Alberta teachers have firmly rejected the province’s latest contract offer, setting the stage for a potential provincewide strike next week on Oct. 6.

Alberta Teachers’ Association president Jason Schilling said close to 90 per cent of its members who voted over the weekend were against the deal on the table.

Nearly 42,600 educators cast their votes over the weekend, with 38,113 — 89.5 percent — rejecting the offer and 4,479 — 10.5 per cent — voting to accept it.

“The proposed agreement failed to meet the needs of teachers, failed to improve student classroom conditions in a concrete and meaningful way, and failed to show teachers the respect they deserve,” Schilling said in a statement.

The rejected offer included a 12-per-cent pay raise over four years and a government promise to h

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