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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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CALGARY, Alberta, Oct. 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alberta Teamsters are standing firmly with education workers in defence of their right to free and fair collective bargaining. Union leaders today condemned Premier Danielle Smith’s decision to invoke the notwithstanding clause to force teachers back to work.
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