News - Yukon Employees' Union

YEU Labour Day Message for 2020

September 02, 2020 5:17 PM

Labour Day 2020 is almost upon us and celebrating the power of workers is perhaps more important this year than any other. Honoring the contributions of the working class and standing in solidarity with one another may be among the most valuable outcomes of this difficult year. We usually celebrate...

Return To Work - Yukon Workers' Compensation Health & Safety Board

May 28, 2020 2:27 PM

The following is from the YWCHSB website, dated May 20, 2020. RETURN TO THE WORKPLACE As the economy starts to reopen, gradually, we will see businesses resume, stay-at-home restrictions lifted and workers return to physical workplaces. Planning is essential to protect the health and safety of workers and the public....

PSAC Postpones Conventions 'til 2021

May 04, 2020 2:53 PM

Public health directives in response to the COVID-19 pandemic have banned public gatherings, closed many workplaces, and enforced the self-isolation of Canadians across the country. Adherence to these directives and the uncertainty of their duration has led the Public Service Alliance of Canada's National Board of Directors to postpone all scheduled...

Celebrating May Day 2020

May 01, 2020 1:11 PM

Today we celebrate May Day, or International Workers' Day. On 1 May, 1886, labour unions in the US decided to go on a strike demanding that workers should not be made to work for more than 8 hours a day. Just three days after the strike began, a blast occurred...

Day of Mourning Yukon 2020

April 28, 2020 12:21 PM

Today is the National Day of Mourning and as always, we will observe this sombre day of remembrance to honour and recognize the many workers who have lost their lives or who have been injured on the job. During the Covid-19 global pandemic it is more important than ever to...

Letter in Support of Continued Funding for Nakwaye Ku Daycare

April 02, 2020 1:37 PM

Downloadable PDF of Support Letter April 2, 2020 The Honourable Pauline Frost Minister of Health and Social Services Yukon Legislative Assembly, Box 2703 Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2C6 Dear Minister Frost, We write on behalf of our members employed at Nakwaye Ku Daycare regarding Yukon Government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and...

YEU CLOSURE - MEDIA RELEASE MAR17-2020

March 17, 2020 2:38 PM

We have closed our offices in response to the Covid-19 crisis. All meetings and training have been cancelled until further notice. Please see the media advisory, below. Thank you.

The Coronavirus and Your Rights at Work

March 09, 2020 2:19 PM

As the number of reported cases of the coronavirus (2019-nCoV) rises worldwide, YEU/PSAC members are increasingly concerned for their health and safety at work. With the recent cancellation of the Arctic Winter Games, many Yukoners are wondering what's next, and how to protect themselves should the virus make its...

YEU Affirms Solidarity with the Wet'suwet'en Nation

February 26, 2020 11:33 AM

Yukon Employees’ Union affirms our solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en Nation and the position taken by the Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chiefs. They have not ceded their jurisdiction to the lands they have lived on and been stewards of for millenia, and we respect Indigenous sovereignty. YEU supports full implementation of the calls...

she/zhe leads the world leadership summit

October 29, 2019 11:48 AM

Women have always been a powerful force in Canada’s labour movement, holding leadership positions at the Local, Regional and National levels. Yukon Employees’ Union is proud to join the PSAC Regional Women’s Committee, PSAC Area Council and PSAC North as major funders of this important event. *See below for sponsorship...