Teachers voted overwhelmingly to reject Danielle Smith’s government’s latest Memorandum of Agreement, with over 38,000 members of the Alberta Teachers Association (ATA) voting to keep the labour dispute going. This made up 89.5% of union members who voted.

Teachers are ready to strike starting on Monday, October 6th. A strike could come in multiple different forms. A full walkout is possible, with all ATA members refusing to go into work. This would result in a complete shutdown of schools across the province. Alternatively, teachers could strike in the form of refusing to manage extra-curricular activities, meaning things like after-school band practices, theater recitals and sporting events would cease operation. Teachers could also take place in a rolling or targeted strike, where cert

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