US EditionAlberta students keep busy, hope for end to teachers strike
Alberta offers up to 12% wage increase and $405 million for classroom supports, but teacher strike continues amid unresolved issues, officials said.
- On Oct. 13, 2025, the Alberta Teachers' Association began a provincewide strike as 51,000 teachers walked off, leaving about 740,000 children out of school.
- The Alberta government offered a package including a 12 percent raise, pledged 3,000 additional teachers, and added $405 million this past year for classrooms, praised by the ATA last March.
- The ATA has not released a final list of demands, complicating talks, while Jason Schilling, Union president, said 3,000 hires are "a drop in the bucket" and students report stress during the strike's first week.
- A formal bargaining meeting is scheduled for Tuesday since the Oct. 6 walkout began between the Alberta Teachers' Association and the Alberta government's bargaining team, while parents, policymakers and taxpayers face ongoing disruption.
- For more than 15 years Alberta has offered some of the highest teacher compensation in Canada, with salaries ranging from 51,000 to 119,033, highlighting the complexity of the current dispute.
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'There's a void': Alberta students keep busy, hope for end to teachers strike (Alberta)
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'There's a void': Alberta students keep busy, hope for end to teachers strike
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