The YEU Newletter – Yukon Employees Union (YEU)

Newsletters 2011

November - YEU Triennial Convention votes for change; Mounties want to unionize; Tory pension system danger; WITT fair; Local Y010 donations and AGM; President Steve Geick's message.

September/October - Preparations for Triennial Convention in full swing; privatization and decay; YP and public service; a true Yukon union; your role in the grievance process; YEU welcomes new local; President's message.

June/July - PSAC North convention in Iqaluit; Docherty elected REVP; CUPW battle; deadly hypocrisy; convention update; YFL president moves on; YEU President's Message; and, coming events.

April/May - Special General Meetings scheduled; Shop Stewards―there when you need them; Fresh faces, refreshing ideas; YFL Youth Summer Camp; golfers for literacy needed; Jean-François Des Lauriers' legacy of service; and, President's message.

February/March - Rural Locals strengthen union; Conventions 2011 planning; "Union Counselling Program"; Union/First Nations MOU preserves Union jobs; Unions under attack;YFL Training opportunities and President's Message.

January - PSAC reaches historic agreement with First Nations; "Six Steps to Success" conference upcoming; free on-line training for YEU members; employment opportunity at YEU; "Talking Union Basics" (TUB) course accepting applications; and, President's Message.

Newsletters 2010

December - Shop Stewards sharpen skills at conference; Human Rights Open House raises money for foodbank; YFL holds Triennial Convention; Energy Corporation negotiations break down; UnionBook grows in popularity; and, President's Message.

November - Superannuation services threatened; 2010 Busary Award recipients announced; CLiFF film festival schedule released; workplace mental health gaining national attention; YFL course schedule published; President's message; and, coming events.

October - Shop Steward's Conference planned; collective bargaining progress report; YEU history; Canadian women still lag behind on pay equity; leave without pay analysed; President's message; Canadian Labour International Film Festival (CLiFF) planned; and, PSAC North Convention call.

August-September - PSAC National Access Conference highlights workplace mental health; dispeling mental health myths; accommodations for people with mental health disabilities; Feed the People barbecue; President's message with bargaining updates; CA for government workers online; TUB course upcoming.

July - Special Leave provision examined; South American Odyssey Part II; Activist Profile features Jessica Young; PSAC North issues convention call; and, Labour Day Barbecue planned.

May-June - Activists gather in Dawson City; South American Odyssey Part I; Lucy Jackson honoured; scavenger hunt begins again; Yukon government employees ratify collective agreement; Wendy Trapp honoured with scholarship.

April - Ratification meeting plans announced; schedule by community published; PSAC Regional Access Committee to hold AGM; Local Y010 Special General Meeting date; President's message: unfair labour practices complaint against City of Whitehorse, Yukon College negotiations, Amanda Brown's Bolivian adventure and more.

March - Federal budget masks pension assault; Kathy Hanifan retires; Union Advisor training position available; YTG collective bargaining update; IPPs threaten Yukon infrastructure; Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) attacks with lies.

January-February - YEU contributing to the community; Human Rights Day Open House raises funds for Food Bank; changes to the Human Rights Act; Blair Andre elected to executive; amendment to YTG CA signed; President's message.

Newsletters 2009

October-November - Municipal workers in Watson Lake organize; YEU Open House upcoming; Winter School training opportunities; new Yukon Area Council executive elected; message from the 1st Vice-President; scavenger hunt continues; film festival information; 2009 Bursaries announced; and, coming events.

August-September - Labour Day foreshadows active winter; the late Lucy Jackson profiled; training opportunities announced; Yukon Area Council news; LOAT course coming; scavenger hunt planned; president's message.

June-July 2009 - Premier waffles on Energy Corporation's future; Shop Steward Round Tables set to begin in September; new Union Advisor Frank Ursich profiled; YEU employement opportunity; KVA elects new executive; starter kits purchased by Yukon Regional Women's Committee; President's message.

April-May 2009 - YEU delegates had a high profile at PSAC's 2009 National Triennial Convention; PSAC convention highlights and delegate list; President Butterworth comments on the convention, local development initiatives,, collective bargaining and new member orientation; Health & Safety questions and answers.

March 2009 - Bargaining process for Yukon government employees begins- download forms for Bargaining Input & Input Committee Election ; PSAC Yukon Regional Aboriginal Peoples Committee forms; article: The Métis – a history of struggle; PSAC Yukon Regional Health & Safety Committee Q & A; President's Message; and, Y017 AGM announcement.

January 2009 - Watson Lake hospital transfer issues continue; Workers' Advocate Office's independence challenged again; Many Rivers Counselling and Support Services joins YEU and PSAC; President's message; call for union youth; training opportunities: Talking Union Basics (T.U.B.) and National Aboriginal, Inuit, Métis Network intro to PSAC.

Newsletters 2008

November-December 2008 - Triennial Convention installs new executive; Human Rights Open House planned; President's message; notice to members about dues; Yukon Area Council AGM; CLC Pacific Region Winter School deadline approaches.

September-October 2008 - Your Union is a democracy: pre-convention update; educational bursaries awarded; YEU donations help many; BC nurses protecting health care rights; President's message; outgoing Executive acknowledgement.

August 2008 - Watson Lake municipal workers organize; KVA reaches a collective agreement; more training opportunities for members; Labour History - A negotiation in the midst of crisis; Anti-Homophobia Day story contest; the cost of office gossip; using the Employee Assistance Program; what is the Duty to Accommodate?

July 2008 - Mentors contribute to Skills Canada's success; YEU history; the Harassment Prevention Office; summer camp mixed fun with learning; Human Rights Act input sought. Don't forget, the deadline for Bursary applications is Sept. 30th.

May-June 2008 - Community visits continue, new locals formed; special dues levy ending; PSAC North convention; Union Chairs announced; staff member profiles - Gwen Wain & Cary Gryba; Yukon Party abandons TILMA plans; coming events.

March-April 2008 - Union Hall renovations begin - special convention votes funds; new YEU Executive members elected; PSAS National Conference for Racially Visible Minorities; Women's Committee supporting shelters; many Locals active with meetings and AGMs; President's message.

February 2008 - YEU gearing up for active spring; YEU Executive retreat; whistle-blower protection; WCB Choices program; YEU Convention 2008 update; meetings in Dawson City; KVA collective bargaining to begin; YEU announces Toll-Free number; President's message.

January 2008 - Skills Canada celebrates partnerships; hospital workers ratify collective agreement; YFL offering courses; YEU member seeks bone marrow donor; Rights Now blog; President's message.

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