NEU Triennial Convention News
Doug Workman will lead the NEU for another 3 years as their president. He was re-elected to the position during the 5th Triennial Convention in Rankin Inlet.
Please click here for a complete list of the newly elected NEU Executive.
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PSAC/NEU Education
The PSAC/NEU are sponsoring a four day course (February 18th to 21st 2012) that will cover such topics as Strike preparation; Interpreting Your Collective Agreement; Facing Management; and Health and Safety.
Click here for more details.
Additional courses are being planned for March and April. Watch the website for further information on these.
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GN Bargaining Negotiations (updated as of 1/30/2012)
Mediation between the NEU and the Government will be taking place from the afternoon of February 18th to
February 21st 2012.
NEU/PSAC has been attempting to negotiate an agreement with the Government of Nunavut (GN) since March 27th 2009.
The highlights of these efforts are as follows:
March 27th, 2009 - newspaper ads are posted seeking membership bargaining demands
April 17th - May 15th, 2009 - demands are submitted to and approved by Locals and the Locals elect/select
their delegate(s) to the bargaining conference
December 8th - 10th 2009 - PSAC/NEU collective bargaining conference is held; bargaining proposals are
debated and selected and the bargaining team and alternates are
elected
March 22nd - 26th 2010 - the bargaining team and alternates meet to finalize the demands
March 24th 2010 - NEU President, Doug Workman files the notice to bargain with GN
April 15th 2010 - NEU President receives the employer's official acknowledgement of the
package of demands
September 20th - 24th, 2010 - first round of negotiations (see membership information page for more
detail)
October 24th - 29th, 2010 - second round of negotiations (see membership information page for more
detail)
December 12th - 17th, 2010 - third round of negotiations (see membership information page for more detail).
Next round of negotiations was set for the week of April 5th 2011
April 5th - 8th, 2011 - fourth round of negotiations (see membership information page for more
detail).
April 8th 2011 - NEU walks away from negotiations once the Employer tabled their wage package (0%;
1%; 1% and 1%)
April 20th, 2011 - NEU applies for mediation
May 6th, 2011 - the Minster responsible for the Public Service Act (Minister Tootoo) requests that we
return to the table to negotiate further
August 8th - 10th, 2011 - fifth round of negotiations (see membership information page for more detail).
NEU walks away from negotiations again and replies for mediations
as the Employer's package has not changed.
August 31st, 2011 - NEU and GN agree to the mediator
October 2011 - mediation dates are agreed to for February 19th to 21st 2012(this has since changed to
February 18th to 21st)
September 19th - December 4th, 2011 - strike votes are held in all communities. The membership voted 85% in
favour of strike action should negotiations fail.
Should mediation not be successful, then Government of Nunavut (GN) employees covered by NEU will be in a legal
strike position as of March 14th 2012(provided that an essential service agreement has been agreed to by then).
Tentative dates have been set for strike preparation courses. These are one day sessions that are open to local
officers and all interested members. Please refer to the education page for further information.
Additional information including more detail on the process/meetings and remaining demands can be found on the members' information page for GN employees.
Click here for updates.
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Quilliq Energy Corporation (QEC) Bargaining Negotiations (Updated as of 2/1/2012)
Additional information including more detail on the process/meetings and remaining demands can be
found on the members' information page for QEC employees.
QEC NEU local officers and members may attend the strike preparation courses have been scheduled for the
month of February and March (see the education page for more information). Additional dates will be set in
the near future for the months of March and April.
Click here to get more details.
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SAVE OUR PENSIONS CAMPAIGN
This is very important information for all members.
We all must send a clear message to the Harper government: HANDS OFF OUR PENSIONS!
Please take the time to read the information provided with the following links.
Web links to the petition can be found within the documents.
PSAC Nunavut Pension Document | PSAC Nunavut Pension Document (Inukititut) | Retirement Security
** You can also go online to www.psac-afpc.com/pension-petition/ and sign the petition on PSAC's website.
http://www.psac-afpc.com/issues/campaigns/pensions/info-e.shtml
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Iqaluit - PSAC Job Opening
We are currently looking to fill a Developmental Regional Representative position in Iqaluit. Click a link below for more information.
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