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Alberta Teachers’ Ratification Results Due at 6 p.m. With Oct. 6 Strike at Stake

The vote will decide whether a tentative deal that closely tracks the province’s offer replaces a planned provincewide walkout.

Alberta Teachers' Association president Jason Schilling announcing members voted nearly 90 per cent to go on strike at a news conference on Monday, Sept. 29, 2025.
Charis Routley, 11, blows bubbles with friends as they join a student walk out and protest in support of pay for teachers and funding for schools at the Alberta Legislature in Edmonton on Monday, September 22, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Amber Bracken
Public Interest Alberta (PIA), along with teachers, parents, and community members rally outside the office of Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides on Friday.
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Overview

  • ATA president Jason Schilling is set to release the vote tally and speak to media at 6 p.m. after online balloting closed at 5 p.m.
  • The tentative agreement has been reported as similar to the government’s prior offer, including about a 12% wage increase over four years and hiring roughly 3,000 teachers over three years.
  • The province added COVID-19 vaccine coverage for teachers, while an earlier release indicated at least two pay-related issues remain to be addressed.
  • If members reject the deal, the Alberta Teachers’ Association plans to begin a provincewide strike on Oct. 6.
  • Talks have been fractious, with 94.5% of teachers backing a strike mandate in June and the government filing a bad‑faith bargaining complaint with the labour relations board.