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Globe and Mail
4 days ago
- Politics
- Globe and Mail
Alberta teachers vote overwhelmingly in favour of strike action
The union representing Alberta teachers says members have voted 95 per cent in favour of strike action and they could hit the picket lines in the next four months. Alberta Teachers' Association president Jason Schilling says teachers are sending a message that they are united and will no longer prop up an underfunded public education system. Finance Minister Nate Horner says a mediator's recommendation rejected by teachers included the same 12 per cent pay increase over four years that has already been accepted by other unions. Horner says the recommendation also included more than $400- million in classroom improvements. Schilling says in order to bring Alberta in line with Canadian funding averages per student, the education budget needed to see a 13.5 per cent increase. Nearly 39,000 Alberta teachers voted on the latest deal, and both sides are scheduled to go back to the bargaining table this month.
CBC
08-05-2025
- Politics
- CBC
Alberta teachers voted to reject settlement offer
Thousands of Alberta teachers are considering their next move. It comes after teachers rejected a proposed contract settlement from a government mediator. The CBC's Tristan Mottershead explains.
CTV News
06-05-2025
- Politics
- CTV News
Teachers across Alberta reject mediator's recommendation for new provincial collective agreement
Alberta teachers have rejected a mediator's recommendation for a new provincial collective agreement, their union announced Tuesday. According to the Alberta Teachers' Association, the results of the vote between Friday and Monday were 37.6 per cent in favour and 62 per cent opposed. Some 35,800 of 44,100 registered voters participated in the vote. Among the mediator's recommendations were a general wage increase of 3 per cent per year for all teachers on all grids and allowances, plus a unified teacher wage grid across the province, and a process teachers could take when concerned their classroom complexity affects their ability to teach. The previous agreement expired on Aug. 31, 2024. This is a breaking news story. More to come…
