MRU rally sees teachers, students and staff march in support of ATA members

'An abuse of power': Faculty, students rally at MRU to defend teachers' rights, protest use of notwithstanding clause

More than a hundred Mount Royal University faculty, staff and students gathered in a campus courtyard on Tuesday afternoon in support of Alberta teachers and to defend workers' rights — nearly a week after the province legislated teachers back to work following a three-week strike.

MRU rally sees teachers, students and staff march in support of ATA members

Post-secondary teachers, students and staff hosted a solidarity rally Tuesday in support of the Alberta Teachers’ Association and its members.

ATA president asks Premier Smith to Repeal Bill 2 | Alberta Teachers' Association

ATA president asks Premier Smith to Repeal Bill 2 alexandrea.bowes Wed, 11/05/2025 - 12:38 Read more about ATA president asks Premier Smith to Repeal Bill 2 Letter from ATA president ATA President Jason Schilling has sent the attached letter to the Premier and Minister of Education in response to the use of Bill 2, ordering teachers back to work Read now November 5, 2025 November 2025 ATA President Statement

Charter rights ‘not optional’ say MRU faculty and students protesting UCP law forcing end to Alberta teachers' strike

Dozens of students and faculty protested at Calgary’s Mount Royal University on Tuesday afternoon in opposition to the governing United Conservative Party’s decision to force an end to the recent province-wide teachers’ strike.  Chanting “charter rights are human rights,” protesters were upset with Premier Danielle Smith’s government’s use of the notwithstanding clause in the Canadian Charter of Rights to shield it from a court challenge. “If th…