News - Yukon Employees' Union

Tentative Agreement for Hospital Workers

February 16, 2019 10:13 AM

Thanks to hard work of the YEU/PSAC Local Y025 bargaining team, and the strong strike mandate provided by the membership, the union and the employer have arrived at a tentative contract after final negotiations February 14th and 15th. Contract ratification votes will take place March. 5th. Read Media Release...

YEU Newsletter January 2019

February 15, 2019 10:00 AM

Our January/February Newsletter is now available online. In this issue: Solidarity with Unist'ot'en Camp; Mental Wellness Cafes; Statutory Freeze; Bargaining Update and more. See Full Issue, PDF Version by clicking HERE Read full issue online by clicking the image below.

Hospital Workers Return Huge Strike Mandate

February 14, 2019 11:32 AM

Thursday February 7, members of YEU/PSAC’s Local Y025 – Yukon Hospital Corp., gave their bargaining team a very strong strike mandate. A strike vote held at well-attended meetings throughout the day showed an overwhelming majority of workers are prepared to strike if necessary. That clear direction is sure to guide...

Yukon Employees’ Union In Solidarity with Unist’ot’en Camp

January 24, 2019 11:42 AM

The Yukon Employee’s Union stands in solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en Nation in British Columbia. As a trade union that represents over 5,000 Yukoners, the Yukon Employees’ Union supports the full implementation of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Calls to Actions, and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous...

Many Rivers Workers RATIFY CONTRACT

January 22, 2019 2:21 PM

After nearly two years of bargaining and 80 days on the picket line, braving temperatures nearing -40 degrees, the workers of YEU/PSAC Local Y031 ratified a contract with their employer today. The agency will re-open its Whitehorse, and community offices February 7th.

Tentative Agreement Reached with Many Rivers

January 22, 2019 8:46 AM

After nearly two months on the picket line, the workers of Many Rivers will decide whether or not to accept a tentative agreement reached late last night.

Many Rivers Fails to Respond to Union Settlement Offer

January 14, 2019 9:52 AM

Union’s Comprehensive Settlement Offer Nets Nothing In an effort to move the parties toward a settlement, the federally appointed conciliator mediating the Many Rivers labour dispute presented both sides with a non-binding recommendation on January 4th. The union responded in writing to the conciliator January 7th, with a comprehensive...

Union scores a win for the workers of YG’s Transitional Support Services

December 27, 2018 3:22 PM

Yukon Employees’ Union has been raising concerns about working conditions for Residential Care Workers (RCWs) in the Yukon Government group homes since at least 2015. These workers face numerous risks in the normal course of their duties, and are regularly expected to work alone. They provide a home environment...

A Message for all Yukoners from Local Y031

November 28, 2018 12:22 PM

Dear Yukoners Some distractions may have diverted your attention from the reasons we are on strike. We would like to take a few moments to remind everyone why we are out here on the street in our strike’s fourth week, spending our days outside in the cold, walking a picket...

Many Rivers Illegally Bars Members from Participation

November 26, 2018 7:37 AM

As the management of Many Rivers Counselling and Support Services continues to deny their staff the fair working conditions needed to ensure the wellbeing of the community, they have now turned their back on their own Society members – denying them the right to participate in decision-making.