Yukon Government passes health authority act amendment amidst first nations concerns

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  The YEU calls on the Yukon government to engage in honest, constructive discussions with health care workers and their representatives.

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• Jeremy Harper elected as Chief of Selkirk First Nation

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• Yukon government pauses implementation of Health Authority, considering repealing Health Authority Act

  Yukon Premier Currie Dixon cites "outstanding concerns" regarding the impacts on health-care workers pensions and the structure of Shäw Kwä’a.