US Edition‘Concerned and Disappointed’: Alberta Ministers Provide Update on Failed Teacher Contract Negotiations
Teachers and government dispute involves wages, overcrowding, and resources; 95% of Alberta teachers voted in favor of strike action if negotiations fail, union says.
- Negotiations between educators in Alberta and government officials resumed around August 26 in an effort to finalize a contract and prevent a strike before students return to school.
- Negotiations stalled due to disagreements over wages, classroom conditions, and teacher hiring despite the province submitting a counterproposal matching some union demands.
- The government offered a 12 per cent pay increase over four years and to hire 3,000 teachers, while the union expressed concerns about falling salaries, overcrowding, and insufficient resources.
- ATA president Jason Schilling urged the government to provide equitable support for educators, highlighting that supporting teachers effectively ultimately benefits students, and underscored the challenging conditions currently faced in Alberta’s schools.
- With around 51,000 members overwhelmingly approving a strike mandate at 94.5 per cent and no agreement reached, the union is ready to announce a strike with a 72-hour warning period.
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The provincial group that represents Alberta school boards in collective bargaining has voted on a potential lockout. This comes as negotiations between teachers and the province have broken down, days before most K-12 students return to the classroom.
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Contract talks fail between Alberta government and teachers, possible strike looms
EDMONTON — The head of the Alberta Teachers' Association declined Friday to commit to launching a provincewide strike despite last-minute contract talks with the province hitting the ditch.
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Loonie PoliticsTalks breakdown between Alberta teachers and province as strike looms next week
EDMONTON — Contract talks have stalled between Alberta teachers and the provincial government just days before most students are set to return to the classroom.
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