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Strikes Disrupt Schools and Colleges as MPs Probe Trucking 'Driver Inc.' Model

New closures, community stopgaps signal the disputes' expanding reach.

Manitoba Legislative building in November, 2023. The government says training is the way forward, but without oversight and enforcement, critics warn it’s just another press release.
Vancouver-Quilchena MLA Dallas Brodie (centre), speaking to the media with fellow MLAs Tara Armstrong of Kelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream and Jordan Kealy of Peace River North.
Thousands take part in a rally in support of teachers and public education outside the Alberta Legislature in Edmonton on Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025.
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Overview

  • Alberta’s teachers strike entered Day 3 with 2,500 schools closed for roughly 740,000 students after educators rejected a 12% four‑year wage offer that included hiring 3,000 teachers.
  • The provincial government said teachers will face a lockout starting Thursday, and school sports including high school football, volleyball, flag football and soccer have been paused.
  • The Edmonton Elks launched a free practice camp for high school football players, filling 125 spots within hours and wait‑listing about 90 more with support from Football Alberta and CFL players.
  • OPSEU’s college support staff strike that began Sept. 11 forced Conestoga College to cancel in‑person classes at its Doon campus and close vehicle access due to large‑scale picketing, as job security remains a central union concern.
  • The College Employer Council says union ultimatums derailed mediation and estimates the demands would cost colleges over $900 million, a figure the union disputes, while MPs opened a multi‑meeting study of the trucking sector’s 'Driver Inc.' model with testimony from industry leaders and new recommendations from the Bloc.