News - Yukon Employees' Union

Organizing for Resistance: YEU Convention this Weekend

October 25, 2023 1:48 PM

Union activists from across the Yukon will gather in Whitehorse October 27-29 to debate resolutions, discuss issues, and determine the union's mandate for the next three years. Selected by their peers to represent the wishes and priorities of Locals large and small, a delegation of over 100 members will spend...

CLiFF 2023 - Labour Film Festival

October 25, 2023 10:44 AM

YEU is proud to announce our continued sponsorship and hosting of the Canadian Labour International Film Festival (CLiFF) at our YEU Office in Whitehorse. CLiFF's enduring vision is to empower working individuals to share their own stories in their own words and through their own visual narratives. This remarkable labour-focused...

Looking for a copy of your new YG Collective Agreement?

October 19, 2023 11:18 AM

When will the new Yukon Government Workers contract be updated on the website? How do I get a hard copy? Once the contract has been signed by all parties, both the union and the employer’s legal teams review to ensure the language reflects the intent agreed to at the bargaining...

YEU Community Laundry Project

October 03, 2023 12:13 PM

Do your Laundry for FREE! Family Hotel Laundromat 6pm-9pm; Tuesday October 10th. Getting to the bottom of the laundry hamper is EXPENSIVE! Yukon Employees' Union is happy to offer an evening of FREE LAUNDRY at the Family Hotel Laundromat. You bring your laundry hamper; we'll provide laundry tokens - even...

YEU 2023 Bursary Applications Closed

October 01, 2023 8:00 AM

As of midnight on September 30th, 2023, the application period for the Yukon Employees' Union (YEU) 2023 Bursary Program is officially closed. We would like to extend our appreciation to all applicants who expressed interest in the program. The selection process will now commence, and successful bursary recipients will be...

Unveiling Truths: YEU Challenges YG's Claim of "Inaccuracy"

September 27, 2023 12:47 PM

Let's examine the Yukon Government (YG) response claiming the Yukon Employees’ Union (YEU) newsletter “unfortunately contains some inaccurate information” and “it would be a violation of ATIPP legislation to get into the specifics of the requests”. Imagine if an independent entity could review actions and responses related to Access to...

YEU says NO to Hate, supports Counter Protest

September 18, 2023 5:22 PM

MEDIA RELEASE 18 September 2023 We Stand Proudly with the Yukon's 2SLGBTQIA Community The Million March for Children is a rally to promote hatred and exclusion. It’s a march against science, against human rights, and against human dignity. Coercing children to skip school and march against the rights of their...

Ensuring Transparency and Compliance: YEU Addresses ATIPP Concerns

September 18, 2023 2:10 PM

The Yukon Employees’ Union (YEU) asks the Public Service Commission to clarify which information they consider to be inaccurate. Our inquiries stem from an access to information request, and we have made the ATIPP result available on our website with a reference provided HERE. It appears that the Public Service Commission,...

Public Service Commission orders files destroyed, violating ATIPP Act

September 15, 2023 1:54 PM

Recently, YEU submitted an Access to Information and Protection of Privacy (ATIPP) request and were advised the resulting document count was in the range of 600 pages. Surprisingly, the documents received numbered only 16 pages, with the balance redacted by the Public Service Commission. Upon close review of the documents,...

Solidarity in a Summer of Fire

September 12, 2023 1:00 PM

September 2023 Much of Canada was blanketed in smoke for the 2023 fire season, with almost 5600 wildfires to date this year. NWT evacuation orders impacted over 20,000 northerners forced from their homes and communities. Yukon fires sent Mayo and Old Crow residents from their homes, causing upheaval and anxiety...