News - Yukon Employees' Union

YACL: Building Strong & Diverse Communities

December 21, 2015 5:40 PM

Ready, Willing and Able is a new national employment program aimed at increasing the labour force participation rate of people with disabilities. This federally-funded initiative has been launched in 20 communities across Canada and has seen some great successes; Whitehorse is no exception. The Yukon Association for Community Living is...

YEU Newsletter December 2015

December 18, 2015 3:43 PM

In this issue: Domestic Violence & the Workplace; Pension Solvency Deficiency Issues, Greetings from Y010 New President, Building Strong Diverse Communities; Yukon Association for Community Living, Klondike Collective & more. Download PDF version HERE View complete newsletter online HERE

YG Bargaining Update

December 01, 2015 4:22 PM

The YG/YEU Bargaining proces is underway and the Main Table YEU team has been meeting to prepare for the upcoming exchange with the employer. This is an important job and no easy task so please show your bargaining team you support them and the work they do!

YEU Celebrates 50 years of Yukon Solidarity!

November 27, 2015 7:23 PM

Saturday November 21 2015 marked a milestone for this northern union; 50 years ago to the day, a group of determined Yukon Government workers met for the first time to form the Yukon Territorial Public Service Association. They worked hard over the first few years to achieve full component status...

The TPP: Why Labour must fight.

November 26, 2015 7:12 PM

This post by Nora Loreto, activist & editor of the Canadian Association of Labour Media was originally published on rabble.ca Nov. 24, 2015Under the TPP, wage disparities will increase and the global working class will become even poorer. This will disproportionately impact racialized workers and women.It isn’t an exaggeration to say that...

Government & Union reach agreement on nurses in communities

November 18, 2015 12:11 AM

Government & Union reach agreement on nurses in communities

November 17, 2015 4:17 PM

CLC Pacific Winter School 2016

November 06, 2015 4:16 PM

For over 40 years the Canadian Labour Congress has offered labour training at Harrison Hot Springs for union activists of all stripes. Open to members of all CLC affiliated unions & components, the Winter School is like no other training opportunity; in fact, it’s North America’s largest labour school. Each...

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...