News / Updates

The recent announcements about the lifting of covid-related restrictions are welcome news for many Northerners.

The UNW is seeking two positions to join our team at HQ in Yellowknife. Service Administrative Assistant

In light of the recent Covid-19 outbreak at Stanton, the Union of Northern Workers is increasingly concerned about the wellbeing of our healthcare members.

While the UNW always supports Canadians’ rights to peacefully protest, we stand in solidarity with other unions across Canada in condemning the activities of the truck convoy protests and call on a

On February 4, provincial and territorial premiers are gathering virtually for a Council of the Federation meeting.

With nationwide nursing shortages being a front and centre issue well before the Covid-19 pandemic, and employee morale issues being brought forward for years, the GNWT should have been on top of t

To: All NTPC Members – Locals 16, 19, and 22 Re: Bargaining Update #2 Your Bargaining Team has now met twice with the Employer to negotiate a new Collective Agreement with Northwest Territories…

On the first day of Christmas, my employer gave to me… five mandatory days off with no pay at the most expensive time of the year.

The UNW has been hearing about issues stemming from lack of healthcare staff since before the Covid-19 pandemic.

The UNW and NTPC held preliminary virtual bargaining meetings on November 2nd and 3rd where bargaining proposals were exchanged. In-person negotiations are scheduled from November 30th to December…

UPDATE: We are back online!

This fall sees a flurry of activity for the Union of Northern Workers.

The nomination periods for Regional Vice President for the Beaufort Delta-Sahtu Region, and the UNW Equity Vice President are now open.

To reduce any risk to the health and safety of our members and employees as we transition back to working in the office, the UNW offices in Hay River, Inuvik, and Yellowknife will remain cl

The Union of Northern Workers (UNW) is pleased to welcome our new Executive, who were elected from and by the delegates to the 18th UNW Triennial Convention held October 15-17, 2021.