US EditionAlberta Families Brace for Disruption as Teachers’ Strike Looms
Nearly 90% of Alberta teachers rejected the offer, with the government pledging $30 daily per child for parents during a possible strike, costing $15 million a day.
- On Oct. 2, 2025 the Alberta Teachers' Association announced 89.5 per cent of members rejected the tentative provincial agreement, clearing the way for a strike set to begin Oct. 6, 2025.
- Union leaders point to long-term funding cuts, with a Fraser Institute report showing Alberta’s inflation-adjusted per-student spending fell 17 per cent from 2013 to 2022.
- A walkout by 51,000 teachers would leave more than 700,000 students without classes starting Monday in 2,500 public, separate and francophone schools.
- To ease childcare burdens, the government said eligible parents and guardians of children 12 and under may receive $30 per child per day and $150 per week retroactive to Oct. 6.
- School boards are preparing for closures next week as Rocky View Schools, Calgary Catholic School District, and Conseil scolaire FrancoSud brace for strike action while the province and teachers have until October 6 to reach a deal.
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Alberta offers parents $150 weekly, toolkit amid strike threat
Source: FacebookAuthor: Isaac Lamoureux Despite Alberta teachers rejecting a settlement from the government for the second time, after one was recommended by a mediator, and another was negotiated and agreed upon by the Teachers’ Employer Bargaining Association and Alberta Teachers’ Association, the province is stepping up in place of teachers after they vowed to strike despite being given everything they asked for.The government will provide $1…
Alberta families brace for disruption as teachers’ strike looms
With a provincewide teachers’ strike set to begin Oct. 6, the Alberta government, parents and community groups are preparing for widespread disruption that could affect more than 700,000 students across the province.
Alberta finance minister hopeful teachers' strike can be averted
With a teachers’ strike looming, families will be “the big losers,” Finance Minister Nate Horner told Postmedia in an interview Wednesday, adding he's hoping a strike can still be averted and the two sides are "talking."
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