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Absolutely amazing news! After bargaining on Friday was held over into Saturday, a settlement was reached for Education Workers in the 3 bargaining units Edmonton Public, Fort McMurray Public, and Fort McMurray Catholic schools! Education workers in Fort McMurray have been on strike for 5 months, and in Edmonton for over 2 months, holding the picket lines in some of the worst freezing cold that Alberta has to offer!
CUPE president Rory Gil reflects my feelings for our education workers the best:
“I’m in awe of the workers in Edmonton and Fort McMurray who stood their ground, in weather as cold as minus 51 degrees, to win a fair contract,” said Gill. “Their fortitude, their determination, and their solidarity won the day.”
“Education support workers are critical to our school system, and today they finally won the respect they deserve,” said Gill.
Education workers in Edmonton are expected to return to work on Wednesday or Thursday, after the settlement is ratified by CUPE members on Monday or Tuesday. No details will be shared until the members have had a chance to see them, but I'm sure if the bargaining team is satiated then the members will be too!
This fight should never have been needed, as having enough respect for our most important educational workers, who support all of our children, to give them a living wage should never be in question.
Yet here we are, in a fight against Capitalist interests who see human beings as a worthless commodity, and the government who seeks to cut and slash public services to privatize them and hand them over to these same profiteering interests.
These job actions have not ended. Education workers in Calgary and Parkland county have more recently joined the strike lines and have not yet reached a settlement. Strikes and labour actions are striking up all across the country, as we have reached the point of end-stage capitalism and they have taken far too much from us for far too long. This profiteering and hoarding of wealth by the few is not sustainable for the many who are struggling and unable to live. This exploitation must come to an end, and it will not end without COLLECTIVE ACTION!
In solidarity.
https://alberta.cupe.ca/2025/03/15/deals-reached-in-three-education-strikes/
CUPE Alberta · Deals reached in three education strikes - CUPE AlbertaEDMONTON, ALBERTA – Deals that could lead to the end of a province wide strike by education workers were reached today between CUPE locals and the Edmonton Public, Fort McMurray Public and Fort McMurray Catholic school districts. The settlements, which must still be ratified by CUPE members, would end the strikes at three school districts. ... Read more...
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Deals Reached in Three Education Strikes | Business Wire
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250315941572/en/Deals-Reached-in-Three-Education-Strikes
Business Wire · Deals Reached in Three Education Strikes
"We've grown up with this idea that more #FossilFuels means more prosperity which couldn't be further from the truth today. Fossil fuels are [becoming] the greatest cause of premature death on the planet. Heat waves, air pollution, toxicity in our daily lives, extreme weather & climate change."
As expected, Danielle Smith never cared about the part of the carbon tax that applied to individuals. She just used that part for campaigning. She is a puppet for the oil industry. What she wants to abolish is the industrial portion of the tax.
This is Carney’s first test. If he can win an election (possibly even an Edmonton riding) while defending the industrial carbon tax, he will send a signal that his climate credentials are legitimate.
If he can maintain that tax in government and use it to decarbonize the economy, then he will show climate leadership.
#canpoli #cdnpoli #carbontax #abpoli
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CBC News - Jack Farrell · Alberta premier not sold on killing of consumer carbon tax, wants industrial levy plan
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I think #markcarney should run in #edmonton Randy has too much baggage anyway and I doubt many people expect it, and it would flip the victim mentality on its head that the poor poor west is not represented #abpoli #canada #cdnpoli
"Today, we’re building a government that meets the moment. Canadians expect action — and that’s what this team will deliver. A smaller, experienced cabinet that moves faster, secures our economy, and protects Canada’s future."
- Mark Carney, newly sworn-in Prime Minister of Canada
Carney's new cabinet is down to 24 from Trudeau's 30 (a diverse cabinet with 50% women), which was already much smaller than Harper's cabinet of 40, which had included infamous names such as Jason Kenney, Tim Uppal, Candice Bergen, Erin O'Toole, and Pierre Poilievre; their definition of "small government".
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@aapis Yeah, I'm nearly 50 years old and I first got my Alberta hunter's license including firearms safety course in middle school, which means that could have been as early as 12 years old (predating PAL for adults, when it was FAC instead).
I did look up the current minor's license in Alberta, and the only difference I see is lifting adult supervision, but that's already lifted for the Federal minor's license, which states that minors can use any class of firearms WITHOUT the license as long as they are supervised at 12 years old, meaning they can be unsupervised with the license (see attached pic).
Federal: https://rcmp.ca/en/firearms/licensing/minors
Provincial: https://www.alberta.ca/get-a-firearms-licence
"The reason I made the analogy between #FossilFuels & Nuclear Bomb #NonProliferation is because there was a time in our history where stockpiling nuclear weapons was considered what kept us safe. And that shifted over a decade, in no small part because of the campaign for nuclear treaties."
Reasonable gun control is one of the Canadian values which differentiates us from our gun-crazy neighbors to the south, and aligns us with the rest of the developed world. Incidentally, it's also listed as one of the " common shared values" which could potentially allow Canada to join the European Union (as weird as that sounds).
But the Alberta government wants us to be the 51st State.
12 year olds unsupervised with firearms in Alberta: Welcome back to the Wild West!
CityNews Edmonton · Alberta hunting bill to permit 12-year-olds to use guns without adults around, among other Wildlife Act amendmentsNew legislation proposed by Alberta’s government would make hunting in a wheelchair legal and permit kids as young as 12 to use guns without adults around. Hunters would also not have to wear high-visibility clothing, although government officials say that requirement hasn’t been enforced for years. The new rules are among two dozen changes in […]
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Also a reminder… when you hear workers demanding raises of 30% (!) you’ll usually find a group that hasn’t had a raise in a decade, and our average annual inflation of 2.5% over that period means 30% is only just *barely* getting their heads back above water.
Public school support workers are *still* on strike…
A reminder to Edmontonians that support workers for EPSB are into their 9th week of strike action, stuck on the pickets instead of in schools because the GoA - which pulls the strings from behind the scenes using secret mandate letters - refuses to let the school board negotiate in good faith. Two school trustees have resigned in protest.
Good background here: https://www.readthemaple.com/the-ucp-has-kneecapped-alberta-education-workers-strike-rights/
Update: https://edmonton.citynews.ca/2025/03/03/edmonton-public-school-board-trustee-resigns-more-strike-votes-in-alberta/
The Maple · The UCP Has Kneecapped Alberta Education Workers’ Strike RightsThere’s little on which the UCP and federal Liberals agree, but when it comes to undermining workers, they’re of the same mind.
"Alberta Health Minister Adriana LaGrange wouldn’t recommend all residents get the measles vaccination, despite being asked point blank by CTV News on Thursday. "
Fuck you LaGrange. Call 811 and ask if you should get a booster.
Health experts recommend measles vaccine as Alberta preaches ‘parental choice’ | CTV Calgary
CTVNews · Health experts recommend measles vaccine as Alberta preaches ‘parental choice’A measles outbreak in northern Alberta has health officials reiterating the importance of immunization.
The traitor UCP are using a rape defence strategy of undermining credibility with ad hominem attacks. No surprise.
Magazine deadlines being what they are, I filed this in early January. I will post the link when it goes live on April 1st, so all can see it. I know posting photos of dense text like this violates Mastodon etiquette - but for reasons that will become apparent, I wanted to share it as soon as possible - while it was still relevant. #Trump #Ukraine #Putin #quislings #cdnpoli #ableg #abpoli #AlbertaViews #Alberta
"Good people are stuck in bad systems everywhere. We all use fossil fuels but now we know we're in a system that doesn't work & isn't healthy for us, makes us vulnerable. It's causing fires & floods. So what are we going to do together to shift that system & make sure that no one's left behind?”