Edmonton Public Schools (EPS) supportive staff who are members of CUPE 3550 served strike notice to Edmonton Public Schools on Friday. On Tuesday EPS applied for a dispute inquiry board (DIB) which was approved by the province meaning CUPE 3550 and the board are forced back to the bargaining table. CUPE 3550 has called support staff to a public protest at the Alberta legislature today and called on other CUPE locals to stand in solidarity with supportive staff members of CUPE 3550.

It appears there is general support for CUPE 3550 support staff members, especially from parents of high need students and other union members who do not agree with government interference and overreach in the collective bargaining process. There is no doubt that a strike would have serious ramifications for students, parents, teachers, CUPE 3550 members and Edmonton Public Schools.