5 d. ago Letters, June 11: Edmonton needs a truly family friendly Oilers watch party

Will Alberta teachers go on strike? Vote in our daily poll! Rogers Place watch party, hard to get into. Alcohol. Fan park, hard to get into, alcohol. Moss pit, alcohol. Why is there no family friendly alcohol free watch party? Like at Churchill Square. No money in no alcohol? The city and/or the Oilers Entertainment […]

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6 d. ago Letters June 11, 2025: ‘Unions are no longer needed, and teachers can pound salt.’

Let them go Re: Alberta Teachers Vote 95 Per Cent In Favor Of Strike Action… Today, our present day workforce needs unions like this nation needing another decade of Justin Trudeau on the throne in Ottawa. Unions had their time in history – back in the early 1800’s. But that was over 200 years ago. […]

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6 d. ago Alberta teachers vote 95% in favour of strike action, talks to continue this month

Nearly 39,000 Alberta teachers voted on the latest deal, and both sides are scheduled to go back to the bargaining table this month.

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6 d. ago Alberta teachers vote 95 per cent in favour of strike action

Around 95 per cent of teachers voted in favour of strike action, meaning they have 120 days to walk off the job if a deal isn't reached

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1 week ago Opinion: Teacher strike vote wasn’t about getting more — it was to protect what’s left

Alberta teachers did not vote overwhelmingly for strike authorization out of greed or stubbornness. We said no because the proposed agreement failed to address the reality in our schools and the steady decline of public education in this province. The so-called $400 million in “classroom improvements” was vague, unreliable and conditional; it would only be […]

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2 w. ago Alberta teachers pave way for strike with strong vote to authorize labour action

Teachers across the province cited ongoing frustrations over class sizes, student supports and wages incompatible with rising inflation

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