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Vaccines and Your Rights at Work

Q 3: Can my employer require me to be vaccinated? No one can be physically forced to get a vaccine against their will. However, employers have an obligation to keep workplaces safe and, in the context of a global pandemic, may require employees to be vaccinated to continue to work.  Given the Government of Canada has recently announced that it will require vaccination for employees... Read more

YEU Newsletter, September 2021

In this issue: Union Training in a Virtual World; YG Bargaining Conference - Let's Get to the Table; Lisa Vollans-Leduc, from Local Activist to Federal Candidate; The History of Bargaining in PSAC - Cal Best; Coming events and more. Read more

Mandatory Vaccination Policies and Workers

YEU supports the implementation of mandatory vaccines for workers as a powerful tool to help ensure safe workplaces for the health of the public, and for all workers.  The use of discipline or threats of termination to enforce vaccination policies will not be accepted, and we will oppose any attempts... Read more

YEU Newsletter, June 2021

In this issue: YEU Triennial Convention planning; YG and City of Whitehorse Bargaining Updates; Workplace Violence & Harassment Prevention Training; New PSAC REVP North; YG OH&S Failure; Accommodations Practices at YG's DMU Read more

Honouring our Strength; National Indigenous Peoples Day 2021

As we turn our minds to National Indigenous Peoples Day I wonder, what we do have to celebrate? As a proud Tlingit/Tagish woman from the Carcross/Tagish First Nation, I hope my relations can find reasons to celebrate our resilience on June 21st.  Our cultures and languages were once almost lost,... Read more

Union Orientation for YG Workers in Continuing Care

All employees who work in Continuing Care are invited to attend an Orientation to Your Union session. Whether you are new to the job or not, you can plan to come and connect with your Union. Join us for a 45-minute session to find out about your rights in the... Read more

Today, we Remember

Canada’s Parliament passed the Workers Mourning Day Act in 1991, enshrining April 28 as a National Day of Mourning eight years after the day of remembrance was launched by the Canadian Labour Congress. Today the Day of Mourning is observed in more than 100 countries, is recognized as Workers’ Memorial... Read more

Unions and Climate Change

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... Read more

YEU Newsletter, March 2021

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: Read more
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