Bargaining Updates

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…

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)…

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…

OFFICIAL BARGAINING INPUT CALL (PDF)UNW/GNWT Collective Agreement expiring March 31, 2026Sent to: Local Presidents and UNW Full ExecutiveIncluded with the call is information on the bargaining…

Your GNWT Collective Agreement (CA) expires March 31, 2026. It may seem early to start now, but the bargaining process has numerous steps to ensure that the negotiated settlement addresses the…

Thank you for showing up to Tuesday's ratification voting. The result was a majority YES vote, and the union side has ratified the agreement. The next step is for City Council to ratify it some time…

We are pleased to announce that we have reached a tentative agreement with the City for the main Bargaining Unit. The bargaining team unanimously recommends ratification of the agreement. Some…

Late last week a decision was made to postpone this week’s bargaining dates for both units. Since our last update, the union has been receiving information from the City related to the new…

Your bargaining team for the Main Local 345 unit met with the City March 26 - 28 for our second round of bargaining. Both sides are listening to each other’s concerns and have found some common…

From February 27 to the 29, your bargaining team was hard at work trying to reach a deal with the Employer. While the Union showed up ready to reach a fair deal, the Employer came to the table…

Your MED bargaining team met with the City on Jan 16-18 to exchange proposals. We discussed the unique issues facing MED Officers as well as common issues within the Local. After the initial…

Your bargaining team met with the City on Jan 9 to 11 to exchange proposals. We highlighted the City’s recruitment and retention challenges and the importance of better work-life balance…