, will return to work on Oct. 29, noting that they will be “focused primarily on teaching and learning in classrooms.” “Our top priority i…
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Alberta teachers, schools set to resume classes for thousands after strike ends
EDMONTON — The head of Alberta's teachers' union says they will abide by a back-to-work order and will not engage in illegal actions such as work-to-rule.
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thealbertan.comAlberta schools prepare to resume classes for thousands after back-to-work order
EDMONTON — Schools and school boards across Alberta are working to get more than 740,000 students ready to return to class on a day’s notice after a three-week provincewide strike.
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