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Summer Student Job Posting for 2024 Under the Canada Summer Student Job Grants, the Yukon Federation of Labour has an administrative position for a student this summer for 16 weeks between May – September. Details can be found in the Job Description with application details below. To be eligible, youth must: be between 15 and 30 years of age at…

Day of Mourning perspective on the hazards of fire fighting.

The Day of Mourning is an annual reminder of the importance of workplace safety and the precious value of human lives. On April 28th each year, the communities in Yukon set aside time to bring attention to these matters and recognize our collective responsibility to make sure workers come home at the end of each day to their loved ones.…

The Future of Worker Safety in Yukon

Who is the primary customer for WSCB? The YFL would argue that because it’s the “Workers’ Safety and Compensation Board”, the worker is your customer. Employers who pay into the compensation fund are sponsors, involved because they also want to take care of workers. “Customer service 101″ is taking care of your customers. We can do this by making sure…

Yukon: A Safe Place for Workers?

President Teresa Acheson presented to stakeholders of the Workers Safety & Compensation Board (WSCB) and their Board of Directors on January 30th, 2024 as part of their strategic planning for the next few years. A labour scan by the Yukon Federation of Labour identified strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats regarding worker safety and compensation. Considering workplace safety, the YFL considers…

Yukon Workers present local labour Issues to the Minister of Labour

Teresa Acheson, President of the Yukon Federation of Labour was joined by labour representatives from across the Yukon at today’s meeting at the Yukon Federation of Labour to address local and regional labour issues with Member of Parliament for Yukon, Brendan Hanley, and the Honourable Seamus O’Regan, Minister of Labour & Seniors. A total of 9 representatives from Yukon unions…

Yukon Labour Market Trends

President Teresa Acheson presented to stakeholders of WSCB and the WSCB Board of Directors on January 30th, 2024 as part of their strategic planning for the next few years. This outlines the challenges and opportunities ahead from the perspective of the Yukon Federation of Labour. Current labor market trends in Yukon Increased Demand in Various Sectors: There is a notable…

About the Yukon Federation of Labour

Unions have been a part of shaping the Yukon much longer than the YFL has existed. For example, Trade Unionists started the Winter Carnival in 1945, which today has become the most celebrated Yukon territorial holiday, the Yukon Rendezvous Festival.

Migrant Workers Rights in Yukon

A great article published November 6, 2023 by Paige Galette, an Organizer with PSAC, including stories heard from workers arriving under the Yukon Nominee Program and challenges they face in the workplaces. For many workers, unions are still needed to ensure fair representation and protections in the workplaces. https://briarpatchmagazine.com/articles/view/migrant-workers-in-the-yukon-are-organizing-the-labour-movement-needs-to-step-up-and-support-them

Truth & Reconciliation Beyond Sept 30

Canada’s unions marked the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day on September 30, by calling for greater accountability and action from the government to fulfill its promises on reconciliation. “Today we must all take time to remember and honour all the Indigenous children taken from their homes, families, and communities to be sent to residential schools,…

Personal Perspective on Truth & Reconciliation

By Teresa Acheson, President of Yukon Federation of Labour I was able to take part in an Indigenous Virtual Panel hosted by PSAC (Public Service Alliance of Canada) leading up to Truth and Reconciliation Day.  Hearing from the brave speakers, willing to share the stories of their families who experienced and saw trauma through residential schools and colonialism, I was…