News - Yukon Employees' Union

YEU Human Rights Speaker Series 2014

November 14, 2014 5:10 PM

We are very excited to announce this year’s Human Rights Speaker Series. December 9-12 we offer noon hour presentations addressing human rights & social justice issues which impact our communities every day. Please join us for lunch as we explore these topics with panelists who really understand the issues. December...

YEU Standing Committees; we need YOU!

November 13, 2014 1:17 AM

Yukon Employees’ Union is governed by Bylaws created and modified by its membership. The elected Executive meets monthly and reports on the work they do as committee chairs, Local liaisons and Directors. Each Executive member is tasked with convening a committee to oversee certain areas of union business; the committees...

Revenue Canada now auditing Professional fees & Union dues

November 08, 2014 12:49 AM

Have YOU received a letter from the CRA?Revenue Canada has begun randomly selecting Canadians in order to audit their union and professional dues. We have been contacted by several of our members looking for documents and information to provide the CRA. If you receive a letter such as we show...

YEU Newsletter, October-November 2014

November 06, 2014 3:29 PM

Highlights in this issue: Convention follow-up, Education Bursary winners, New Dues Rate to take effect, From the President, CLiFF & more.Read the COMPLETE Newsletter here (PDF)

CLiFF v6, Whitehorse

November 05, 2014 10:19 PM

We are excited and proud to once again host the Canadian Labour International Film Festival at our YEU Office in Whitehorse. For six years now this festival has provided a platform for independent films from around the world showcasing work & workers from many backgrounds. These stories are not often...

Straight Talk: Beware the Union Organizer!

October 31, 2014 7:25 PM

We’ve been in the news a lot lately; we’ve had several new worksites unionize and we’ve been part of a very unpopular job action by Air North’s flight attendants. We thought we’d provide a bit of truth against the mythology that we are out there in Yukon communities with our...

Why are YOU Union?

October 29, 2014 12:06 AM

“I’m Union Because” is a campaign we launched at this weekend’s YEU Triennial Convention. Delegates shared a few thoughts on what motivates them to keep their union alive, what being Union means to them. We hope you enjoy the pictures & take a moment to think about what makes YOU...

YEU Welcomes Haines Junction Municipal Workers, certified October 24th

October 28, 2014 5:16 PM

Congratulations! Air North Flight Attendants Ratify Contract

October 24, 2014 10:39 PM

YEU Triennial Convention kicks off in Whitehorse

October 24, 2014 4:49 PM

YEU is excited to launch our 2014 Triennial Convention in downtown Whitehorse. For the next three days, northern Union activists will discuss & debate resolutions to govern the working of the organization and elect their leadership for the next cycle. Here’s a photo retrospective looking back at some of what...