News - Yukon Employees' Union

Day of Mourning 2021, Yukon

April 26, 2021 4:16 PM

The Human Cost of COVID-19 Canada’s unions are marking the National Day of Mourning by calling attention to the human cost of the COVID-19 pandemic. For over a year, the world has faced unprecedented upheaval due to COVID-19. The virus and its variants have wrought havoc on our society...

Occupational Health & Safety Failure at Yukon Government

April 07, 2021 11:58 AM

A recent review of documents obtained through ATIPP and provided anonymously to YEU makes it clear that the Public Service Commission of the Yukon Government has consistently failed to provide meaningful leadership in the arena of health and safety. How many Health & Safety audits has the Government of Yukon...

Unions and Climate Change

March 02, 2021 3:13 PM

We Are All in This Together. COVID-19 quickly reminded everyone on the planet of how we are truly all connected. In response to the devasting impacts of the pandemic, governments around the world made swift decisions to protect the public and implemented unprecedented emergency measures. As a result, we have...

YEU Newsletter, March 2021

March 02, 2021 1:06 PM

In this issue: YEU pays tribute to two leaders in the Yukon labour movement, Percy Andrews and Jo-Anne Smith. Unions & Climate Change - We're All in This Together; David Anderson leaves YEU; Time Out Yukon and more. Read online here:

YEU Newsletter - January/February 2020

February 19, 2021 11:26 AM

https://issuu.com/home/published/yeu_newsletter_jan-feb_2020_web

YEU President Responds to Sandy Silver

February 16, 2021 1:19 PM

February 16, 2021 "It's simply not true that 60 per cent of continuing care workers were off the job last Friday, and I think that's irresponsible to spread misinformation and potentially stoking fears about the vaccine rollout," Silver said. Premier Silver: It seems there is a lot of misinformation floating...

Covid Vaccine Side Effects & Sick Leave

February 08, 2021 7:48 AM

EDITED FEB. 9 2021 According to the YG Public Service Commission, the initial numbers provided to both the PSC and YEU stating roughly 60% of Continuing Care staff were off sick Friday February 5th were inaccurate, or overstated. The employer has since informed us that the 60% was in fact...

Black History Month - It's Time for Change

February 01, 2021 10:15 AM

As Black History Month 2021 begins, the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, citing the global impact of BLM in raising awareness and consciousness of racial injustice. The Black Lives Matter movement was co-founded in 2013 by Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors and Opal Tometi in...

YG Limits Precarious Workers' Access to COVID-19 Vaccine

January 26, 2021 2:37 PM

It's fair to say that 2020 was a bad year - a really bad year. Most Yukoners greeted 2021 with optimism, looking forward to the early roll-out of our vaccination program. While the vaccine will be available to every interested Yukoner, access may be limited in unexpected ways. Yukon Employees'...

YEU Newsletter, December 2020

January 04, 2021 2:16 PM

In this Issue: Joint Occupational Health & Safety Committees in the Workplace: OH&S Insert & Poster; Discipline - it's ALL important; Hospital Workers Reach a Tentative Agreement; Letters of Expectation - Right and Wrong; #TimeOutYukon Campaign for fair leave provisions during COVID-19 and MORE. Download Poster: Occupational Health & Safety...