PEC Points: Committee established to review central table bargaining

Highlights of the Provincial Executive Council meeting held December 4–5, 2025, Barnett House, Edmonton

1. Authorized Association legal counsel to consider and, if deemed advisable by counsel, to advise the court that, if it is provided with the injunctive relief it is seeking, the Association would undertake not to resume labour action for a minimum of three weeks following the issuance of the injunction and, thereafter, only upon provision of 72 hours’ notice and, furthermore, that the Association would undertake during the hiatus to engage in good-faith bargaining in an effort to conclude a voluntarily negotiated collective agreement with the Teachers’ Employer Bargaining Association.
2. Authorized the Association to make application for intervenor status at the Supreme Court of Canada in Government of Saskatchewan as represented by the Minister of Education v. UR Pride Centre for Sexuality and Gender Diversity (41979).
3. Authorized a thorough written response to members specifically addressing Provincial Executive Council’s decisions and advice to members respecting the back-to-work legislation.
4. Approved two financial contributions of $1,000 each, both made through the Canadian Teachers’ Federation to Education International’s Solidarity Fund: one in support of sister organizations in Palestine, and one to support the Jamaica Teachers’ Association in assisting colleagues, their families and school communities affected by Hurricane Melissa.
5. Authorized a winter holiday charity donation in the amount of $2,000 to the Alberta Division of the Canadian Mental Health Association.
6. Approved the names of two recipients to receive the Public Education Award at the 2026 Annual Representative Assembly.
7. Approved in principle and referred to Resolutions Committee for preparation a resolution that amends policy related to providing a single, no-cost specialist council membership to all active members and those associate members who are at the highest level of membership.
8. Approved that the Association offer to be a sponsoring partner in the National Council of Canadian Muslims’ proposed Canadian Democracy and Rights Summit through authorized logo use, staff participation in program planning, $20,000 in financial support for the summit, and authorizing the president, or designate, and one staff member to attend the summit.
9. Approved that the Association continue to remit fees to locals, as per bylaw 10, until the Finance Committee provides an alternative option.
10. Approved the transfer of the entire Office Staff Pension Plan fund to Canada Life as soon as possible to facilitate the establishment of a defined contribution plan for eligible staff in the 2025 tax year.
11. Approved the selection timelines, selection committee composition and the appointment of members to the selection committee for the position of ESO1/26, Coordinator, Professional Development.
12. Requested that staff investigate the feasibility of returning to a five-day format for the Summer Conference in 2027.
13. Approved amendments to the Administrative Guidelines regarding the fee structure for associate members (bargaining) who are on a leave of absence.
14. Approved amendments to the Curriculum Committee frame of reference to reflect wording used in Association policy.

Highlights of the Provincial Executive Council meeting held January 16–17, 2026, Barnett House, Edmonton

1. Approved the name of one recipient for honorary membership in the Association, which is reserved for members and other persons who have given meritorious service to the teaching profession, to the Association or to the advancement of education.
2. Authorized staff to develop and implement an online communications campaign regarding the loss of teachers’ charter rights through the use of the notwithstanding clause in Bill 2, with costs up to $75,000 allocated from the Special Emergency Fund.
3. Established the Committee on the Review of Central Table Bargaining 2020 and 2024 and approved its frame of reference.
4. In accordance with bylaw 11, approved an additional fee of $40 per month, applicable to full- and part-time members (0.2 FTE or greater), commencing in February 2026 and remaining in effect for up to a maximum of 16 months.
5. Approved interim policy setting the annual membership for 2025/26 at $1,303.50, which represents a one-twelfth reduction in the annual membership fee to address the month of job action in October 2025 where no member dues were collected.
6. Approved that the associate membership fee for 2025/26 remain unchanged at $213.30.
7. In accordance with bylaw 10(1)(a), approved that locals continue to receive an amount equal to 20 percent of the fees collected under bylaw 9(2), based on the revised annual fee of $1,303.50.
8. Approved that locals advise whether they wish to have the October 2025 levy collected, with written notice to Association Finance by 2026 01 23.
9. Approved the 2026/27 proposed budget for presentation to locals, which maintains the annual fee payable by a full-time, active member at $1,422.
10. Authorized the transfer of $2,000,000 from the Defence and Advocacy Fund to the Solidarity Fund to assist with payment of health and benefit invoices received from school divisions.
11. Approved in principle the proposed timeline for succession of the executive secretary and authorized the commencement of an external recruitment process.
12. Authorized staff to implement a plan to collect data on class size and complexity.
13. Authorized the Association to issue Protection of Privacy Act information requests to all 61 school divisions for all communications associated with the request to collect class size and complexity data between October 2025 and February 2026.
14. Approved in principle and referred to staff for preparation and submission to the 2026 Annual Representative Assembly (ARA) a resolution to request that the Auditor General supervise the collection of key education data, including class size data.
15. Approved one executive resolution for submission to the 2026 ARA and approved that the reports on resolutions 2-3/25 and 2-25/25, both requiring report to the 2026 ARA, be approved for publication in the Resolutions Bulletin and ARA Handbook.
16. Authorized the Association to establish a process for the regular reporting to members on votes on motions in Provincial Executive Council.
17. Amended the Administrative Guidelines pertaining to recruitment processes, student local grants and the Indigenous Education Committee frame of reference.
18. Authorized all members of Council who identify as women to attend the Canadian Teachers’ Federation 2026 Women’s Symposium, taking place 2026 04 30–05 03 in Toronto, Ontario.
19. Approved dates of key Association-sponsored meetings in 2028/29.