Alberta teacher says union shut out members

Front-line educator tells Kris Sims the Alberta Teachers’ Association ignored teachers and rejected a fair deal while students sit at home

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Alberta’s province-wide teacher strike has now kept more than 700,000 students out of class. The Alberta Teachers’ Association rejected a 12 to 17 per cent pay raise over four years — a deal Premier Danielle Smith says would have made Alberta’s teachers the best paid in Western Canada. The offer also included funding for 3,00…