According to the Alberta Teachers’ Association, provincial teachers have voted in favour of a strike authorization with a staggering amount of 99 percent in favour.
The association says teachers in the province have shown the UCP government they “can no longer hold up our crumbling public education system.”
“Teachers are standing united in demanding respect and recognition for the challenges they experience in today’s classrooms,” says ATA president Jason Schilling in a statement. “Settling for anything less than tangible solutions will not be tolerated.”
Almost 40,000 teachers voted between May 22 and May 26.
The ATA says overflowing classrooms and a lack of wage increases are the main points of discussion.
Negotiations between the representatives of teachers and the province went to mediation in January, and the mediator released a set of recommended terms for a settlement that needed to be approved by both sides.
The association’s Provincial Executive Council will determine the next steps, which could include a formal strike vote if no resolution is reached with the province.
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