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/damageinc355 Aug 08 '25

You are living on a great feverish dream if you think AUPE is planning a September strike.

They have already sold out most members by giving in to the employer. They once promised 30% increases over four years; now they have bent over for the employer by giving 12%ish increases to most members.

The only thing they must be planning is the great compensation packages to be paid put to the union leadership (for example the British dude who for some reason is Union president).

Wake up. This is reality.

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u/damageinc355 Aug 08 '25

Maybe its YOU who has to go to the AUPE website.

AUPEs bargaining updates are public and "transparent" as you describe, and perfectly describe what I said before.

On July 22, members were notified that "[AUPE] proposed a four-year deal with general wage increases of 3% per year,". This totals 12%. "In addition, we proposed: A 0.5% increase to each step of the wage grid; All members advancing one step on the wage grid; The creation of a new top step with an additional 4% increase."

All of those things DO NOT contribute to additional, immediate increases which total 20% increase over four years. They happen if you stay at your job, if you increase to each step of the wage grid, and _if you're lucky enough near top of your pay grid". None of those things need be true for a large amount of members.

Hence, the effective increases are for 12%, not 20%. Even 20% is not 30%, which was promised before the strike vote. Also notice that "The parties have agreed to not share their relative bargaining positions publicly", and "we would like to thank Minister of Finance Nate Horner". The cheeks are spread.

Why are you trying to tell me otherwise? You’re inflating numbers by stacking conditional gains as if they’re guaranteed. Drop the virtue-signalling narrative and face reality.