The Government of Yukon has received the Conciliation Board recommendations on the monetary terms of a renewed collective agreement with the Yukon Association of Education Professionals (YAEP).
In October, YAEP requested the establishment of the Conciliation Board to recommend the monetary terms for a renewed collective agreement.
The Conciliation Board was made up of three decision-makers: a representative nominated by YAEP, a representative nominated by the Government of Yukon and an independent Chair appointed by those representatives.
The Conciliation Board met with, and heard submissions from YAEP and the Government of Yukon over multiple days in early December.
The three-member panel has made unanimous recommendations on the monetary terms of a collective agreement. Government officials are reviewing the recommendations and determining next steps, which will be communicated publicly and to YAEP directly.
The Government of Yukon extends its gratitude to all members of the Conciliation Board for their work on their report.
- Representatives from the Government of Yukon met with representatives from the Yukon Association of Education Professionals (YAEP) in September and October 2024 to establish a renewed collective agreement, ending when the union requested the assistance of a conciliation board.
- Under the Education Labour Relations Act, when a deadlock has been determined in collective bargaining, YAEP is able to select either binding arbitration or conciliation. YAEP requested the establishment of the Conciliation Board to recommend the monetary terms for a renewed collective agreement.
- The Conciliation Board was made up of three decision-makers: a representative nominated by YAEP, a representative nominated by the Government of Yukon, and an independent Chair appointed by those representatives.
- The Conciliation Board met with and heard submissions from the Government of Yukon and YAEP over multiple days in early December 2024.
- Yukon educators are among the highest paid in Canada. Yukon's teachers have average salaries more than 30 per cent higher than counterparts in British Columbia.
- In negotiations, the Government of Yukon offered wage and other monetary improvements equivalent to just above 12 per cent over three years, as well as a 40 per cent increase in wages for teachers on call and a $2,000 annual allowance for educational assistants.
- In contrast, YAEP was seeking wage increases equal to 24 per cent over three years and other monetary improvements equal to an additional 5 per cent, for a total of 29 per cent over three years.
