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Earlier this year, delegates from across the territory met in Yellowknife to prepare for the upcoming round of bargaining with GNWT.Over one hundred bargaining proposals were reviewed, debated, and…

When disaster strikes - both at home and abroad - union members take action. 

Recently, the UNW celebrated an important arbitration win that spells out an employer's obligation to protect workers from third-party harassment (

City of Yellowknife – MED Bargaining Update: Tentative Agreement Reached

Yellowknife, NT – Members of the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC)/Union of Northern Workers (UNW) Local 345 - representing City of Yellowknife Municipal Enforcement Division (MED)…

In 2017, two policy grievances filed by the UNW regarding the GNWT’s improper hiring and misuse of casual employees went before an arbitrator.

YELLOWKNIFE, NT – Members of the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC)/Union of Northern Workers (UNW) Local 345 - representing City of Yellowknife Municipal Enforcement Division (MED)…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Evergreen Forestry firefighters battled Fort Providence inferno without a contract or wage parity, employer claims they are not essential workersFORT PROVIDENCE, NT –…

Your NWT Power Corporation Collective Agreement expires December 31, 2025.The bargaining input process starts early, as there are numerous steps to the process and we hope to serve notice to bargain…

A common phrase you hear from the UNW is that “the union is the members,” but what does that mean?

To: All UNW MembersRe: Distribution of Award from the GNWT Misuse of Casuals Arbitration 

TO: All self-identified UNW Equity MembersRE: Seeking members interested in joining Equity Committee

Another month, another round of “finding efficiencies” at the GNWT. The most recent comes in the form of eliminating vacant administrative positions at NTHSSA.

On the Necessity of 24/7 In-Person Emergency Physician Coverage at Stanton Territorial Hospital:

Yellowknife May 23, 2025 - In response to ongoing public discussion and growing interest in the modernization of the Public Service Act (PSA), we wish to jointly affirm our shared