Overview

• The Alberta Teachers' Association says formal bargaining with TEBA and a mediator is scheduled for Oct. 14 following exploratory discussions.
• TEBA's lockout order took effect Thursday, removing options such as rotating job action for the 51,000 teachers on strike.
• The walkout has disrupted learning for more than 740,000 students across roughly 2,500 schools, described as the province's largest.
• Teachers overwhelmingly rejected a tentative deal offering a 12% raise over four years and a plan to hire 3,000 teachers, citing wages, overcrowding and classroom complexity.
• A labour relations expert called the timing of the lockout notice unusual, while TEBA said the measure aims to avoid uncertainty linked to earlier rotating actions by support staff.