Whitehorse Emergency Shelter workers face assault, threats, vandalism: sources – Yukon News
June 6, 2024
YEU is calling for health and safety committee; Connective says that work is well underway
Leadership at Connective Support Society, generally known as Connective, recognizes some of its Whitehorse Emergency Shelter workers are victims of assault, threats and vandalism.
The acknowledgement comes after the Yukon Employees’ Union (YEU) levelled allegations about what the shelter workers face in its recent newsletter.
“Staff have repeatedly been assaulted at their workplace, received threats of violence, and had their private property vandalized,” reads the YEU’s May newsletter.
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