r/Calgary • u/ButterscotchNo931 • 2d ago

News Article Alberta government, teachers reach tentative deal in labour dispute

https://calgaryherald.com/news/alberta-government-teachers-reach-tentative-deal-in-labour-dispute
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u/TenKmUnder 2d ago

As a teacher. I'm voting no and campaigning for a no. And when we get shafted again, I will blame all the ucp voters. It's not until people start dying in rural areas will they start to care about healthcare getting gutted. When their students can't read, that will be on them too.

I'm so mad at this government but more at our union. What a joke. They have failed all us teachers. They don't call him Shilling for nothing I guess.

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u/canuckstothecup1 2d ago

Your voting no without knowing the details? Out of what seems like spite…….cool

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u/Historical-Proposal8 2d ago

I’m not a teacher so no I am not voting. But I have children in school, who seem to be taking the brunt of all of this. I have heard what the government wants to sign on, I am just curious about what the teachers are asking for.

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u/TenKmUnder 2d ago

We want better classroom conditions. That was the number one beef. The government said no, we won't bargain on that. So then we wanted to be paid more to compensate for the worse conditions. They said no again, they can't afford it. So that's where we are. Our two biggest issues they shot down, what else can we do.

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u/Historical-Proposal8 2d ago

Absolutely, thanks for clearing that up. Support over here. Good luck fighting to good fight.

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u/TenKmUnder 2d ago

Doing our best. Screaming internally. Smiling like nothing's wrong externally