To all PSAC-UNW Members at Government of the Northwest Territories,
Earlier this year, delegates from across the territory met in Yellowknife to prepare for the upcoming round of bargaining with GNWT.
Over one hundred bargaining proposals were reviewed, debated, and prioritized by delegates attending the bargaining conference from August 25-27. Topic areas included a wide selection of themes addressing articles throughout the collective agreement.
Topic areas ranged from wage and premium increases to leave improvements, and collective agreement language proposals designed to enhance existing collective agreement clauses.
Delegates also elected a bargaining team. Your bargaining team for this round of negotiations will include: Lauraine Armstrong, Cee Birch, Jabin Carrasco, Andrew Gregory, Jeff Groenewegen, Tamara Holiday, Gayla Thunstrom, Peter Burjorjee and Erna Post.
What’s Next?
The team will be meeting for the first time from December 1-3 in Yellowknife. The team will build on the bargaining conference work of earlier this year and will be preparing for bargaining, which we anticipate will happen in the new year.
Once we have established bargaining dates and when we have more to report, we will let you know.
In the meantime, if you have any bargaining questions, you can reach out to one of the bargaining team members. We have also set up a dedicated email for your questions: GNWT@psac-afpc.com
Thank you for your patience and continuing support.
In solidarity,
YOUR BARGAINING TEAM
Lauraine Armstrong
Jeff Groenewegen
Cee Birch
Andrew Gregory
Tamara Holliday
Jabin Carrasco
Gayla Thunstrom, UNW President
Erna Post, PSAC Negotiator
Peter Burjorjee, PSAC Research Officer
Chris Parsons, UNW Director of Membership Services
Caitlin Lacey, Political Assistant to the UNW President