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Alberta Teachers Overwhelmingly Reject Deal as Province Prepares for Possible Oct. 6 Strike

Teachers say the offer fails to address class sizes, classroom complexity, funding for supports.

The entrance area at the then-recently-opened Prairie Sky School in Skyview Ranch was photographed on Friday, April 12, 2024.
The Alberta legislature building on May 8, 2025.
Alberta Teachers’ Association president Jason Schilling addresses the provincial government’s introduction of mandated assessments for kindergarteners during a news conference in the ATA library in Edmonton on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025.
Alberta Finance Minister Nate Horner.

Overview

  • ATA officials reported that 89.5% of members who voted rejected the tentative central agreement.
  • The proposed memorandum included roughly a 12% wage increase over four years and the hiring of 3,000 teachers over three years.
  • ATA president Jason Schilling said the package did not resolve funding concerns or issues with class size and classroom complexity.
  • Premier Danielle Smith, Finance Minister Nate Horner and Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides will hold a noon briefing to outline supports if a strike proceeds.
  • Absent a new deal, a provincewide walkout is scheduled for Oct. 6, and Horner called the vote disappointing and the second rejection.