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UPDATE: The issues our email system were experiencing have been resolved.

Food and fuel prices continue to climb and northerners are feeling the pressure as wages fail to climb with them.

The City of Yellowknife municipal election takes place next week, though many residents have already started submitting their ballots via mail.

YELLOWKNIFE: The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) and Union of Northern Workers (UNW) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to provide a temporary Labour Market Supplement i

A common frustration we hear from union members experiencing workplace issues, is a lack of meaningful engagement from senior management.

YELLOWKNIFE: In a letter sent to the Employer and the Registered Nurses Association of the NWT & Nunavut, Operating Room (OR) nurses at Stanton Territorial Hospital have raised serious concerns

Though the Covid-19 pandemic is still ever-present, the removal of most travel restrictions this summer means many northerners are starting to take their postponed vacations, and gather with family

From July 19 to 21, delegates from GNWT Locals met in Yellowknife for a Bargaining Conference. During the conference, delegates presented the bargaining proposals put forward by their Locals,…

Summer is in full swing, and while many northerners are enjoying the warm weather and hopefully some vacation time, the UNW is hard at work and as busy as ever.

YELLOWKNIFE: The UNW is once again disappointed to see that the GNWT’s failure to recruit and retain staff is requiring a further reduction in healthcare services.

The nominations periods for the positions of RVP for Somba K'e and Kimberlite closed on June 22 and 27, respectively.  SOMBA K'E

June is Indigenous History month in Canada, and also the kick off to Pride season.

This year PSAC’s 2022 National Triennial Convention was held virtually from May 26 to June 3.

On June 3, 2015, I wrote a labour views column about minimum wage in the Northwest Territories

YELLOWKNIFE: The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) Social Justice Fund and the Union of Northern Workers (UNW) are each contributing $30,000 for a total of