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The Yukon Employees' Union (YEU) is the single largest labour union in the territory. It is the bargaining agent for all employees of the territorial government (with the exception of those employed under terms of the Education Act). YEU also serves workers at Yukon College, the Nakwaye Ku Child Care Society, the Child Development Centre, the Yukon Women’s Transition Home, the City of Whitehorse, Whitehorse Transit, Whitehorse General Hospital, the Yukon Arts Centre, the Klondike Visitors Association, the Yukon government in the Klondike and Yukon Energy Corporation.
Our total membership is approximately
3700 workers. The occupational groupings are as diverse as those in the federal government represented by the PSAC.
The membership of YEU is spread throughout the Yukon from the most northerly locations (Herschel Island) near the Northwest Territories border to Beaver Creek, a point 350 miles west of Los Angeles.
The Yukon Employees' Union is
one of the youngest members of the PSAC National Board of Directors.
Our founding convention was held in June 1990. However, we have been members of the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) since 1966. The first 20 years of our existence was as a unique "Local" entity within the Alliance structure.
The first full-time President was elected in 1987. A term negotiated in the collective agreement with Yukon Territorial Government allows the President to be on a 75 per cent paid leave of absence. All other executive members are elected volunteers coming from any of the Locals represented.
The Component Executive (YEU's Board of Directors) consists of the full-time President, two Vice-Presidents, a Secretary, a Treasurer and ten Directors. The Executive is the governing body of the Component between conventions, It meets on a monthly basis to discuss and implement programs and policies to support our membership. The YEU's Triennial Convention in
October 2005, elected our current Executive, who will serve the members till the fall of
2008.
In the late 1980’s the YEU President, the PSAC Regional Representative and one administrative staff member provided Local level representation to a single 900 member bargaining unit. Today, the Component employs the President, an Executive Director and 7 staff members. They serve more than 4000 workers covered by 11 collective agreements, with support from 3 full time PSAC Regional employees.
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