Six Nunavut Housing Corporation staff members are replacing directors on the Iqaluit Housing Authority board, in a shakeup announced Friday morning.

The changes to the board are temporary and aimed at addressing the ongoing labour dispute with the Nunavut Employees Union (NEU), stated Lorne Kusugak, the minister responsible for the Nunavut Housing Corp (NHC), in a July 28 news release.

Eiryn Devereaux and Juanie Pudluk will now serve as chair and vice-chair of the Iqaluit Housing Authority (IHA) board, respectively, with Eetuk Groves, Jazmyne Perkins, Jimmy Main and Danio Penuliar also joining.

SA国际影视传媒淭he new boardSA国际影视传媒檚 immediate focus will be to return to the bargaining table to achieve a settlement to the IHA labour dispute,SA国际影视传媒� said Kusugak. SA国际影视传媒淚 have asked the new board to ensure, within the next 90 days, that it stabilize operations at the IHA and then immediately initiate a process to seek out a new board of non-NHC staff.SA国际影视传媒�

The ongoing labour dispute began on March 17, when 13 IHA employees, members of the NEU, walked off the job in hopes of securing better wages and working conditions.

NEU and IHA representatives last met on July 21 in Ottawa, 124 days into the dispute. It was the first time the parties met in person, but no real progress was made during the meeting.

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The news release noted that NEU representatives were SA国际影视传媒減rofoundly disappointedSA国际影视传媒� by the results of the meeting.

To date, NHC has not been involved in the bargaining process with the NEU on any level. The hope is that adding NHC staff to the IHA board will expedite the resolution of the dispute.

SA国际影视传媒淣HC recognizes the challenges and pressures over the past months relative to the labour dispute between the Iqaluit Housing Authority and the Nunavut Employees Union, and the impact it has had on all individuals, including employees, management, the board and tenants,SA国际影视传媒� Kusugak said. SA国际影视传媒淲e are looking forward to resolving this labour dispute as soon as possible.SA国际影视传媒�

Shortly after KusugakSA国际影视传媒檚 announcement, the NEU issued a news release stating that workers from the IHA are SA国际影视传媒渆ncouragedSA国际影视传媒� by this turn of events.

SA国际影视传媒淲e believe that todaySA国际影视传媒檚 development is a good sign, but the proof will be in what happens at the table,SA国际影视传媒� said NEU President Jason Rochon. SA国际影视传媒淲eSA国际影视传媒檒l be there in good faith because we believe there is a path forward. We want to reach a fair agreement as quickly as possible.SA国际影视传媒�