Alberta Politics & Government Thread 3.0

[PepsiFree]

Originally Posted by Eric Vail

What I have learned here is not to trust anything Locke posts, because he knows little and presents himself as the expert.

An internet classic.

[opendoor]

Originally Posted by Torture

Yeah - maternity/paternity leave is job protected regardless of who you work for/where you work in Canada. When you return from maternity or paternity leave you have to be returned to the same or a similar job. You can't fire someone or punt them to an entry level position when they come back.

Now, do some employers skirt the lines of what's legal? Yeah, probably. (it's complaint based so can be an uphill battle to prove) And do individuals returning from leave face other barriers? Yes. But that's a whole different conversation.

Teaching positions can be temporary and contract based though, particularly for younger teachers who are more likely to be having kids.

If you're in a non-permanent position (i.e. one that renews year to year) and you take maternity leave, that position will just get given to someone else and you have no entitlement to it when you return. Because of seniority, the returning teacher can usually find a similar position elsewhere, but it's not guaranteed. They could end up doing part time or substitute teaching for a while before getting a full time position again.

[rubecube]

Originally Posted by Sliver

Do teachers take more parental leave than people in other professions? If not, then this is just an individual's choice to trade time off while young in exchange for working more later in life.

I think the big thing there is most jobs don't offer people that opportunity, so if it is available to teachers, that's just yet another perk of being a teacher and not something we need to feel bad for them about. It's a sweet deal. Anybody else would lose their job for that and be starting from square one when they finally decided to get back to work.

Bootlicker mentality right here. Let's #### on the people who have negotiated favourable working conditions for themselves instead of demanding favourable working conditions for everyone.

[opendoor]

Originally Posted by Locke

No one cares how old they are, its about 'length of service.'

No, you need to be 55 or older to collect:

You are eligible for a pension when you are 55 years of age or older and have:

• Five years of pensionable service after August 31, 1992, or
• Five years of pensionable service that includes a period of pensionable service in each of the 1991-92 and 1992-93 school years, or
• Ten years of pensionable service.

https://www.atrf.com/planning-your-r...d-eligibility/

Beyond the 5/10 year requirements above, length of service has no impact on eligibility. Service length is used (combined with age) to determine whether your pension will be reduced or not.


And as Eric Vail mentioned above, anyone collecting the pension can only work up to a 0.6 FTE with an ATRF employer before they begin to lose their pension payments dollar for dollar:

If you return to teaching on a contract with an ATRF employer after you retire, you need to know there is a limit to the amount of service you can in the school year before your pension is impacted. That limit, as outlined in the Teachers’ Pension Plan and the Private School Teachers Pension Plan (the plan rules), is 0.6 years of service. This is also known as the “0.6 rule”.


When this limit is reached, your monthly pension payment will be reduced dollar-for-dollar by the amount of monthly you earn, without creating any negative balance on your pension. Once you have reached 0.6 years of service, you will receive a letter from us advising you of the adjustment to your pension.

https://www.atrf.com/returning-to-teaching/

[Spurs]

Originally Posted by CliffFletcher

Sounds no different from the private sector. Though I assume her years of experience were sustained for salary and pension purposes. So not really going back to being a new teacher.

Yes that is what I am saying not much different from the private sector. Going back to being a new teacher was in referencing to the hiring process, she had to apply, go through the interview process and contract status as though she was a new hire.

In most private companies, and in my experience, it is unlikely an employee they want to re-hire goes through all those steps.

[Faust]

Far-right candidates defeated in Westlock council byelections:

https://edmontonjournal.com/news/pol...il-byelections

New Westlock, Alta., mayor praises voters for embracing 'new ideas' as LGBTQ crosswalk plebiscite looms:

https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/new-west...ooms-1.6722426

[puffnstuff]

In a since deleted tweet ds displayed her ignorance again.
This time it was about electricity generation. She just wants to slag renewables so much, the truth doesnt matter to her.

[timun]

Originally Posted by puffnstuff

In a since deleted tweet ds displayed her ignorance again.
This time it was about electricity generation. She just wants to slag renewables so much, the truth doesnt matter to her.

[malcolmk14]

Originally Posted by Locke

Yes and no.

They 'retire' and start collecting their full pensions, but they continue to work.

So they're collecting a full salary and a full pension and removing a spot from a younger teacher.

Hah. You can bet your ass if I make it to full unreduced pension, I won't be retiring just to come back and work. Won't catch me dead in a school once I'm out.

[BowRiverBruinsRule]

Originally Posted by Faust

Far-right candidates defeated in Westlock council byelections:

https://edmontonjournal.com/news/pol...il-byelections

New Westlock, Alta., mayor praises voters for embracing 'new ideas' as LGBTQ crosswalk plebiscite looms:

https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/new-west...ooms-1.6722426

This is a good thing and a small victory. It gives me some hope for Alberta. Hate is bad.

[Faust]

@disorderedyyc
The UCP claimed the NDP was "fearmongering about blackouts and price spikes" when they cancelled the AESO recommended transition to a capacity market in 2019.

The UCP also admitted there would be price spikes but said it was a "desirable feature".
#ableg #abpoli

https://x.com/disorderedyyc/status/1...131970456?s=61


@disorderedyyc

More background about it here:
"The provincial government has ripped up two years of work by the arm’s-length body that oversees Alberta’s electricity market, announcing late Wednesday it’s killing plans to change the province’s power market."

https://x.com/disorderedyyc/status/1...220921921?s=61

@disorderedyyc

As Danielle Smith complains about grid alerts today, a reminder the NDP warnings that this would happen were dismissed as "fearmongering" by the UCP.
#ableg #abpoli


https://x.com/disorderedyyc/status/1...463229767?s=61


@TheRealDKGray

Fix this Smith.

Quit supporting the pillaging of Alberta electricity consumers.

Bring in Sheldon Fulton and fix it.

https://x.com/therealdkgray/status/1...228736813?s=61

[Faust]

Peter McCaffrey

UCP: "We want to build more power plants."

NDP & Liberals: "No, we're making that illegal."

*Power shortage happens*

NDP, Liberals & Media: "Power shortages are the UCP's fault!"

https://x.com/peteremcc/status/1746384323282940015?s=61


Andrew Leach

The rules against new coal plants were passed by Harper in 2012, Peter. And here I thought you were paid to understand policy and politics.

https://x.com/andrew_leach/status/17...589596327?s=61

And, there is no rule against new gas plants. But, the UCP doesn't get to decide that. But, there was a policy that would have paid new plants for their reliability additions. Guess who scrapped it saying it wasn't needed?

https://x.com/andrew_leach/status/17...345721862?s=61

And, let's go a little further down the road here. If there was such a clear cut case that reliability was at risk, why didn't the UCP order the construction of new plants. There has been more than enough time since 2019. Oh, right, they didn't think it was necessary.

https://x.com/andrew_leach/status/17...847217293?s=61

There are currently only two rules preventing the construction of new power plants in Alberta, one imposed by Stephen Harper and one imposed by Danielle Smith.

https://x.com/andrew_leach/status/17...219183352?s=61

[Bigtime]

Go to tellthefeds.ca today…

lol

[powderjunkie]

Originally Posted by Bigtime

Go to tellthefeds.ca today…

lol

Just doing their part by taking down non-essential electricity consuming websites.

War-room probably took a paid vacation this week, too. Can't use electricity in Alberta if you're in Hawaii (points to forehead). Just the responsible thing to do.

[stazzy33]

I can't help but feel the emergency alert was just a play by the UCP to come out on Monday and say, "Look at what the Feds are doing, Alberta almost had rolling blackouts because of their policies."

[Doctorfever]

Originally Posted by stazzy33

I can't help but feel the emergency alert was just a play by the UCP to come out on Monday and say, "Look at what the Feds are doing, Alberta almost had rolling blackouts because of their policies."

So, 7D chess? Or are we up to 8 now?

[btimbit]

Originally Posted by stazzy33

I can't help but feel the emergency alert was just a play by the UCP to come out on Monday and say, "Look at what the Feds are doing, Alberta almost had rolling blackouts because of their policies."

Oh absolutely, I have zero doubt that's exactly the card they'll play. Without being able to point at what policy exactly, or stating what they'll do to address it. Just finger pointing, maybe use it as an excuse to further their agenda somewhere

[TheIronMaiden]

The cons tryna blame other people in Alberta is so stupid.

They've been in power for 46 out of 50 years, its their fault, or at least to solution is up to them.

[Fuzz]

"We've created this mess, and I'll be damned if I can't find a way to blame a Liberal for it."

[TheIronMaiden]

I also see a lot of folk trying to blame EV drivers for brown outs.

If you want to blame someone you should blame people over 60 who live in four bedroom homes. At least an EV is useful, you don't need three spare rooms. Your kids don't come home that often Karen!