WHITEHORSE, YT – The Yukon Government has accepted recommendations made by a Conciliation Board for an agreement with Yukon’s Educators.
The three member board, consisting of one representative of the Yukon Association of Education Professionals, one from the Yukon Government, and an independent chair appointed by them, had made an unanimous recommendation after hearing from both parties in early December.
The board has recommended a 14.15% wage increase over three year’s for educators, including a 8.15% increase for this school year, a 10% wage increase for Teachers on Call, and a 7% increase for Education Assistants. These increase are on top of the rural retention allowances proposed by the Yukon Government.
The Government says they’ve accepted the recomdentations on the condition that the YAEP sign a collective agreement without job action. The Government has also indicated that accepting the offer means they’ll need to restructure the Yukon’s current budget.
