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On eve of strike, Alberta teachers say students ‘falling through the cracks’
Teachers rejected a 12% pay raise offer and demand a 34.5% increase along with more hires to reduce class sizes, impacting over 700,000 students, union says.
- Thousands gathered at the Alberta Legislature to rally for public education as a teachers' strike looms, affecting 51,000 teachers and over 700,000 students in the province.
- The Alberta Teachers' Association and the provincial government have been negotiating a new collective agreement, focusing on salaries and class sizes.
- Premier Danielle Smith warned that the strike would be detrimental, calling it a 'lose-lose-lose situation' for teachers, parents, and students.
- The teachers rejected a government offer that included a 12% pay raise, stating the proposed hiring of 3,000 more teachers is insufficient for class size issues.
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Classes suspended in Alberta as provincewide teachers strike set to begin today (Alberta)
Some 51,000 members of the Alberta Teachers Association are poised to begin a strike today. The labour action, if it goes ahead, will impact more than 700,000 students across 2,500 public, separate and francophone schools. Most school boards - including those in Edmonton, Calgary, Fort McMurray and ...
·Kelowna, Canada
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Since this morning, the 51,000 teachers in Alberta have been on strike, demanding better wages and working conditions, among other things.
·Montreal, Canada
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The Toronto Star
The Toronto StarClasses suspended in Alberta as provincewide teachers strike set to begin today
·Sechelt, Canada
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Winnipeg Free Press+21 Reposted by 21 other sources
In the news today: Alberta teachers set to begin strike today
Breaking News, Sports, Manitoba, Canada
·Winnipeg, Canada
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Thousands rally in downtown Calgary ahead of provincewide teachers' strike
The sound of chants and cheers echoed through downtown Calgary Sunday afternoon as thousands gathered to rally for public education and show support for the more than 51,000 Alberta teachers preparing to strike Monday.
·Calgary, Canada
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Total News Sources44
Leaning Left18Leaning Right2Center6Last UpdatedBias Distribution69% Left
Bias Distribution
- 69% of the sources lean Left
69% Left
L 69%
C 23%
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