Alberta education support workers continue to work during teachers’ strike

A stroll around Alberta schoolyards at lunchtime likely won’t yield any laughing students, as a teachers’ strike enters its second day.

While staff parking lots certainly aren’t as full as they were just a week before, with classes in session, they’re not completely empty.

Inside those halls, some work continues — with a cloud of uncertainty hanging over it all.

“The supports we provide to students — but also teachers and principals — is enormous,” explains Tammy Earl, chairperson of the Calgary Board of Education Staff Association.

The association represents roughly 5,000 members, from roles such as educational assistants, administrative staff, lunchroom supervisors, IT professionals, psychologists, and dozens of other job titles.

Earl says all of them continue to clock into work thi