{"id":178994,"date":"2025-09-30T01:39:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T01:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/178994\/"},"modified":"2025-09-30T01:39:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T01:39:10","slug":"alberta-teachers-reject-contract-offer-setting-up-province-wide-strike-on-oct-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/178994\/","title":{"rendered":"Alberta teachers reject contract offer, setting up province-wide strike on Oct. 6"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Alberta teachers have firmly rejected the province\u2019s latest contract offer, setting the stage for a potential provincewide strike next week on Oct. 6.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1758298208_703_70c8fc80.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A strike would see classes disrupted for more than 700,000 students across 2,500 schools.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/alberta-teachers-association\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alberta Teachers\u2019 Association<\/a> president Jason Schilling told reporters Monday, after 90 per cent of those who voted rejected the deal, that the result was a \u201chistorical no\u201d and a sign of just how disrespected teachers are feeling.<\/p>\n<p>Nearly 42,600 educators cast their votes over the weekend, with 38,113 \u2014 89.5 percent \u2014 rejecting the offer and 4,479\u00a0 \u2014 10.5 per cent \u2014 voting to accept it.<\/p>\n<p>Schilling said the union, which represents 51,000 teachers across Alberta, is open to further negotiations but all signs are pointing to teachers hitting the picket lines next Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf government comes with something that is similar to this, I don\u2019t know if my colleagues across the province would tolerate that kind of deal,\u201d Schilling said.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1758298209_554_national.jpg\" alt=\"For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tGet breaking National news<\/p>\n<p>For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-blockquote__content l-article__blockquoteContent\">\u201cOur members quite honestly are feeling extremely disrespected by government, especially this government.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The rejected offer included a 12-per-cent pay raise over four years and a government promise to hire 3,000 more teachers to address class sizes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe overwhelming rejection of the tentative agreement highlights the gap between teachers\u2019 lived realities in the classroom and the government\u2019s perception of public education in Alberta,\u201d the ATA said in a news release Monday night.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-video__image\" alt=\"Click to play video: 'Province, ATA reach a tentative agreement but some parents are still on edge'\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/tata.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"   data-\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2:10<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProvince, ATA reach a tentative agreement but some parents are still on edge\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\tPrevious Video<\/p>\n<p>\t\tNext Video<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tTrending Now\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11454043\/canadas-deport-iranian-regime-officials-afshin-pirnoon\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2327821.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tCanada\u2019s attempt to deport Iranian regime members fails again\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11455155\/missing-boy-darius-macdougall-alberta-survivability-5-per-cent\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1759196350_494_missing-child-canada.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tAlberta RCMP say missing 6-year-old boy has less than 5% chance of survival\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Teachers also would\u2019ve had the cost of their COVID-19 vaccines covered by the government as part of the contract.<\/p>\n<p>The government has said the contract would\u2019ve been good for Alberta\u2019s education system, saying it was strong on classroom investment.<\/p>\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Schilling says the vote makes it clear that teachers found the offer unacceptable.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe proposed agreement failed to meet the needs of teachers, failed to improve student classroom conditions in a concrete and meaningful way, and failed to show teachers the respect they deserve,\u201d Schilling said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The Opposition NDP said it stands by teachers, families and students.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is disappointing the UCP government has let it get to this point and now thousands of Alberta teachers will hit the picket lines, while parents are scrambling to make arrangements, and our kids\u2019 learning is put on hold,\u201d said Amanda Chapman, the NDP shadow minister of education.<\/p>\n<p>As of publishing, the province had not reacted to the vote results but on Tuesday, will hold a news conference.<\/p>\n<p>Premier Danielle Smith, Finance Minister Nate Horner and Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides are set to share details on \u201cfinancial and educational supports available in the event of a teacher strike.\u201d That news conference is slated for noon Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tMore on Canada<br \/>\n\t\t\tMore videos\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t&amp;copy 2025 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Alberta teachers have firmly rejected the province\u2019s latest contract offer, setting the stage for a potential provincewide 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