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Official Call for GNWT Bargaining Input

Government of the Northwest Territories
Mar 14, 2025

OFFICIAL BARGAINING INPUT CALL (PDF)
UNW/GNWT Collective Agreement expiring March 31, 2026

Sent to: Local Presidents and UNW Full Executive


Included with the call is information on the bargaining process including:

  • Local Level Bargaining Committee – make up and roles
  • Information on gathering proposals from your members
  • Information on the Bargaining Conference
  • Bargaining Conference Delegate nomination form and nomination call for posting.
  • Bargaining Team – make up and roles
  • General information on the bargaining process

Also included:

  • Blank proposals form
  • Sample poster that you can use to advertise meetings
  • Some guidelines on writing proposals
  • Checklist

It is important that you read all materials in the package, and make note of the fixed deadline dates to have proposals and nomination forms submitted to the UNW Headquarters office. No extensions will be granted.

It is necessary that you contact your Regional Vice President and coordinate activities with them. These documents have been emailed to your Local email. Proposals will not be considered ineligible just because they are not presented on the form. However, we ask that your proposals are accompanied by the information that is asked on the form.

All proposals must be submitted to UNW Headquarters no later than: 5:00pm MST on June 30th, 2025

Send Proposals to: 

Christopher Parsons, DMS (email)
Union of Northern Workers
Suite 400, 4910 – 53 Street
Yellowknife, NT X1A 1V2
Fax: 867‐920‐4448 
Questions, call: 867‐873‐5668 ext 228


BARGAINING INPUT CALL INFORMATION (PDFs):