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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),...

Why Are YOU Voting This Year?

August 05, 2015 10:18 PM

In the 2011 Federal Election, only about 61% of Canadians went to the polls. Stephen Harper & his Conservatives were able to claim a majority victory and form Government with only 41% of the vote, which translates to about 25% of the population of Canada. That’s not a real majority...

HOT New Home Heating Fuel DISCOUNT for YEU/PSAC Members!

August 03, 2015 7:21 PM

YEU is very excited to announce that we have negotiated a heating fuel discount of 3 cents/litre off Heat Yukon’s fuel delivery market rate for our members! The discount will apply whether you choose auto-fill or on-call service. Heat Yukon is proud to offer contract free delivery; you’re never locked...

YEU Newsletter, July 2015

August 03, 2015 10:21 AM

View the online publication below. What’s in this issue? The Proud History of Pride, Member of the Month Dan Vigliotti, 2015 YEU/PSAC Travelling Road Show, a HOT deal on home heating fuel for YEU members!, Vacation Leave Denied, Discipline at Work and MORE! Our longest issue EVER! view in downloadable...

A Little Straight Talk about Workplace Discipline

July 29, 2015 7:08 PM

In the context of employment, discipline is the employer’s corrective response to a workplace issue, usually related to your performance or behavior. While Employers have the right to discipline employees, there are a number of questions that must be asked and answered before an employee is sanctioned. First, the employer...

Whitehorse Food Bank Feels the Summer Heat

July 07, 2015 8:17 PM

Every summer the Whitehorse Food Bank faces the same challenge; how to meet increased demand at the same time both food and cash donations dry up. Families with kids at home struggle to make sure there’s enough food to fill hungry bellies and visitors to the city turn to the...

Strike Vote, Recession & the 9 Day Fortnight.

July 06, 2015 4:29 PM

Yukon’s economy was in free fall in 1982. The hard rock mining industry had collapsed, mines were shuttered and the territory slid into recession. Hundreds were out of work and recovery looked bleak. It was against that evolving backdrop that the negotiating team of the YTPSA met with the...