Thousands of Alberta students, including many in Calgary, walked out of class Thursday morning to show support for teachers who were legislated back to work earlier this week under the province’s Back to School Act....
The Alberta Teachers’ Association says it will use every legal avenue it can to challenge the provincial government’s Back to School Act. Using procedural shortcuts, the Alberta government passed the bill early Tuesday, just hours...
The Alberta government used the notwithstanding clause to end the teachers’ strike, imposing a three-year contract. Jason Foster, a labour relations professor with Athabasca University, says the government’s move breaches charter rights and sets a...
Anger from teachers was known inside the legislature as soon as Bill 2, the back-to-work orders from the government, was introduced. “Shame, Ignorance, Tomfoolery, October 2027 can’t come soon enough,” were yelled inside the Legislature Chamber...
