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Feeding My Family: Boycott North West Company

January 20, 2015 6:55 PM

Yukon Employees’ Union is sharing this post on behalf of our brothers & sisters in northern communities. It’s impossible to comprehend grocery prices such as those shown here. We hope you will join the growing chorus of support and take action to change this punishing reality. It is the responsibility...

Domestic Violence at Work | Canadian Labour Congress

January 19, 2015 5:17 PM

Domestic Violence at Work | Canadian Labour Congress. Canadian employers lose $77.9 million annually due to the direct and indirect impacts of domestic violence, and the costs, to individuals, families and society, go far beyond that. However, we know very little about the scope and impacts of this problem...

Shop Steward Round Table Reboot! Register NOW!

January 12, 2015 2:11 PM

You raised your hand, you were elected…. now what? At YEU, our Shop Stewards & Local Executive members are very important. In fact, without a strong and well educated volunteer base we would have a hard time keeping up with our large and diverse membership. Our staff and Executive are...

Shop Steward Round Table Reboot!

January 05, 2015 7:00 PM

You raised your hand, you were elected…. now what? At YEU, our Shop Stewards & Local Executive members are very important. In fact, without a strong and well educated volunteer base we would have a hard time keeping up with our large and diverse membership. Our staff and Executive are...

Here’s looking at YEU in 2015; thanks for a great 2014!

December 31, 2014 9:09 PM

This has been a busy year. We have welcomed workers into the YEU Hall from four new bargaining units. These, our newest members, have made the sometimes difficult decision to pursue unionization as a means to an equitable workplace. 2014 saw us announce the certification of Help & Hope for Families...

YEU Newsletter; December 2014

December 31, 2014 12:54 PM

Highlights in this issue: Human Rights Speaker Series, a look forward to 2015, Shop Steward training resumes, welcome Christie Harper, new YEU Advisor.Read the complete newsletter HERE (pdf)

Doing the Pronoun Dance with Chase Blodgett

December 31, 2014 12:32 PM

During the YEU’s recent Human Rights Speaker Series, YEU was happy to welcome Yukon Trans* man Chase Blodgett to our hall to give a presentation. Invited by the PSAC’s very active Pride Committee, Chase walked us all through the complicated world he is navigating as he completes paperwork, plays hockey...

Congratulations & Welcome to Teegatha’Oh Zheh Whitehorse!

December 03, 2014 2:28 PM

Straight Talk: That Facebook status is FOREVER!

December 03, 2014 1:03 AM

What happens on Facebook never stays on Facebook, and the internet is forever. If you beak off on Facebook or Twitter (or any public forum) about your boss, your coworkers, your employer or your workplace you may have broken your contract with your employer. If you are fired (and there’s...

CLC Pacific Winter School 2015

November 26, 2014 10:34 PM

Submit your application for CLC Pacific’s legendary Winter School union training today! YEU invites our activists to apply for Labour training offered by the Canadian Labour Congress at Harrison Hot Springs each year. We have created a short list of eligible courses which will be considered for our Yukon...