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More than 740,000 students head back to class in Alberta after teacher strike ends

The Alberta government ended a three-week strike by 51,000 teachers using the notwithstanding clause, affecting about 750,000 students and prompting union opposition to the move.

  • On Wednesday, Premier Danielle Smith's United Conservative government passed Bill 2, using the Charter's notwithstanding clause to order 51,000 teachers back to work, ending a three-week strike.
  • Teachers have been on strike since Oct. 6 over wages and working conditions, mainly overcrowded classrooms and weak supports for students with complex needs, causing a three-week strike affecting more than 740,000 students.
  • Lawmakers fast-tracked the bill with one-hour debate limits after staying up until 2 a.m. Tuesday, imposing a collective agreement and fines of $500 for individuals and $500,000 for the union.
  • Across the province, schools raced to reopen and school boards warned it will take time to resume normal operations, postponing professional development days through Nov. 17 and cautioning about delays to extracurriculars and bus service.
  • Labour leaders say they will pursue legal and coordinated union responses while the government promised to hire 3,000 more teachers and form a panel to address class sizes and supports.
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Alberta students back in class after teachers strike, threatened mass walkout fizzles

EDMONTON — Alberta’s provincewide teachers strike formally ended Wednesday as 740,000 students went back to classes and a threat from union leaders to

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