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Alberta Students Return After Controversial Teacher Strike Resolution

10/28/2025

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Alberta students return to classrooms on October 29 after a 17-day strike, as the government invokes the notwithstanding clause.
Bill 2 requires more than 50,000 teachers to return and creates a four-year contract with a 12% salary increase and 3,000 new teachers.
Critics, including Alberta Teachers' Association President Jason Schilling, say the move undermines collective bargaining, while Premier Danielle Smith (Alberta) says it stabilizes education and addresses classroom complexity.

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Alberta students return to classrooms on October 29 after a 17-day strike, as the government invokes the notwithstanding clause.
Bill 2 requires more than 50,000 teachers to return and creates a four-year contract with a 12% salary increase and 3,000 new teachers.
Critics, including Alberta Teachers' Association President Jason Schilling, say the move undermines collective bargaining, while Premier Danielle Smith (Alberta) says it stabilizes education and addresses classroom complexity.