Current teacher contract expires Oct. 7

Contract talks have halted between the Alberta Teachers’ Association and provincial employers due to salary disputes, leaving a potential strike on the table.

The organization said the “clock is ticking” on its ability to reach a deal without labour action, as the strike mandate approved by teachers in June expires on October 7, 2025.

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Students are supposed to be back in school Tuesday.

In its Aug. 28 bargaining update, the ATA said its Central Table Bargaining Committee (CTBC) met with the Teachers’ Employer Bargaining Association (TEBA) for two days this week but “a settlement was not reached, and the parties have reached an impasse.”

The ATA said the government did not provide TEBA with the enhanced mandate needed to negoti

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