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  • Thursday, March 14, 2024
    Local 0003 (Nurses) AGM Friday March 22, 2024

    An Annual General Meeting (AGM) for Nunavut Employees Union (NEU) Local 0003 will be held on Friday March 22, 2024, from 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm (EDT) at the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) Boardroom (Building 507, Suite 204 Astro Hill Place), - use the door to the left of the main (outside) entrance of the Inuulisautinut Niuvirvik Store.

    Local 0003 represents Nursing Professionals in Nunavut. Members outside of Iqaluit, or others who cannot attend in person are invited to join this important meeting via Zoom. 

    If you are a member of Local 0003 and do not receive an email from communications@neu.ca with the Zoom info it is because the NEU does not have a current email on file for you. Please email communications@neu.ca or call the NEU at 867.979.4209 for more information.

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  • Wednesday, March 13, 2024
    Collective bargaining for a new Government of Nunavut (GN) Collective Agreement is coming up soon.

    This is a call-out for all Nunavut Employees Union (NEU) members who work for the GN to let us know what you would like to see changed in the Collective Agreement.

    NEU and the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) are asking you for proposals that can be used to develop union demands for the new GN Collective Agreement 

    The deadline for proposals is April 12, 2024. Members are encouraged to submit their proposals online via:

    EN: https://psacunion.ca/eform/submit/bargaining-input

    FR: https://syndicatafpc.ca/eform/submit/bargaining-input

    ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᖃᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᓕᒫᓂᒃ ᐱᔾᔪᔾᔨᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᖏᖃᑎᒌᒑᓱᐊᕐᕕᒃᓴᖓᑦ ᓄᑖᓂᒃ ᒐᕙᒪᒋᔭᐅᓕᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᖏᖃᑎᒌᒎᑎᒃᓴᐃᑦ ᐊᑐᕈᒫᓕᕐᒥᔪᑦ ᒫᓐᓇᒫᖅ. ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᖃᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᓕᒫᓄᑦ ᑐᕌᖓᔪᑦ ᐊᖏᕈᑎᑦ ᐃᓱᓪᓕᕝᕕᒃᓴᖃᕐᒪᑕ ᓯᑎᐱᕆ 30, 2024−ᒥ, ᒫᓐᓇᐅᓕᖅᑐᕐᓗ ᐸᕐᓇᒃᐸᓪᓕᐊᔭᕆᖃᐊᖅᑐᑦ.

    ᐅᑯᐊ ᑕᒡᕙ ᖃᐅᔨᑎᑦᑎᒋᐊᕈᑕᐅᓕᖅᑐᑦ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐃᖃᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖏᓐᓂᒃ (ᑕᐱᕇᖏᑦ) ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᖃᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᖏᓐᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᖏᓐᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᑎᑕᐅᔪᒪᓪᓗᑕ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᔪᓂᒃ ᑕᑯᔪᒪᓂᐊᕐᒪᖔᔅᓯ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᖃᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᓕᒫᓄᑦ ᐊᖏᕈᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ.

    ᑕᐱᕇᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓄᓕᒪᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖏᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐊᐱᕆᓕᖅᑐᑦ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᐅᑎᓕᐅᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᔅᓯᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂᑦ ᑕᐱᕇᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᖃᓇᐃᔭᖅᑏᑦ ᐱᔪᒪᔭᐅᓕᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᓄᑖᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᖃᓇᐃᔭᒻᑎᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᖏᕈᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ.

    ᐃᓱᓕᕕᒃᓴᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᐅᑎᓕᐅᕐᕕᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᑕᒫᓂ ᐄᐳ 12, 2024−ᒥ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᓚᐅᓕᐅᑎᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑐᓂᓯᖁᔭᐅᓗᑎᒃ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᐅᑎᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᕘᓇ:

    EN: https://psacunion.ca/eform/submit/bargaining-input

    FR: https://syndicatafpc.ca/eform/submit/bargaining-input

     

    For the full call out as a downloadable PDF: English or Inuktitut

     

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  • Tuesday, February 27, 2024
    The NEU supports all efforts and initiatives to protect Indigenous languages

    For a printable copy of the statements below in (English and French) or (Inuktitut and Inuinnaqtun), please "read more".

    ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑏᑦ (NEU) ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᔪᑦ ᑕᒪᕐᒥᓗᒃᑖᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᕆᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᐃᑦ ᒥᐊᓂᖅᓯᓂᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᓂᖏᑦ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᖄᖅᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖏᑦ ᓲᕐᓗ ᐊᕗᕕᓐᓂᕕᖕᒥᑦ ᐅᕙᓂ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᖄᖅᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᑕᖅᕿᕆᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᓄᓇᑦᑎᐊᕐᒥᑦ.  ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᐃᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᑐᑦ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᖄᖅᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖏᑦ, ᐱᖅᖁᓯᖏᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᑐᖅᐸᒃᑕᑐᖃᖏᑦ ᐅᓗᕆᐊᓇᖅᑐᒦᖏᓐᓇᕐᒪᑕ ᐱᑕᖃᕈᖕᓃᕈᖕᓇᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᓂᒍᖅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᐃᒪᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᓂᓕᐅᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓕᖅᖁᓯᕆᔭᐅᔪᓄᑦ.  ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᑦ, ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑏᑦ (NEU) ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᐋᖅᕿᒃᓯᓂᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓄᒧᑦ ᐊᖏᖃᑎᒌᒍᑎᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᑕᖅᓯᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᑭᓕᖅᑕᐅᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᖕᒥᑦ.  ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐱᔾᔪᑕᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐅᖓᑖᓄᑦ ᓯᑕᒪᐃᑦ ᑕᖅᕿᓄᑦ ᐊᑯᓂᐅᑎᒋᔪᒥᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᖅᖃᖓᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ.  ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᖅ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓄᒧᑦ ᐊᖏᖃᑎᒌᒍᑎ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓂᑦ ᑐᓂᓯᔪᖅ ᐊᑭᓖᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᖕᒥᑦ, ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑎᖃᓗᐊᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᔫᔭᖅᑐᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᓗᐊᖏᓐᓂᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ, ᑭᒡᓕᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᑉᓗᑎᒃ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᕆᐊᖃᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᓄᑦ ᐃᓂᐅᔪᓂᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓐᓇᐅᑎᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᑎᒃ ᐊᑐᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᔾᔪᒃ.  ᐊᓯᖏᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑐᕌᖓᔪᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᐊᔪᓕᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᖕᒥᔪᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᐅᔪᑦ ᐅᑕᖅᕿᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᓄᑦ ᐊᒥᓱᓄᑦ ᐊᑐᕈᖕᓃᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᐆᒃᑐᕋᖅᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ.  ᐅᓇ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ-ᖑᔪᖅ.  ᐃᓱᒪᖕᓇᖅᓯᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᑎᓕᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᖔᒍ ᐱᔪᖕᓇᕐᓂᓕᒫᖏᑦ ᐊᑐᕐᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᓯᐅᔨᑎᑦᑕᐃᓕᓂᐊᕐᓗᒍ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᕐᓗᒍ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᐃᓗᐊᓂᑦ.

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    NEU-kut tuniqhihimainnaqtut ikayuutainik havaanginniklu munariyaamik ilittuqhitiyaamiklu aghuurnaqniit Nunaqaqqaaqhimayut Uqauhiit talvanitut February-mi Nunaqaqqaaqhimayut Uqauhiit Tatqiqhiutaat Nunattiami.  Havaangit tahapkuatut annirnaqtut Nunaqaqqaaqhimayut Uqauhiitut, ilitquhiit pitquhiillu amirivalliayaghaungmata atuqtailiyauhuiqpalliangmat talvanngat ingilraaqnitarnit uplumirnitarnillu katiqhuiyut havaangigut ihumaigullu.  Nunavunmi NEU-kut havaghimmaaqpaktut angirutighaqhiuqhutik ilitariyunik akiliqtuiyaamiklu uqauhiqaqtunik Inuktut havakvingnit.  Hapkua ihumaaluutauhimayut ihuilutauhimayuq hivituyumik hitamanik tatqiqhiutinik Iqalungni Ikluliqiyit havaktailihimavianit.  Tajja atuqtauyuq angirutit Kavamatkullu Nunavunmi (GN) akiliqtuivaktut uqauhilingnik Inuktut havakvingnit, kihimi Kavamatkut Nunavunmi ihumaaluqquuqtut maniktuqtailiyaamik, ikighivaalliqhugit uqauhilgit atauhiunngittumik havaaghait, qauhitiquiplugit Inuinnait havaktiit uqauhiqariamingnik amaamaita uqauhiinik. Aallat ilaupkainahuarutighat ikayuutit atuqtittivalliayaamik Inuktut uqauhiit GN-kut havakviinit ayuqhautiqaqpaktut huli Inuinnait havaktiit utaqqiraayukkamik qaffinik ukiunik ihuilutauyunik qauyihautikkut qauyihaqtauyaamik. Hamna Nunavuuyuq.  Inuk ihumavangniaq qakugu GN-kut ihumagittiaqnialiqqaat havaaghauyut tamatkiqlugit hapummihimayaamik atuqtittivalliayaamiklu Inuktut havakvingnit Aviktuqhimayumi tamaat.

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    The NEU supports all efforts and initiatives to protect and highlight the importance of Indigenous languages such as February’s Indigenous Languages Month in the NWT. Initiatives like this are important as Indigenous languages, cultures and traditions remain under the constant threat of extinction due to past and present colonialist actions and attitudes. In Nunavut, the NEU works to secure collective agreements that recognize and compensate for the use of Inuktut in the workplace. This was one of the issues fought for during the more than four-month long Iqaluit Housing Authority strike. While the current collective agreement with Government of Nunavut (GN) does provide for compensation for the use of Inuktut in the workplace, the GN seems more concerned with saving money, limiting bilingual positions, and forcing Inuit employees to prove that they speak their mother tongue. Other incentive programs to promote the use of Inuktut in GN workplaces are also failing as Inuit employees wait years for redundant testing.  This is Nunavut. One has to wonder when the GN is going to get serious about doing everything possible to ensure the preservation and promotion of Inuktut in their workplaces and throughout the Territory.

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    Le Syndicat des employé-e-s du Nunavut (SENu) soutient tout le travail accompli pour protéger et mettre en relief les langues autochtones, par exemple le Mois des langues autochtones dans les Territoires du Nord-Ouest. Les initiatives de ce type sont importantes, car les langues, cultures et traditions autochtones sont constamment menacées de disparaître en raison des actions et des attitudes colonialistes d’hier et d’aujourd’hui. Au Nunavut, le SENu s’emploie à négocier des conventions collectives qui reconnaissent et récompensent l’utilisation de l’inuktut au travail. C’est l’un des enjeux pour lesquels nous nous sommes battus pendant la grève qui a perturbé l’office du logement d’Iqaluit pendant plus de quatre mois. Bien que la convention collective actuelle avec le gouvernement du Nunavut comporte un incitatif à l’utilisation de l’inuktut au travail, le gouvernement du Nunavut semble plutôt préférer économiser de l’argent, limiter les postes bilingues et obliger les employés inuits à prouver qu’ils maîtrisent leur langue maternelle. Les autres programmes d’incitatifs visant à promouvoir l’utilisation de l’inuktut au travail du gouvernement n’ont pas plus de succès, car les employés inuits doivent attendre des années et se taper test après test. C’est le Nunavut… On peut se demander quand le gouvernement va réellement faire ce qui est en son pouvoir pour assurer la préservation et la promotion de l’inuktut dans ses locaux de travail et sur l’ensemble du territoire.

     

     

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    PO Box 869

    Iqaluit NU X0A 0H0

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    phone: 867.979.4209

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