The union representing Alberta’s 51,000 teachers says they’re planning to walk off the job starting Oct. 6.

With contract talks at a stalemate, Jason Schilling from the Alberta Teachers’ Association says it’s time for Premier Danielle Smith’s government to step up.

“What teachers want is simple: classrooms that are properly funded, respect for the work that they do, and wages that reflect their value to Alberta’s future,” Schilling told a news conference Wednesday.

The move comes more than a week after talks broke down between the union and the province, with the main issues being wages and working conditions.

Finance Minister Nate Horner has said the government has offered wage hikes of 12 per cent over four years, with a promise to hire some 3,000 more teachers.

Schilling has said t

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