News / Updates

The following letter was sent to all NWT MLAs on Monday, May 27, from the members of UNW Local 11, which represents GNWT employees at Stanton Territorial Hospital:

On May 24, the Finance Minister will be presenting the GNWT’s budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year.

The Union and NTPC sat down to resume negotiations in Yellowknife from April 30th through May 2nd. This was the third set of negotiations sessions since November 2023.  With all proposals and…

Back in September, I wrote a Labour Views column about the role of unions in Reconciliation.

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…

The Union of Northern Workers is gravely concerned about the Fiscal Strategy that was recently announced at the Ledge.

Your Bargaining Team recently completed a second session with the employer, from Feb 13-15, to negotiate a renewal of your Collective Agreement with Northwest Territories Power Corp. The…

YELLOWKNIFE: The Union of Northern Workers (UNW) is gravely concerned about the Fiscal Strategy that was announced at the Ledge this week.

On behalf of our members, the Union of Northern Workers sends our deepest condolences to the community of Fort Smith, and the workers at Diavik and Northwestern Air.

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…

Another year, another bump in the road for NWT Healthcare.

The phones at our Hay River office are now working. Our apologies for any inconvenience this disruption may have cause this morning.

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…

Our next round of bargaining with the City is coming up fast, and your bargaining teams want to keep you posted on what is going on! Members from both the MED and Main unit teams met this week to…