Labour Action

Beginning on October 6th, day-to-day school operations K-12 will stop for the duration of the strike.

All division teachers, school Principals and Vice-Principals will be a part of the labour action and therefore not in schools.

School staff will not be communicating with families during a strike. All communications will be shared by division communications, through email and then posted to www.mhcbe.ab.ca. Information will not be shared through social media.

For the duration of labour action:

• School and educational apps, online classrooms, and other digital platforms will not be monitored after the end of the day on October 3, 2025.
• Teacher phones and voicemails will not be monitored or answered after the end of the day on October 3, 2025.

Buildings will be occupied by support staff reporting to work daily, but schools will be closed to the general public, with the exception of parents picking up and dropping off their kids from Early Learning Programs at elementary schools.

Community joint-use will pause for the duration of the labour action. The City of Medicine Hat will communicate directly with user groups. 

Yes, the Catholic School Board Office will remain open Monday-Friday, 8:00-12:00 and 1:00-4:00 PM. 

No they are not, as instruction is not being provided for the duration of the strike.

No. This is not a shift to at-home learning. Student instruction will pause for the duration of the strike.

Students are encouraged to take home any personal items they may need, and to clear lockers of perishable items. For the duration of the strike, buildings will not be accessible to the public, including students. 

Please remember to bring home all items of importance including: golf clubs, hockey equipment, shoes, electronics etc.

Our division's licensed Early Learning Programs in elementary schools will continue to operate within their regularly scheduled hours for the duration of labour action.

The programs will run with currently enrolled students, including students in Kindergarten who are currently enrolled in half-day ELP. Students can attend at their designated times. ELP will not be offered as a full-day program. 

Sport and extracurricular activities, including field trips, clubs, committee meetings, sport competitions, practices and games, will be suspended until classes resume.

Schools may preemptively cancel or postpone school events in October, as the labour action timeline is uncertain. 

Staff and families will be contacted by division communications via direct email when new information is available. Following email notifications, the division website will be updated to reflect the changes. 

The collection and management of OSC, academy, and extracurricular fees are managed by individual schools and are not managed by the division.

A prorated portion of prepaid fees may be refunded to families. Fee refund amounts cannot be determined until labour action is complete. The refund process will be shared once labour action is resolved and administrators are back in school buildings.

The collection and management of seasonal sport/club fees occurs at individual schools and is not managed by the division. 

A prorated portion of fees for seasonal sports/club may be refunded to families if the strike impacts the expenses of the activity.

Refund amounts will vary based on the school, sport/activity, therefore amounts cannot be determined until labour action is complete. The refund process will be shared by your child’s school once labour action is resolved and administrators are back in school buildings.

Community joint-use will pause for the duration of the labour action. The City of Medicine Hat will communicate directly with user groups.

School boards await direction from Alberta Education and will provide updates to staff, students and families as information is made available.

School boards await direction from Alberta Education and will provide updates to staff, students and families as information is made available.

School boards await direction from Alberta Education and will provide updates to staff, students and families as information is made available.