News - Yukon Employees' Union

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...

PSAC Education in Action-Guatemala 2020

September 09, 2019 4:38 PM

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY Education in Action project in Guatemala, March 2020 (Two weeks – dates to be confirmed) All applications must be received by October 31, 2019 Education in Action inspires people in meaningful solidarity with Guatemala. PSAC Social Justice Fund (SJF) is organizing a 12-person delegation to travel to Guatemala in...

Yukon Employees' Union Newsletter, August 2019

September 03, 2019 1:04 PM

Read the August issue of the Yukon Employees' Union's newsletter online now. In this issue: 25 Year Anniversary of the Labour Day BBQ! Bienvenidos a Yukon, The Community Laundry Project and more.

Yukon Bonus - Policy Grievances in Action

July 26, 2019 9:34 AM

Some members from Yukon Government recently approached YEU for assistance because their Yukon Bonus had been reduced. We learned that these members were on reduced hours at work, and therefore on partial leave without pay. The collective agreement with YG states that the Yukon Bonus will be reduced if someone...

Yukon Government Workers Ratify New Contract

July 22, 2019 10:40 AM

July 22, 2019 YG Workers have voted overwhelmingly in favour of ratifying a new Collective Agreement with their employer. The contract, negotiated by an employee bargaining team, the Public Service Alliance of Canada and the Yukon Employees' Union was presented to workers throughout the territory July 14-18. The new CA...

Working behind bars can ruin your health

July 11, 2019 2:56 PM

DOING TIME IS NOT EASY. Not for the inmates locked behind bars and not for the workers who have to guard them. High levels of stress have always been accepted as part of the job for corrections officers. What is not acceptable is how often it damages the health of...

YVR Swissport Workers Poised to Strike

June 13, 2019 12:48 PM

Hello, I write today to give you an update on negotiations with our Swissport bargaining unit at Vancouver International Airport. Approximately 80 members of PSAC/UCTE Local 20221 employed by Swissport International Inc. work at YVR, refuelling aircraft and providing associated services. These members have been without a collective agreement since...

The Newsies - Hope, Willpower & Solidarity

June 11, 2019 1:40 PM

The Yukon Theatre for Young People is staging the Broadway show Newsies, the story of a group of newspaper boys in New York City. The boys went on strike over an increase to the wholesale cost of the papers. This Tony Award winning show offers a fantastic musical score, great...