US Edition‘Years of Neglect’ Led to Teachers Voting Down Deal: Union President
Nearly 90% of Alberta Teachers Association members rejected a 12% pay raise offer and hiring of 3,000 teachers, citing insufficient action on wages and working conditions.
- On Oct. 2, 2025, Jason Schilling, president of the Alberta Teachers' Association, said the union will return to bargaining only when the province does, with talks unscheduled ahead of Monday's strike deadline.
- Earlier this week, nearly 90 per cent of Alberta Teachers' Association members rejected the province's latest offer, which included a 12 per cent pay increase and 3,000 hires, prompting the strike deadline.
- On Monday, over 50,000 educators are set to strike, affecting more than 700,000 students across 2,500 public, separate and francophone schools.
- Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides said the ball is in the union's court and the province posted an online curriculum parents can use if teachers walk out.
- Officials and the union disagree over an estimated 5,000-plus teacher shortfall as the dispute stalemates on wages and working conditions, with Premier Danielle Smith's government citing capacity-building efforts.
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Still no talks are scheduled between the Alberta Teacher’s Association and the provincial government regarding a new contract deal that could avert a strike set for this coming Monday. Since the teachers’ union voted down the latest proposal on Monday, parents have shown their frustration over the situation, but continued support for the teachers. The President of the Alberta School Councils’ Association says the government is not addressing the…
As strike looms, Alberta teachers say they'll return to bargaining once province does
By Aaron Sousa, The Canadian Press With days to go until Alberta’s teachers are set to strike, their union head says they will go back to the bargaining table when the province does. Jason Schilling with the Alberta Teachers’ Association says further negotiation talks haven’t been scheduled ahead of Monday’s deadline. The union and Alberta’s government have been at a stalemate over several concerns, mainly wages and working conditions. Finance M…
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