On February 8, 2019, in hope of avoiding a strike by the Union of Northern Workers, the MLA for Yellowknife Centre, Ms. Julie Green, moved motion 31-18(3) requesting"that this Assembly call on the government of the Northwest Territories to agree…
Open letter to the Minster of Finance regarding the state of collective bargaining
RJ SIMPSON MLA HAY RIVER NORTH December 19, 2018 HONOURABLE ROBERT C MCLEOD MINISTER OF FINANCE Negotiations between the Union of Northern Workers (UNW) and the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT), the Hay River Health and Social Services Authority…
The State of GNWT/UNW Negotiations
Mr. Speaker, I’ve avoided making public comments about the ongoing negotiations between this Government and the Union of Northern Workers (UNW), because I’ve been under the assumption that both sides are working in good faith towards an agreement. However, I’ve…