Alberta Teachers Association

• Canadian teachers’ groups condemn use of notwithstanding clause

  Teachers' organizations across Canada say provincial governments are using the notwithstanding clause to 'terminate legitimate labour disputes' more frequently than ever before.

  Canada

  Jun 2
  
• Political neutrality mandate in Alberta classrooms offensive to teachers, union says

  The President of the Alberta Teachers Association says it's unfair of the provincial government to suggest Alberta teachers don't act with integrity in the classroom.

  Education

  Apr 1
  
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• Alberta teachers fail to get court injunction on back-to-work law that ended strike

  The judge said the Alberta Teachers' Association didn't prove the issues are so pressing and harmful the law should be put on hold — potentially allowing teachers to strike again.

  Politics

  Mar 13
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• 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
• Alberta teachers hail ‘significant’ investment in education, but skepticism ‘remains high’

  Despite welcoming an 'historic investment' in Alberta's education system, it appears there's still a lot of work to do to rebuild the trust between the province and its teachers.

  Education

  Feb 25
• Alberta teachers cite classroom stress and disrespect by province in new survey

  The results of a survey of 5,700 Alberta teachers and school leaders reveals a vast majority of them feel overwhelmed, unsafe in the classroom and disrespected by the government.

  Education

  Jan 21
• Alberta Teachers’ Association accuses provincial government of bad-faith bargaining

  ATA President Jason Schilling claims, 'The government now says the 3,000 teachers promised during contract negotiations were already included in the 2025 budget.'

  Education

  Dec 12, 2025
• 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