News - Yukon Employees' Union

Safe Drinking Water for Workers – April 2025 YEU update

April 04, 2025 3:05 PM

April 4th, 2025 Caption: This flowing tap is supposed to be shut off because the water isn’t safe to drink. Yukon schools have a known health and safety problem – unsafe drinking water. In May 2024, the Yukon Government (YG) posted signage in many Yukon schools, which said things like...

2025 Laundry Project Dates

February 25, 2025 12:13 PM

Funding has been secured for the rest of 2025 for the Yukon Employees' Union Laundry project. Everyone is invited! Tell all your friends and family! Volunteers Needed! We are always looking for volunteers to help with the Yukon Employees' Union Laundry project. We generally require help from 6 PM to...

Can I Refuse Unsafe Work?

December 17, 2024 9:23 AM

Published December 17, 2024 How Do I Refuse Unsafe Work? Under most circumstances, workers in the Yukon have the right to refuse hazardous work. Please remember that to exercise this right you must first report to work. Failure to report to work if directed to do so could lead to...

December 2024 Newsletter

December 16, 2024 1:32 PM

This is the final newsletter for 2024, and we have so much to share with you. We have updates on bargaining, lead water concerns, healthcare in the Yukon, and Shop Steward training resources to name a few. Come check it out! Click the link below for the newsletter. READ MORE...

Trans Rights Are Workers Rights

November 14, 2024 11:33 AM

November 20th marks the Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDoR), a time to grieve and honour the memory of transgender people who have lost their lives to anti-transgender violence. The terrifying and unacceptable truth is that transgender people, and transgender women in particular, are facing increasing violence and hate. This violence...

CLIFF 2024: FREE MOVIE NIGHT!

November 01, 2024 2:11 PM

The Yukon Employees' Union is proud to sponsor the 16th Canadian Labour International Film Festival (CLiFF). CLIFF has curated an excellent assortment of movies for public viewing this year! We are hosting a free movie night for the public at the Yukon Theatre. Everyone is invited to this free event!...

YEU Investigates Propane Leak: Workers fear for their lives

October 23, 2024 10:48 AM

In January 2024, there was a propane leak at Whistle Bend Place, a long-term care home located on Olive May Way in the Whistle Bend neighborhood. Yukon Employees’ Union (YEU) learned about the leak as it was happening from members working that night. Those members have been asking questions of...

WINNERS: YEU 2024 Bursary Program

October 16, 2024 3:41 PM

Congratulations to the 28 winners on winning a $1500 bursary each for the 2024 Yukon Employee's Union Bursary Program. Thank you for submitting all those amazing essays for the competition. Judging by the content from the students, it is safe to say that the future of the Yukon is in good...

Sign Petition: Yukoners Deserve Clean Drinking Water

October 15, 2024 3:59 PM

The Yukon government (YG) is dragging their feet on fixing the problem of lead-tainted school drinking water and the Yukon Employees’ Union (YEU) is calling them out. We filed a grievance about it and we’re inviting Yukoners to sign on and share their concerns. Background: Earlier this year, the government promised to...

Unions Leave Health and Human Resources Steering Committee

October 07, 2024 11:22 AM

The Yukon Employees’ Union (YEU) and the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC) are withdrawing from the Health and Human Resources Steering Committee (HHRC) effective immediately. Here is the Media Release.