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UPDATE: The mediation between the UNW/PSAC and City of Yellowknife that was tentatively scheduled for Sunday, February 12 has been postponed to Monday, February 13 due to the mediator’

YELLOWKNIFE: Mediation between PSAC/UNW members and the City of Yellowknife has been unsuccessful.

YELLOWKNIFE: The Full Executive of the Union of Northern Workers has voted to allocate $250,000 from the UNW’s Wage Disruption Fund to the Local that represents City of Yellowknife bargaining unit

Yellowknife - As previously announced, PSAC/UNW served a notice to be in legal strike position for February 8, 2023.

For nearly three years now, we have all been in a state of constant flux and change due to the global covid-19 pandemic.

Costs are rising sharply these days, but one thing that isn't rising is the wages workers need to keep up with those increases.

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 Supplem

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

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.