Overview
Current Situation: Teacher Labour Disruption
Planning for the 2025-26 School Year
Grande Prairie Public School Division recognizes that uncertainty around potential teacher labour action may be challenging for families. The intent of this page is to provide information about potential labour action by the Alberta Teachers' Association and to describe how the division is preparing to respond.
In June, the Alberta Teachers' Association (ATA) reported that 94.5% of its members voted in favour of strike action. GPPSD is continuing its planning for the first day of school on August 28, 2025.
Please refer back to this page for the division's most current updates.
What Happens Next?
TEBA and the ATA continue to engage in the bargaining process and are scheduled for continuing mediation on August 26-29, 2025.
If the ATA decides to commence labour action that would have an impact during the school day, the union must provide school boards with 72 hours’ notice.
The ATA has 120 days to commence labour action, unless a resolution is reached between the provincial government's Teachers' Employer Bargaining Association (TEBA) and the ATA. The 120 day window for labour action will expire in mid-October.
We value the contributions of all employees who support student success, and we respect the provincial bargaining process.
Bargaining Process
Bargaining between TEBA and the ATA occurs centrally at the provincial level. This means that items like teacher salaries are set through the provincial collective agreement, not through individual school boards.
Local bargaining between GPPSD and Trumpeter Local 26 can only commence once this process has been completed. Local bargaining typically attends to non-monetary items in the collective agreement.
We hope that TEBA and ATA are able to conclude the bargaining process as soon as possible so that a new collective agreement can be reached.
About the ATA
The ATA includes more than 46,000 certificated members across Alberta, including more than 500 who work for Grande Prairie Public School Division. The ATA is divided into 55 local bargaining units. Trumpeter Local 26 comprises members of the ATA employed by the GPPSD. This includes certificated employees including teachers, substitute teachers, assistant principals and principals.
