Alberta Teachers Strike

• 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
  
• 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
  
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• 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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• 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
• Alberta Teachers’ Association challenging law that used notwithstanding clause to end strike

  The Alberta Teachers Association says it has filed an application asking for a judge to immediately pause the law until a full constitutional challenge is heard.

  Education

  Nov 6, 2025
• Anglican Diocese questions Alberta’s use of notwithstanding clause on teachers

  Bishop Stephen London said denying one group's fundamental rights has deeper implications that could interfere with people's freedom of conscience and religion.

  Canada

  Nov 4, 2025
• Calgary university students stage walkout in support of Alberta teachers

  Post-secondary students opposed to the provincial government's decision to legislate an end to the recent teachers' strike staged several noisy protests in Calgary on Monday.

  Education

  Nov 3, 2025
• Alberta parents begin depositing ‘Parent Payment Program’ funds

  Thousands of Alberta parents woke up Friday to an Interac e-transfer notification from the provincial government, containing student support money from the teachers' strike.

  Education

  Oct 31, 2025
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• Alberta students walk out of class in support of teachers forced back to work

  Thousands of students rallied at the legislature, Alberta Teachers' Association and other locations across the province, protesting the UCP forcing striking teachers back to work.

  Education

  Oct 30, 2025
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• More than 740,000 students head back to class in Alberta after teacher strike ends

  It's a busy day at schools across Alberta as more than 740,000 students return to class after the provincial government legislated an end to the provincewide teachers strike.

  Education

  Oct 29, 2025