News - Yukon Employees' Union

Walking the Walk - With Pride

June 02, 2022 12:22 PM

June is National Pride Month, and this year the Yukon celebrates Pride in August - we get to celebrate twice. And we will celebrate! The Yukon 2SLGBTQIA+ community has achieved some significant wins over the last few years, including the banning of conversion therapy, and unparalleled access to gender affirming...

YEU Newsletter, May 2022

May 30, 2022 1:33 PM

In this issue: Bargaining updates, YEU Community Meetings, President's Message, VP Message, Planning for your Retirement, YEU Strategic Planning, Local Organizers in the workplace and more. In this issue: Bargaining updates, YEU Community Meetings, President's Message, VP Message, Planning for your Retirement, YEU Strategic Planning, Local Organizers in the workplace...

May is Sexualized Assault Prevention Month

May 19, 2022 3:25 PM

Yukon Employees’ Union recognizes May as Sexualized Assault Prevention Month. We know our small population in the Yukon means there is a big chance the people we work with overlap with the people we see outside of work. We might see them casually, intimately and/or be in a relationship. The...

Day of Mourning 2022

April 27, 2022 11:38 AM

Worker Safety is a Shared Responsibility April 28, 2022 Every year on April 28, we stop to remember and honour injured and deceased workers. We honour those who have died on the job, who have died as a result of their work, or who have suffered injuries because of their...

McPhee, Midwives and YEU

April 20, 2022 9:04 AM

Media Release April 20, 2022 Yukon Government must deliver a healthy Midwifery Strategy Yukon Employees’ Union has watched with interest as Minister McPhee plays dodge and weave to avoid any responsibility for the overdue implementation of the Yukon’s midwifery program. Choosing to bargain in the media is not our usual...

International Women's Day 2022

March 03, 2022 1:27 PM

On March 8, International Women's Day will be celebrated around the world. These celebrations take place while women in the Ukraine stand in defiant protest to block army convoys and women in Yemen stand fiercely to defend their families, homeland and rights. Women, with their individual and collective power have...

YEU Newsletter, March 2022

March 02, 2022 10:39 AM

In this issue: Notes from the Bargaining Table; Sexual Harassment, when will YG Learn? OH&S - We Need Your Help -Joint Health & Safety Committees; Notes from our Community; Freedom Protests - YEU's Statement, and more.

Leave Request Denied; what can you do?

January 11, 2022 12:27 PM

It’s been a long couple of years – the world has been turned upside down and you really need some time off to regroup and decompress. The leave request has been submitted and you're really looking forward to the break. The tickets are booked and you've already started looking for...

YEU Newsletter, December 2021

December 15, 2021 1:21 PM

In this issue: Vaccination Regulations at Work, Notes from the Bargaining Table (Yukon government, City of Whitehorse), YEU & PSAC Launch Local Organizer Pilot Project, Notes from President and Vice Presidents, New Member Discount - Mount Sima and more. Read newsletter online: View downloadable PDF here.

What the Numbers Don't Say

December 06, 2021 2:47 PM

MEDIA RELEASE 6 December 2021 What the Numbers Don’t Tell Us Serious staffing shortages have long plagued the Yukon’s public service. The recent loss of roughly 6% of the workforce to leave without pay has only highlighted the problem. Minister Streicker shared numbers last week and although we don’t...