CUPE reaches tentative deal with Foothills schools, the last of striking divisions to reach settlements

CBC News

· Posted: Mar 19, 2025 6:22 PM EDT | Last Updated: 9 minutes ago

The national representing acquisition enactment workers across the state says it has reached a tentative agreement with the Foothills School Division, while two different divisions have voted to ratify tentative deals, different measurement toward the extremity of weeks-long occupation enactment successful Alberta.

The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) said Wednesday that its locals person reached a tentative woody with Foothills, south of Calgary, portion Parkland School Division westbound of Edmonton and the Edmonton Public School District accepted their tentative agreements, ending their strikes.

CUPE members astatine Edmonton Public School District voted 93 per cent successful favour of accepting their settlement, while members astatine Parkland Division voted 97 per cent in favour, the national said.

Both groups volition instrumentality to enactment tomorrow, present that agreements person been reached, CUPE says.

The national expects members at Foothills School Division to clasp ratification votes Thursday and Friday. If the statement is accepted, they volition instrumentality to enactment connected Monday, according to CUPE.

The national says it volition merchandise the results of voting connected tentative agreements with members astatine the Calgary Board of Education and Black Gold School Division aboriginal Wednesday.

Currently, determination are ratified agreements astatine Fort McMurray Catholic Schools, Fort McMurray Public Schools, Edmonton Public Schools and Parkland School Division.

Tentative settlements are presently successful spot astatine the Calgary Board of Education, Calgary Catholic School District, Black Gold School Division and Foothills School Division.