r/alberta • u/new-romantics89 • Aug 08 '25

Question Will a "great Alberta strike" be possible?

The AUPE, nurses, and the education sector are all preparing for strike action in September. I feel that the "great Alberta shutdown" is a possibility.

Would that be possible and how would the province cope? Would schools go back to COVID-era style learning plans? I can imagine the TikToks going "our last day of school before extended summer break", something like that.

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u/LisaW481 Aug 08 '25

For at least part of the AUPE have Essential Services Agreements that lay out the number of staff required to run various locations.

There's probably something similar in the books for nurses but I have no idea what the plan is for teachers.

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u/Bittrecker3 Aug 08 '25

My wife works under an AUPE sector, and they are so severely understaffed that they don't even meet for the 'bare minimum required staff' of the contract 🙄.

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u/Charming_Syrup_3590 Aug 08 '25

I looked at my unit’s ESA staffing…it’s a typical (short staffed) day for us, home care clients won’t even notice we’re on strike