Alberta Teachers

• Alberta teachers go to court seeking injunction on Charter notwithstanding case

  The injunction would put teachers in the same position as they were before the province shut down the strike and imposed a contract by using the Charter's notwithstanding clause.

  Education

  Mar 4
  
• Money a key factor in using Charter override on teachers, 2 cabinet ministers say

  Two Alberta cabinet ministers say money was a key factor in the move to use the Charter's notwithstanding clause to override teachers' rights and shut down a provincewide strike.

  Politics

  Dec 3, 2025
  
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• Teachers react with cynicism to Alberta government’s classroom complexity plan

  The Alberta government's "Aggression and Complexity in Schools Action Team" released its report on Friday, which was met with a great deal of cynicism from educators.

  Education

  Nov 21, 2025
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• Court date postponed as Alberta teachers fight notwithstanding clause use

  Lawyers for the Alberta Teachers’ Association want the bill that invoked the Charter’s notwithstanding clause put on hold, pending a full airing in court of the issues involved.

  Education

  Nov 20, 2025
• Premier Smith says back-to-work bill for striking Alberta teachers coming Monday

  Thousands of teachers from across Alberta arrived in Edmonton Thursday for a rally outside the legislature as the fall sitting begins with a speech from the throne.

  Politics

  Oct 23, 2025
• Alberta NDP urges public to step up as striking teachers may face back-to-work bill

  Legislation forcing Alberta teaches back to work could be tabled within days after the provincial legislature resumes sitting on Thursday.

  Education

  Oct 22, 2025
• Talks stall between Alberta teachers, government in provincewide strike

  Contract talks between the Alberta government and its 51,000 teachers appear to have hit an impasse over how much teachers are asking for and the province is willing to spend.

  Education

  Oct 15, 2025
• Alberta students keeping busy, hope for end to teachers strike as talks to resume Tuesday

  The first formal bargaining meeting since the strike began Oct. 6 is set to take place Tuesday between the Alberta Teachers' Association and the government's bargaining team.

  Education

  Oct 13, 2025
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• Labour expert questions why Alberta government delayed lockout of teachers

  With the Alberta-wide teachers strike into its fourth day, the Alberta Teachers Association says it has asked the province to return to the bargaining table on Tuesday.

  Education

  Oct 9, 2025
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• Alberta teachers reject contract offer, setting up province-wide strike on Oct. 6

  Alberta Teachers' Association president Jason Schilling said close to 90 per cent of its members who voted over the weekend were against the deal on the table.

  Education

  Sep 29, 2025