The Iqaluit Housing Association (IHA) has ended its lockout and presented a revised offer to the Nunavut Employees Union (NEU) in hopes of resolving an ongoing labour dispute with staff.

The strike began on Friday, March 17, when 13 IHA employees walked off the job in hopes of securing better wages and working conditions.

Those employees, part of the NEU, were locked out by the IHA the following Sunday.

SA国际影视传媒淭he IHA remains committed to negotiating a fair and competitive agreement with the union,SA国际影视传媒� Kendra King, acting manager of IHA, said in a May 24 news release. SA国际影视传媒淲e want to resolve this labour dispute and are ready and willing to resume bargaining.SA国际影视传媒�

SA国际影视传媒淥n May 18, 2023, the IHA provided a revised proposal to the union and invited them back to the bargaining table.SA国际影视传媒�

Per the release, the IHASA国际影视传媒檚 revised proposal includes a 7.25 percent wage increase over a five-year period ranging from 2020-2024 and SA国际影视传媒渁n additional lump sum payment of 3.5 percent on ratification to address annual inflation.SA国际影视传媒�

In late April, the IHA offered the NEU a seven percent increase over the same five-year period and a one-time 2.8 per cent lump sum payment to counteract inflation. That offer was declined.

ThursdaySA国际影视传媒檚 release adds that the IHA would also transition to the Nunavut Northern Allowance, at the Government of Nunavut Iqaluit rate. IHA is currently one of the last local housing organizations on the former VTA/housing/settlement allowance system.

This change will benefit roughly 85 percent of current IHA employees, according to King.

SA国际影视传媒淭he IHA values its employees and we want to see them return to work. To show our commitment to our employees, we ended the lockout,SA国际影视传媒� she said. SA国际影视传媒淲e believe that our revised proposal is fair and competitive and hope to resolve this labour dispute soon.SA国际影视传媒�

The NEU has not yet responded to IHASA国际影视传媒檚 decision to end the lockout, or the new offer.