The union representing striking teachers in Alberta say educators have tabled a reasonable offer to the province and that it’s now up to the Danielle Smith government to end the labour dispute. “The responsibility to end this disruption lies squarely with the government,” Alberta Teachers Associatio...

Teachers and public education supporters from across the region banded together in Jasper yesterday (Thursday, October 9) to demonstrate solidarity in their ongoing labour strife with the provincial government. Teachers walked off the job Monday amid stalled negotiations. Wearing “Red for Ed” clothi...

When Alberta teachers voted nearly 90 percent against the government’s latest contract offer, the message was clear: the deal does not meet the needs of our classrooms or our students. Yet, within hours, the Government of Alberta released a press release painting itself as the rational adult in the ...

Teachers reject province's proposal; October 6 strike action looms Alberta teachers have overwhelmingly rejected the Government of Alberta’s latest contract offer. On Monday, September 29, nearly 90 per cent of the 51,000-strong Alberta Teachers Association (ATA) membership voted against the tentati...

Pundits suggest strike action would be warranted, but risky The Alberta Teachers’ Association (ATA) has reached a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the provincial government’s bargaining committee. The union will present the tentative agreement to its 51,000 public, Catholic and francophone school ...

Teachers trying to reach a collective agreement before October 6 are calling out the provincial government’s complaint to the Alberta labour board as a frivolous stall tactic. Yesterday, Alberta Teachers Association (ATA) president Jason Schilling addressed a September 15 complaint filed by the prov...

Teachers will walk off the job October 6 unless they can come to contract terms with the provincial government. On Wedensday, September 10, Alberta Teachers Association (ATA) president Jason Schilling said 51,000 full and part-time teachers will take strike action if a deal isn’t reached between the...