US EditionRally held in Alberta education minister’s riding amid recall petition
About 51,000 teachers have been on strike over wages and classroom issues, protesting before legislation expected to force them back to work, organizers said.
- The Alberta government plans to introduce back-to-work legislation to end a teachers' strike that has lasted too long, according to Premier Danielle Smith.
- Around 51,000 teachers are striking, affecting 750,000 K-12 students, with legislation expected to force their return to work by Monday.
- Protesters rallied in support of teachers in Calgary-Bow, and organizers collected signatures for a recall petition against Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides.
- Smith stated that the government will explore solutions tailored to each classroom after addressing the wage settlement, emphasizing the need for collaboration.
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Still no deal: Back to work order and recall possible
After a summer full of negotiation stalemates and new rules for sport participation and library book restrictions, a petition to recall Education and Childcare Minister Demetrios Nicolaides has been officially submitted to Alberta’s Chief Electoral Officer, Gordon McClure.
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‘This is his strike’: Rally held in Alberta education minister’s riding amid recall petition
A group of Albertans piled into a school bus to Calgary from Edmonton Saturday morning looking to bolster support for teachers in the education minister’s riding while a recall petition goes on.
Teachers and supporters gather in Alberta education minister's riding as back-to-work legislation looms
Protesters gathered in Alberta Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides' riding of Calgary-Bow, calling on the the government to increase its support of public education ahead of back-to-work legislation for striking teachers.
Labour groups threaten response if notwithstandingclause used in back to work bill
Alberta unions are warning Premier Danielle Smith that using the notwithstanding clause to end the provincewide teachers strike would provoke what they describe as an unprecedented response from the labour movement. The Alberta Federation of Labour says it represents more than 350,000 workers through its affiliated unions and the Common Front coalition. The groups held an emergency meeting Friday as the United Conservative government prepares ba…
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