After a back and forth that has been ongoing since 2014, the Union of Northern Workers (UNW) issued another strike notice April 3 for employees with NWT Power Corporation (NTPC).
Workers will walk off the job at 12:01 a.m. on April 8 if no agreement is reached during negotiation talks this weekend, according to the union.
The notice was released during a rally for NTPC workers outside of the Jackfish power plant in Yellowknife.
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The 50to 60 members that showed up to the UNW rally outside the power plant foreshadows the seriousness of the strike that will occur if talks this weekend continue to yield no results.
David Bob, president for Northern Territories Federation of Labour, said SA国际影视传媒渆veryone is fighting for the same cause.SA国际影视传媒
This is the second time this year the union has served strike notice for power corp. workers, with a previous strike called off at last minute on Feb. 11. GNWT employees, who were also about to strike, were spared further labour turmoil after the union and GNWT agreed to seek binding recommendations from mediator Vince Ready.
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