Key Takeaway:
- The union representing educators in the territory has changed its name and launched a brand new logo.
- Formerly the Yukon Teachers’ Association, the union local has been renamed Yukon Association of Education Professionals (YAEP).
The union representing educators in the territory has changed its name and launched a brand new logo.
Formerly the Yukon Teachers’ Association, the union local has been renamed Yukon Association of Education Professionals (YAEP).
“We are pleased with our new name — it’s inclusive and better demonstrates the composition of our membership,” YAEP president Ted Hupé said in a Dec. 7 statement announcing the change. “We want our education professionals to be proud in being part of the association as they see themselves reflected in the name. The feedback we have heard has been positive; we are happy with our logo and the line imagery to show the shape of the territory.”
Teachers union members include educational assistants, First Nation language instructors, teachers-on-call, and other education professionals.
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Hupé stressed that the organization would continue to represent educators, provide training resources, and advocate for education issues to all governments across the territory.
The union’s website is at YAEP.ca.
It was also announced on December. 7 that the Yukon government and union had reached a tentative agreement for a new contract on Dec. 2. The last contract ended in June.
The agreement will go to ratification by the respective parties. The government said no details would be released until the deal is ratified in its Dec. 7 statement.
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