Alberta Teachers Union Files Court Action Over Back-to-Work Legislation

Alberta Teachers Union Files Court Action Over Back-to-Work Legislation
Alberta Teachers' Association president Jason Schilling speaks to the media as teachers strike in Edmonton on Oct. 6, 2025. The Canadian Press/Amber Bracken
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Alberta’s teachers union has filed a legal challenge to the provincial government’s back-to-work legislation that brought a three-week teachers strike to an end.

The teachers strike started on Oct. 6 after talks broke down between the Alberta Teachers’ Association (ATA) and the Teachers’ Employer Bargaining Association (TEBA), which bargains on behalf of school boards. Teachers said they were looking for a salary increase, and wanted the province to address “classroom complexity” issues.