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Alberta teachers say strike aims to fix crisis, Smith says province wants to bargain
About 51,000 teachers strike over rejected 12% pay raise and class size concerns, prompting government to offer $150 weekly childcare support per student.
- On Monday, approximately 51,000 teachers represented by the Alberta Teachers' Association began a province-wide strike, resulting in the closure of public, Catholic, and francophone schools throughout Alberta.
- This provincewide strike followed the teachers' overwhelming rejection of a tentative agreement last week after months of contract disputes concerning pay, class sizes, and understaffing.
- Union leaders cited chronic underfunding and overcrowding as key reasons for the strike, arguing these issues have compromised student learning.
- The proposed deal had included a 12 per cent pay increase over four years and hiring 3,000 new teachers and 1,500 education assistants, but union president Jason Schilling called that offer 'a drop in the bucket.'
- The strike has left more than 700,000 students out of classrooms and prompted the government to offer $30 per day to affected families and post online educational resources.
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YMCA and Hope Mission offering children's day camp and emergency meal programs during teachers' strike
As thousands of teachers walk off the job on Monday, the Hope Mission and the YMCA are offering emergency meal and day camp programs, along with extended child care across the province.
·Edmonton, Canada
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Total News Sources48
Leaning Left23Leaning Right5Center4Last UpdatedBias Distribution72% Left
Bias Distribution
- 72% of the sources lean Left
72% Left
L 72%
12%
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