GNWT and UNW Reach Tentative Agreement

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If ratified, the new collective agreement will be effective April 1, 2009
and will apply to the almost 4000 UNW members employed by the Government of
the Northwest Territories (GNWT) across the Northwest Territories (NWT),
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If ratified, the new collective agreement will be effective April 1, 2009
and will apply to the almost 4000 UNW members employed by the Government
of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) across the Northwest Territories
(NWT), as well as employees with the Workers' Safety and Compensation
Commission in the NWT and Nunavut.

UNW President Todd Parsons said, "I am pleased that we have been able to
come to a tentative agreement with the GNWT for our members. The Union's
bargaining team will be recommending ratification of this agreement."

Debbie DeLancey, Deputy Minister of Human Resources, welcomed the new
agreement. "Together we have taken big steps to balance both our needs,
including making administration of the agreement clearer and simpler. We
are very pleased that an agreement has been reached."

Both parties will be sending the tentative agreement for ratification.

For more information contact:

Todd Parsons
Union of Northern Workers
Tel: (867) 873-5668

Debbie DeLancey
Deputy Minister
Department of Human Resources
Tel: (867) 873-7187