News - Yukon Employees' Union

We're at Impasse; Now What?

February 08, 2023 8:39 AM

Negotiations between PSAC/YEU and the Government of Yukon began in late 2021. Since June 2022, the parties (union and management) have worked with a federally appointed conciliator in an effort to reach a negotiated contract. On January 12th 2023, the conciliator concluded that mediation was not successful in bringing the...

Yukon Government Violates Casual Workers' Rights

January 20, 2023 1:37 PM

Nov. 17, 2022 Casuals in the Yukon Government and their fundamental right to Freedom of Association There is a category of precarious worker in the Yukon that is currently barred by law from joining a union. They have no protection from being fired without just cause, they cannot file a...

YG Bargaining Declared at Impasse

January 13, 2023 11:58 AM

Yukon Government Bargaining Reaches Impasse Talks between the Public Service Alliance of Canada and Government of Yukon broke down late January 12th. The federally appointed mediator has “concluded that the parties have reached a point where, at this time, further mediation would not be productive” and as such, the mediator...

Connective Workers Unionize with YEU/PSAC

January 12, 2023 4:57 PM

MEDIA RELEASE12 January 2023 Connective Workers in the Yukon Join the Public Service Alliance of Canada PSAC and the Yukon Employees’ Union are pleased to announce that the workers of Connective Support Society at worksites in the Yukon have chosen to join the Public Service Alliance of Canada, and the certification has...

We Wanted a Fair Deal for Christmas...

December 16, 2022 11:57 AM

Our letter to Santa was pretty short; all we wanted for Christmas was a fair deal for all YG workers. What we got was a lump of coal and an invitation to try again in the New Year. We recently updated you on our bargaining sessions held in late November....

All Workers Deserve Fair Treatment

December 06, 2022 10:51 AM

Open Letter to Mr. Michael Hale and Mr. Van Randen: My name is Darcy Kasper, and I am Yukon Employee’s Union, Local Y017 President. I am writing to both of you regarding the recent bonuses given to nurses and concerns with the lack of insight to including other professional areas...

YEU's Community Healthcare Investment fund - Proposal

November 14, 2022 8:59 AM

In the fall of 2021, the Yukon Employees' Union Bargaining Team and our Public Service Alliance of Canada Negotiator met with the employer's team from the Government of Yukon. Proposal packages were exchanged, and we want to highlight one key proposal submitted by the Union. This proposal was developed after...

YEU Newsletter, Fall 2022

November 09, 2022 3:53 PM

In this issue: Yukon Arts Centre Strike Action, YG Bargaining, New Staff at YEU, Local Y017 President Darcy Kasper and more. Download full issue PDF here

YG Bargaining Updates - Community Visits

October 24, 2022 3:46 PM

YG Bargaining Teams are coming to your community! Bargaining Update Meetings are coming to your community soon. Please take note of the meeting dates/times and locations below, and plan to attend. These will all be IN-PERSON sessions, with no zoom capability. For more information, please contact the PSAC Whitehorse Regional...

McPhee Misreads Nurses' Temperature

October 19, 2022 1:52 PM

MEDIA RELEASE19 October 2022 To Recruit and Retain, Improve Wages, not Signing Bonuses Minister McPhee seems misinformed about the nature of consultations with YEU around YG’s proposed bonus package for nurses. The discussions regarding the nursing ‘recruitment package’ proposed by the employer began and ended at the same meeting. The...