Alberta set to order striking teachers back to work next week

As more than 50,000 teachers in Alberta enter their third week out of classes, the provincial government is set to table back-to-work legislation when the fall session begins next Monday.

Premier Danielle Smith has said such legislation should be expected on Oct. 27 if the strike is unresolved by then. The province and Alberta Teachers’ Association remain at loggerheads, with the union rejecting Alberta’s proposal to enter mediation and end the strike because the province’s conditions mean class-size caps and student-teacher ratios would not be negotiable.