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Media Advisory: Picket Line Locations for Calgary, Foothills and Black Gold Strikes

CALGARY, Alberta--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Canadian Union of Public Employees released the picket line locations for Monday, February 24, 2025.

Please note, that these locations are for Monday only. Going forward, CUPE expects locations to change.

CUPE 40 (Calgary Board of Education)
7:00 am-9:00 am: McDougall Centre, 455 6 St SW, Calgary
9:00 am-11:00 am: Calgary Board of Education head office: 1221 8 St SW, Calgary

CUPE 520 (Calgary Catholic School Division)
7:00 am-9:00 am: McDougall Centre, 455 6 St SW, Calgary
9:00 am-11:00 am: Calgary Catholic School District head office – 1000 5 Ave SW, Calgary

CUPE 3484 (Black Gold School Division)
Leduc: Leduc Composite High School 4308 50 St; 7:00 am – 4:00 pm

Beaumont: Ecole Bellevue School, 5103 50 Ave; 7:00 am – 4:00 pm

Devon: Robina Baker Elementary School, 1 Jasper Ct S; 8:00 am – 3:30 pm

Thorsby: Thorsby Elementary/Thorsby Senior High School. 5306 48 Ave; 7:45 am – 11:45 am

New Sarepta: New Sarepta Community High School, 5150 Centre St; 8:00 am – noon.

CUPE 5040 (Foothills School Division)
Diamond Valley: Oilfield High School – 511 3 St SW; 8:00 am – 3:30 pm

High River: Highwood High School – 1401 10 St SE; 8:00 am – 3:30 pm

Okotoks: Foothills Composite High School – 229 Woodhaven Dr; 8:00 am – 3:30 pm

“Alberta has the lowest rate of spending on education of any province in Canada,” said CUPE Alberta President Rory Gill. “We need the provincial government to step up and take action to end these strikes.”

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Contacts

Lou Arab, Communications Representative
780.271.2722 | larab@cupe.ca

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Contacts

Lou Arab, Communications Representative
780.271.2722 | larab@cupe.ca

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