Locals

The UNW is made up of a collection of Locals. Members are assigned to a local according to the bargaining unit to which they belong or the Department and Community where they work.

It is at the Local level that individual members have direct access to the Union's decision making process.  Members, through their Local, can carryout programs, request education, draft and vote on recommendations to be taken to Convention and even get themselves elected as a delegate to the Union's Convention.

Each Local has an elected volunteer Executive. A group of Locals within a geographic, political or economic area makes up a Region.

Each Region has an elected Regional Vice President chosen by the Region's members. Their term of office is three years. Election results are announced at the UNW Triennial Convention which is held every third year. Regional Vice Presidents are the political representatives in the Regions and form the UNW Executive.

Currently there are seven Regions: Somba K'e (Yellowknife), North Great Slave (Yellowknife), Inuvik, Fort Smith, Deh Cho, Hay River and the newest Region - the Kimberlite Region.

The Somba K'e Region includes Locals 01, 16, 28, 30, 32 and 33.  The Regional Vice President is Marie Buchanan.

The North Great Slave Region includes Locals 09, 10, 11, 25 and 345.  The Regional Vice President is Sheila Laity

The Hay River Region includes Locals 06, 21 and 22.  The Regional Vice President is Roy Courtoreille

The  Fort Smith Region includes Locals 02 and 12.  The Regional Vice President is Sheila Sauteur

The Inuvik Region includes Locals 03, 19 and 29.  The Regional Vice President is Val Robertson

The Deh Cho Region  includes Locals 13 and 31.  The Regional Vice President is Ken Stewart.

The Kimberlite Region includes Locals 3050, 36 and 37.  The Regional Vice President is Floyd Collins.