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Alberta Government Ends Teachers' Strike, Imposes Controversial Contract

12/30/2025

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Smith Ends Strike

The Government of Alberta, led by Danielle Smith, Premier of Alberta, invoked the notwithstanding clause to end a teachers' strike that began on October 6 and affected 750,000 students.
It imposed a contract that teachers had rejected, limiting their bargaining rights.
With a $2.6 billion education budget, the government proposed a complexity task force and would work with the Alberta Teachers’ Association to address mental health and classroom aggression.

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Teachers Consider Strikes

Matt Wrack, NASUWT general secretary, says teachers in England may strike next year if pay and funding remain unresolved.
Wrack deems the government's 4% pay rise recommendation inadequate given 15 years of declining real earnings.
Paul Whiteman, NAHT general secretary, cites excessive workloads and a recruitment crisis.
The Department for Education says funding is increasing, but educators say the pressure remains unsustainable.

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Smith Ends Strike

The Government of Alberta, led by Danielle Smith, Premier of Alberta, invoked the notwithstanding clause to end a teachers' strike that began on October 6 and affected 750,000 students.
It imposed a contract that teachers had rejected, limiting their bargaining rights.
With a $2.6 billion education budget, the government proposed a complexity task force and would work with the Alberta Teachers’ Association to address mental health and classroom aggression.

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