Yukon Employees Union (YEU) Home Page

If your worksite has issues you need dealt with, or if you would just like to meet some of the staff or executive working for you, contact us, we make it happen. With a small effort you can make a difference because, first and foremost, YEU is YOU!

Welcome to the

Yukon Employees’ Union website

The Yukon Employees' Union is the largest labour union in the territory, representing 4,000 workers in 17 Locals from Watson Lake to Herschel Island. YEU is affiliated with the Public Service Alliance of Canada.

Municipal workers ratify agreement

in Watson Lake

Watson Lake municipal workers ratified their first collective agreement. See News Room for initial report.

2009 Bursary Applications

available online

Each year YEU awards 8 bursaries of $1000 each toward studies or courses that augment the recipient's ability to learn about or make a contribution to organized labour in the Yukon.

Visit the Training Events section of this site under the Members button for more information and to download an application form. The deadline for submissions is September 30th, so don't delay.

Government workers -
have your say!

The Collective Bargaining process has begun for Yukon government employees. See the article in the March 2009 Newsletter, and download Bargaining Input forms. If you have something to say about the content of your Collective Agreement, now would be the time.

YEU's Pre-Bargaining team representing YTG employees meets in 2006 to review submissions.

Your Executive!

Delegates to the 2008 YEU Triennial Convention elected a new Executive and established their agenda to guide the Yukon's largest labour union over the next three years. See News Release for details.

2008 YEU Bursary Awards

Recipients of the 2008 Yukon Employees' Union Bursaries were chosen on Thursday, October 2. See the October newsletter for details.

How to contact us

YEU staff can be reached at 667-2331, by fax at 667-6521, or through our office email.

Members living in rural communities can now contact the Union office Toll Free. Please call
1-888-YEU-2331.

Benefits of Membership

Did you know about the additional benefits of YEU/PSAC membership?

Click here to learn more.

The Yukon Employees' Union headquarters is located in Whitehorse, YT. The union, a component of the Public Service Alliance of Canada, delivers services to its members from offices owned by the YEU Building Association.

YEU employs a staff of seven unionized workers, who are members of Northern Carpenters and

Allied Workers Local 2499. Positions include 3 administrative employees, a Communications Officer and 3 Union Advisors. Management is provided by an Executive Director, who works under the guidance of the Union President.

Most of our members are governed in the work- place by the Public Ser- vice Staff Relations Act, that generally mirrors the federal act of the same name. The remaining YEU members are governed by the Canada Labour Code. The Yukon does not have a Labour Code of its own.