• Makes it illegal to strike or lock out at all going forward for the duration of the Act.
• Imposes a mandatory collective agreement — teachers do not get to vote on ratification.
• The agreement is retroactive to Sept 1, 2024 and will run until Aug 31, 2028.
• The terms are taken from the recommended bargaining proposal signed Sept 23, 2025.
• The Act applies to all Alberta teachers, school boards, the ATA, and TEBA.
• The Act overrides the Canadian Charter (sections 2 & 7–15), the Alberta Bill of Rights, and the AB Human Rights Act via notwithstanding clause.
• It explicitly blocks any court or tribunal from challenging its constitutionality. Judges and arbitrators are not allowed to even look at it.
• Anyone violating the strike/lockout ban faces fines up to $500 (individuals) or $500,000 (organizations) per day.
• The Labour Relations Board is given full enforcement power to police and punish.
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• Makes it illegal to strike or lock out at all going forward for the duration of the Act.
• Imposes a mandatory collective agreement — teachers do not get to vote on ratification.
• The agreement is retroactive to Sept 1, 2024 and will run until Aug 31, 2028.
• The terms are taken from the recommended bargaining proposal signed Sept 23, 2025.
• The Act applies to all Alberta teachers, school boards, the ATA, and TEBA.
• The Act overrides the Canadian Charter (sections 2 & 7–15), the Alberta Bill of Rights, and the AB Human Rights Act via notwithstanding clause.
• It explicitly blocks any court or tribunal from challenging its constitutionality. Judges and arbitrators are not allowed to even look at it.
• Anyone violating the strike/lockout ban faces fines up to $500 (individuals) or $500,000 (organizations) per day.
• The Labour Relations Board is given full enforcement power to police and punish.
• No one can sue the government or seek damages of any kind for anything done under this Act — past, present or future.
• Teachers’ salary grids will get 3% increases in 2024, 2025, 2026, and 2027
• Substitute teachers’ daily rate rises to $271/day Sept 1 2025, then increases further in later years.
• 1000 new teachers per year will be hired province-wide in 2025–26, 2026–27, and 2027–28 to address classroom complexity.
• Northern & remote allowances are created — up to $6,300 per year depending on school location.
• Government also commits to hiring 1500 new Educational Assistants by Aug 31 2028.
• Teachers retain access to COVID-19 vaccinations at no cost, facilitated by the government.
• The entire Act automatically repeals on Aug 31 2028, unless ended earlier by the government
[the repeal is notably *after* the next scheduled election… we need to make sure this government doesn’t make it that far
@DavidM_yeg I assume they'll also be using this law to force education students to work as teachers? Because who is going to be insane enough to voluntarily take a job that requires relinguishing your rights?
Gil McGowan - head of the Alberta Federation for Labour and the Common Front has said - “I just want to make it really clear that if the government puts a gun to the head of the teachers and they’re not able to continue their strike, then we in the broader labour movement will stand where they’re not able to,”
https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/unions-react-to-bill-2
#ABPoli #CdnPoli #TeacherStrike #AFL #ATA #Solidarity #Labour
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