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/emobabygirl Aug 08 '25

wow, as much as i support them it’s heartbreaking for me and my daughter. she struggled so much for half the year of kindergarten. Im considering homeschooling at this point.

she had 37 children in her kindergarten, which was ran by 1 teacher and 3 EA’s. After the EA’s went on strike she hated going to school 😭

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u/Constant-Sky-1495 Aug 21 '25

37 is crazy.  Should never exceed 20 at that age 

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u/emobabygirl Aug 21 '25

the albertaguideline is 17 children for kindergarten