Districts, ATA mum on possible teacher strike

By Lethbridge Herald on June 7, 2025.

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman
Lethbridge Herald

Parents will have to wait until Sunday night for the results of a weekend strike vote Alberta Teachers Association to know what will happen with their children if teachers across the province decide to strike.  

In a statement from the ATA, communications officer Heather Grant said that, since members are currently in collective bargaining, teachers across the province who are employed by public, separate or francophone school boards are taking part in the strike vote. 

“If teachers vote in favour of a strike, the Association’s Provincial Executive Council will then determine the details of any possible strike action.” 

She adds that in the event of a yes vote, the ATA would then have 120 days to initiate job action and must give 72 hours notice beforehand.

“At any point during this process, an acceptable resolution may be reached with the bargaining association of the province’s school boards.”

The strike vote comes after a strike authorization vote received a 99 per cent support from teachers last month. On May 27, the Alberta Teachers Association announced on its website that nearly 38,000 teachers cast online ballots between May 22 and 26. 

And now teachers across the province have the opportunity to cast a strike vote until Sunday at 5 p.m.

The Lethbridge School Division and the Holy Spirit Catholic School Division were not willing to comment on a potential strike Friday as they await results of the vote.