News - Yukon Employees' Union

CHALLENGE ACCEPTED! Y010 & YEU’s Whitehorse Food Bank Challenge!

July 25, 2014 8:47 PM

The Whitehorse Food Bank is in dire straits; their shelves are bare and they’re having a hard time meeting the needs of hungry Yukon families. Summer is always a lean time of year for the community organization; demand goes up while the supply of food and cash donations goes down.Local...

Standing together for bargaining; YEU supports Treasury Board Bargaining Teams

July 24, 2014 9:14 AM

The Public Service Alliance of Canada and its 100,000 Treasury Board members are at the bargaining table with their federal employers. There are greater than 250,000 public servants represented by 17 unions, all united in a solidarity pact; no one union will give in to the federal government’s concession demands...

July 2014 Newsletter

July 22, 2014 11:36 AM

Highlights in this issue: What is the Duty to Accommodate?, News from Local Y011, Are you a Rand? Straight Talk; Do Unions Protect the Lazy?, CASLRead complete newsletter here: PDFVisit YEU’s blog for more.

Treasury Board bargaining; Why it matters to you.

July 21, 2014 10:51 PM

The Public Service Alliance of Canada and its 100,000 Treasury Board members are at the bargaining table with their federal employers. There are greater than 250,000 public servants represented by 17 unions, all united in a solidarity pact; no one union will give in to the federal government’s concession demands...

What is the Duty to Accommodate or How did THEY get that job?!

July 18, 2014 10:11 PM

Image courtesy of http://uxventure.tumblr.com/ What is the “duty to accommodate”? Human rights legislation protects the right of all workers to be free from discrimination on the basis of a disability. In the workplace this means an employee has the right to be “accommodated” so they can continue to work despite...

Dawson City workers ratify new Collective Agreement

July 18, 2014 10:13 AM

No FAIR! The unfortunate race to the bottom for worker rights.

July 14, 2014 11:57 PM

Imagine a school lunch room – hungry kids eagerly opening lunch boxes and bags, ready to dig in. Over at a corner table, a group of kids sit with meager lunches; some have nothing to eat at all. When you consider this image it’s not hard to imagine how you’d...

YEU calls for resignation of Watson Lake Councillor

July 03, 2014 10:11 AM

Taking Union leave? Make sure you get paid!

June 30, 2014 11:54 PM

Union work takes time; Shop Stewards, Committee members and elected Local Executive members know it! If you’re doing sanctioned union work, your CA allows for you to do so without losing pay. You MUST, however, cite the correct article from your agreement if you don’t want to end up in...

Straight Talk: Do unions protect the lazy? Can no-one be fired?

June 26, 2014 5:50 PM

No union contract will protect workers from fair and logical consequences. If you’re insubordinate, won’t do your job, are chronically unproductive, won’t take direction and won’t follow policy, your union won’t be able to save you. If you harass your colleagues, show up drunk or abuse your leave you can...