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YEU Newsletter, November 2015

November 03, 2015 3:53 PM

In this issue: In this issue:50th Anniversary Party, Community Nursing in Crisis; Brother Blair elected to Village Council, CLiFF, CLC Winter School, Tribute to Roma Walker, YG Bargaining Update & more… Download PDF version HERE View complete newsletter online HERE

An Open Letter to Mike Nixon, Yukon’s Minister of Health

October 22, 2015 9:53 AM

As a nurse, I can’t believe your response to issues raised by ourselves and the NDP concerning the Community Nursing branch. I’m amazed at your lack of understanding of the realities healthcare professionals face in our rural communities and I shake my head at your blasé attitude toward the health...

Yukon’s Community Nurses Need Resourses STAT!

October 08, 2015 1:05 AM

Community Nursing Stations serve the medical needs of residents and visitors in some of the most isolated corners of the Yukon. In the absence of multiple healthcare facilities, these clinics offer a dizzying array of services from first response to referral. When doctors visit from Whitehorse, the health centres get...

Feeling silenced? As a public servant, how outspoken can you be during this campaign?

October 03, 2015 12:55 AM

Published Oct. 3, 2015 This Federal Election is unlike any we’ve seen before. It’s the longest campaign ever but it’s also taking place during something of a communications revolution. Sure we had Facebook during the 2011 Federal Election but we hadn’t yet hit the user density of today and we...

Teens & Tools; YWITT talks Trades for Young Women!

September 28, 2015 11:04 PM

For 15 years, Yukon Women in Trades & Technology has championed opportunities for young women to learn up new skills and gain confidence through the annual Trades Exploration Conference. The event will take on an exciting new shape this year as the girls experience skill building in real work...

Straight Talk: The Independent Medical Examination or IME

September 23, 2015 11:53 PM

If you have an illness, injury or disability that impacts your work temporarily or long term, you may require an accommodation, need extended leave and/or disability benefits. Accessing any of these requires documentation, including proof of your medical circumstances. If your employer requests an Independent Medical Examination or IME, there...

YEU Newsletter, September 2015

September 22, 2015 11:24 AM

In this issue: Labour Day bbq; Getting political as a government employee; Straight TAlk: The IME; Yukon’s Community Nursing; Paul Davis, Member of the Month;Vote to End Poverty, Yukon Anti-Poverty Coalition; Back to School at Local Y011 and more. Download PDF version HERE View complete newsletter online HERE

Apply for the Union Development Program: help shape PSAC’s future!

September 17, 2015 2:54 PM

This was originally published on YEU’s blog and is a guest post from YEU Director & Local Y010 President Tammi Sikorski. Derek Yap and I were selected to participate in PSAC’s Union Development Program (UDP) 2015. We are part of the North/West class of 24 participants, joined by an amazing...

Leave Request DENIED!

August 27, 2015 4:24 PM

It’s been a long year – you’ve been crazy busy at work and you can’t wait to take your vacation. You’ve made plans; maybe even booked a plane ticket and started looking for a house-sitter. It’s time to start counting down the days ‘til you hit the road.Then you hear...

I’m Voting this Year BECAUSE….

August 07, 2015 9:48 AM

Why are YOU voting in the 2015 Federal Election? The writ has been dropped and we’re already knee deep in campaign rhetoric and mud slinging. Once you’ve checked with Elections Canada and confirmed that you’re ON the Voter’s List, (remember there are no enumerators coming to your door this election),...