Bargaining Basics

Your collective agreement outlines the compensation and working conditions that apply to all teachers in your school division.

Many of the working conditions that teachers may take for granted today, such as medical leave or caps on instructional time, have been hard gains, achieved through collective bargaining.

Supporters of collective bargaining believe that the interests of workers are best served and best improved upon when workers speak and act together.

There is strength in numbers.

Bargaining Basics 2

In this video, we'll explore why the collective agreement is so important to your job as a teacher and the role you play in its development and application.

Bargaining Basics 3

The path of collective bargaining for Alberta public teachers can often be complicated and confusing. This video will explain the basic process.

Bargaining Basics 4

Members are represented by different groups of people at different levels of bargaining. This video explains who represents you, at which level, and how they are selected.

Bargaining Basics 5

This video will explain the differences between bargaining that happens at the Central table and bargaining that happens at the Local table.