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In the News Today: Alberta Passes Bill on Teacher Strike

Bill 2 aims to end the strike involving 51,000 teachers after three weeks, addressing disputes over wages, class sizes, and resources, with return to classrooms possible this week.

  • On Monday, the Alberta government will table Bill 2, the Back to School Act, to end the weeks-long strike that began on Oct. 6, foreshadowed last week on the Alberta legislature website.
  • After months of failed bargaining, the historic provincewide teachers' strike arose from disputes over salaries, large class sizes, classroom complexities, and resources, with the Alberta Teachers' Association fighting for about 750,000 students.
  • On the bargaining table were about 750,000 students, with the Alberta Teachers' Association representing roughly 51,000 teachers and the province's latest offer including a 12 per cent wage hike and 3,000 new hires.
  • The immediate fallout includes the Alberta Federation of Labour threatening to mobilize if the notwithstanding clause is invoked as Premier Danielle Smith's caucus passed Bill 2 through three debate stages in six and a half hours.
  • Legal analysts warn that if the teachers' union challenges Bill 2, initial rulings may take months and final resolution could span two to four years, while Jason Foster notes teachers may obey or defy orders.
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Winnipeg Free PressWinnipeg Free Press
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In the news today: Alberta passes bill on teacher strike

Breaking News, Sports, Manitoba, Canada

·Winnipeg, Canada
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Radio-CanadaRadio-Canada
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Alberta Forces the End of the Teacher Strike and Invokes the Derogation Provision

Bill 2, tabled on Monday, aims to bring teachers back to school as early as Wednesday.

·Montreal, Canada
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Calgary HeraldCalgary Herald
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'A very dark day for education': Teachers, parents worry over province's back-to-work legislation

The Alberta government tabled legislation on Monday that could have teachers and students back in classrooms as early as Wednesday.

·Calgary, Canada
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City NewsCity News
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Back to work legislation incoming for Alberta teachers

Alberta's government is set to table legislation today ordering thousands of striking teachers back to work and end their weeks-long strike.

·Toronto, Canada
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CBC NewsCBC News
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Alberta government expected to table legislation forcing teachers back to work

The Alberta government is expected to table legislation Monday that, if passed, could force teachers to return to their classrooms as early as this week, some experts say.

·Canada
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The Hamilton SpectatorThe Hamilton Spectator
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Strike’s on: Teachers to stay out of school despite provincial letter

Despite the provincial government issuing a letter to the Alberta Teachers’ Association (ATA) requesting them to return to the classroom for Oct. 20, Calgary students are set to be out of school for a third straight week, and November diploma…

·Hamilton, Canada
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The Hamilton Spectator broke the news in Hamilton, Canada on Monday, October 27, 2025.
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