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Labour Action Overview

Overview

Current Situation

Board of Trustees Ratifies CUPE Collective Agreement 

On March 20, 2025 the Calgary Board of Education Board of Trustees ratified the collective agreement with Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 40 following ratification by CUPE members on March 19. 

This new four-year collective agreement expires on Aug. 31, 2028. 

CUPE Local 40 members are an important part of our school community. Members will return to work on Friday, March 21.  


What’s Next 

CBE schools are closed for spring break from March 24-28. Friday, March 21 is a non-instructional day. At this time, our focus is to have staff return to their workplaces and prepare schools for opening on Monday, March 31. 

More information will be communicated as details are known.


Contingency Plans during Labour Action

The priority is to continue to provide in-person instruction. 

We are committed to keeping schools safe for students and staff and complying with AHS guidelines and occupational health and safety regulations. This means that schools will be cleaned after dismissal. In addition, all building maintenance and safety protocols remain in place. CBE has implemented a business continuity plan to maintain school operations. This includes using a variety of internal and external service providers and reducing use of CBE buildings outside of instructional hours.

We know our schools are busy places and used for variety of activities that support students and the community. To allow our schools to be cleaned adequately after school hours, the following decisions have been made.

Before and After School Care 

  • Before and after school care will continue. Safety, security and cleaning protocols remain in place.

School Hours 

  • There are no changes to school start and end times. 

  • To allow for cleaning after school hours, students and staff will be asked to leave the school no later than 45 minutes after the end of the school day. 

Activities During School Hours 

  • Field trips and other planned activities during the school day will continue as planned.

  • Volunteers may continue to support classroom and school activities.

Activities After School Hours 

  • Most after-hours school activities have been cancelled. Athletic ​practices, fine arts rehearsals or other curricular activities may be permitted to continue, but timing may shift. The goal is for these activities to take place during the school day, or to be completed prior to 6 p.m.​

Athletics 

  • The volleyball season (including tournaments) for middle schools will continue as scheduled. At this time, middle school athletics scheduled beyond the volleyball season are paused. 

  • For high school, our goal is to honor the existing schedules and tournaments. The seasons currently underway will continue. This includes existing tournaments and city finals. 
  • Attendance at athletic games will be limited to parents/guardians of those athletes directly involved in the event. Students will not be permitted to attend athletic games unless they are the siblings of one of the athletes and are accompanied by a parent/guardian. Access will be limited to the gymnasium; no access will be permitted to other parts of the school.

Arts-based (Drama Productions, Musical Performances) 

  • Rehearsals will continue as planned. School productions may need to be relocated depending on the duration of the strike.

  • No new activities are to be planned during strike activities.

Other Activities 

  • School council and parent society meetings will be moved online or can be moved to a non-CBE venue.

  • Fundraising ​activities that take place after school hours will be cancelled or will need to relocate to a non-CBE venue.

  • Public rentals of CBE school spaces will be cancelled. This includes City of Calgary School Connections YYC permits.

CBE Welcome Centre

  • Students who are not Canadian citizens who are looking to register for school, please visit the CBE's Welcome Centre page.


Expectations for staff

  • Non-striking employees are expected to report for work as usual.

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Timelin​e

Mar. 20

CBE Board of Trustees ratifies CUPE collective agreement.​

Mar. 19

CUPE Local 40 ratifies its collective agreement​.​

Mar. 18

CBE and CUPE Local 40 reach tentative agreement​.​

Feb. 24

CUPE Local 40 strike begins.​

Feb. 19

CUPE Local 40 issues 72-hour strike notice.

​Feb. 12 & 13

Scheduled bargaining between CUPE Local 40 and CBE.

Feb. 10 & 11

Strike vote takes place.​

Feb. 5

CBE presents ​an updated wage proposal to CUPE Local 40. No counter-proposal from CUPE Local 40 was offered.


Feb. 4​​

CBE receives notification from the Alberta Labour Relations Board confirming strike vote dates of Feb. 10 & 11.

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