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Opinion: Why are education support workers still on strike? Ask the UCP why

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By Jason Foster, Bob Barnetson, Susan Cake
| Edmonton Journal Verified
Support staff and educational assistants picket outside Elder Dr. Francis Whiskeyjack School, as their strike enters its fifth week, in Edmonton on Monday, Feb. 10, 2025. Photo by David Bloom /Postmedia Article content Education support workers across Edmonton and Fort McMurray have been on strike for almost two months. They have been joined in recent days by workers in Calgary and several other communities. On the surface, the workers are bargaining with the school boards that employ them.
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The Alberta government is interfering in public sector bargaining on an unprecedented scale

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By Jason Foster, Labour Relations, Bob Barnetson
| The Chronicle-Journal Verified
This article was originally published on The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Disclosure information is available on the original site.
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The Alberta government is interfering in public sector bargaining on an unprecedented scale Original

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By Jason Foster, Bob Barnetson, Susan Cake
| The Conversation Verified
In the coming months, over 200,000 public sector workers in Alberta will begin bargaining with their employers for new contracts. The most recent agreements expired in March and, after many years of high inflation and few wage increases, workers will be looking for raises. The largest unions have already begun bargaining and others will join later this spring, with negotiations expected to come to a head in the fall.
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