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This fonds consists of approximately 9 m of textual material and 12 colour photographic prints created by or related to the administration and operation of the Canadian Auto Workers Union Local 2304, formerly CASAW Local 4, in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. Includes correspondence and reports originating from the Union's office, files relating to grievances, arbitration, the collective bargaining process with Giant Mine, joint occupational health and safety meeting minutes and case files, and legal documents largely related to the 1992 strike at the mine and subsequent civil lawsuits. Files relating to Giant Yellowknife Mines include correspondence, reports, policies and procedures, scientific studies relating to arsenic, cyanide, and asbestos, and operational records detailing the day to day operations of the mine. A separate set of records relate to the operation of the Salmita Mine, which was also owned by Giant.

Records relate to the Stanton Territorial Hospital Operational Review; Joint Leadership Council Meetings, Recruitment and Retention efforts; Social Agenda; and the Cuff Report entitled "It's Time to Act: A report on the Health and Social Services System of the Northwest Territories."

Records consist of policies and procedures on board trustee honoraria, records relating to ambulance services, and physician contract negotiations.

Records include drafts of sections from the Human Resource Manual related to hiring of teachers and copies of forms used in the hiring process, as well as papers on human resource aspects of self-government agreements and on the need for revisions to the Workplace Conflict Resolution Policy.

Records include Ministerial and Deputy Minister's chronos, reports on employee surveys including the recurring Employee Engagement and Satisfaction Survey and a survey on Indigenous inclusion, a 2008 version of the Manager's Toolkit with materials related to its development, and a discussion paper and other materials regarding a recommendation to stop providing guaranteed employment for nursing, social work, and teacher graduates.

This accession consists of records relating to the activities of the Policy, Legislation and Communications Division of the Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment, including legislation review, committee support, and planning. The records include regulatory review material, Executive Committee meeting materials, and contingency and emergency plans.

This accession consists of records from the Corporate Affairs division of the Department of Municipal and Community Affairs relating to strategic planning, job action contingency planning, audit response, and Fire Prevention Week. The records include 2003 draft strategic plan, 2009/10 Business Plan, MACA Youth Strategy, MACA Organizational Impact Analysis in the Context of the NWT Lands and Resources Devolution Agreement, MACA Establishment Policy, A Clear Path Forward... Municipal and Community Affairs' Strategic Plan 2010 to 2015 and draft action plan, Accountability Framework Summary Report draft, "Accountability, Capacity and Compliance An Assessment Matrix for Community Governments", draft Core Services Inventory Reporting Requirements, Reflections of the past..."Celebrating the Successful Path", "People on a Clear Path: A Human Resources Plan for MACA" 2012-2016, Focus Group and Interview Summary Report, 2013-14 MACA Strategic Priorities, 2016 Employee Engagement & Satisfaction Survey Report & Guide (MACA), staff training and development guidelines, Fire Prevention Week information, Report of the Auditor General of Canada to the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly – 2016: Support to Communities for Municipal Services in the Northwest Territories – Municipal and Community Affairs, Action Plan and Progress Report, Job Action Contingency Plans, Contingency Plans for the Provision of Essential Services, critical functions listing, Essential & Emergency Services Proposal, 48 Hour Checklist, draft communications plans, workshop and facilitator training material, committee records, meeting materials, presentation slides, correspondence, and work plans.

Records are comprised of reports from the 1970 and 1971 surveys conducted by the Division of Labour.

Records pertain to program reviews, strategic planning for departments as well as government wide planning, government reorganization and structuring, negotiations with unions, Senior Management Committee (SMC) meetings, major government initatives such as decentralization and privatization, devolution of responsibilities to the GNWT from the federal government such as health and social services, projected funding growth requirements, human resource issues such as Performance Measurement and a review of Income support programs.

The bulk of the records were created when the Labour Relations and Compensation Services Division was part of the Department of Personnel. The files include correspondence, reports and minutes from the following: Director’s meetings, Interpretation Committee, Affirmative Action Committee, Personnel Steering Committee, Human Resource Planning Committee, and Executive Committee meetings between the Union of Northern Workers (UNW) and GNWT. In addition, there are files related to departmental business planning, conferences organized by the Department of Personnel, operational planning documents related to strategic planning, the restructuring of Human Resources management in government, development of the GNWT Human Resource system, Management for Results system manuals, and a summary of consultations with GNWT departments regarding human resource planning issues. There are also Bulletins that were created by the division to inform GNWT employees about various human resource issues. The remaining records are operational records concerning collective bargaining with the Public Service Alliance and NWT Teachers Association (NWTTA) and includes correspondence, background research, copies of draft collective agreements, proposals, counter proposals, and arbitration material. In addition, there is research material related to the development of the GNWT smoking policy and correspondence and research concerning the implementation of the Anti Inflation Board program.

Records relate to the collective bargain negotiations between the Employer (GNWT) and Union of Northern Workers. These records were created primarily when the division was part of the department of Personnel.

The bulk of the records comprise research and briefing materials related to litigation regarding equal pay. The research materials discuss the history of collective bargaining between the government and the Union of Northern Workers, as well as previous agreements for the transfer of employees from the federal government to the territorial government. There is also a job evaluation manual and a presentation comparing the compensation of health and social service workers in the NWT versus other Canadian jurisdictions.

Records include policies, procedures, and reports, many of them related to pay and benefits; records related to planning for the transfer of responsibility for health services from the federal government to the GNWT; briefing books from the Department of Personnel; a human resources newsletter; files from the Human Resource Planning Committee; briefing materials and reports related to pay equity; meeting minutes, terms of reference, and the final report from the Joint Equal Pay Study (JEPS); training materials and correspondence regarding the implementation of the Hay job evaluation method in the GNWT; and correspondence related to equal pay litigation.

Records date from 1988-2001 and consist of reports and correspondence regarding the Joint Equal Pay Study (JEPS).

Many of the records were produced while the division was part of the Department of Personnel. Records include correspondence and reports related to review of the Public Service Act, handbooks explaining the terms of employment for senior managers, and correspondence and research related to collective bargaining with the Union of Northern Workers in 1994.

Records include correspondence, reports, briefing materials and financial calculations related to litigation and negotiations regarding equal pay.

Records date from 1991-1998 and include Ministerial and Deputy Minister chronos. In addition, there are working files from the FMBS led Affirmative Action Task Group that were responsible for reviewing the GNWT Affirmative Action policy. There are also records related to a FMBS review on the Business Incentive Policy (BIP), minutes from FMBS Senior Management Committee meetings, as well as correspondence, legal opinions, Memorandum of Understanding between the GNWT and NWT Teachers Association (NWTTA) and court decisions related to the collective bargaining between GNWT and NWTTA. There is also a report on the Financial Impact of Division and package of material summarizing development work on the proposed government structure in Nunavut. This material was sent to FMBS for review and prepared by Coopers and Lybrand.

Records include files relating to the Inter-Governmental Committee on Federal/Territorial Financial Relations from 1981-1984. Records also include briefing notes, preparation material and reports from this committee. Also included are Chronos from the offices of the Minister (Chair) and Deputy Minister (Secretary) of the FMBS; and reports related to formula financing and the fiscal relationship between Government of Canada and the GNWT.

The files from the Budget and Evaluation Division consist of operational records related to FMBS strategic planning, FMBS review of GNWT initiatives and policies regarding devolution, division (creation of Nunavut), decentralization, community empowerment, privatization, informatics strategies and land use planning and resource development impacts. There are also copies of correspondence, decision papers, organizational and functional reviews, reports and submissions concerning FMBS review of departmental initiatives and policies for the following departments: Economic Development and Tourism, Education, Culture and Employment, Ministry of Intergovernmental and Aboriginal Affairs, Health and Social Services, Transportation, Municipal and Community Affairs, NWT Housing Corporation, Justice, Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development, NWT Power Corporation and Public Works and Services. In addition, there are program review and evaluation files for reviews done by FMBS for the Community Futures Program, South Slave Divisional Board of Education, Social Assistance Program transfer, and the policy called Strength at Two Levels that includes discussion papers, reports and correspondence. The remaining files include operational plans, performance measurement files, Main Estimate Notes, Budget development files, Results Reports, Standing Committee on Finance (SCOF) records, and records from committees such as the Capital Planning Committee, Travel and Transportation Committee, Division Planning Committee, the Utilities Committee, User Pay Committee and P3 Management Committee.

The files from the Directorate division consist of 11.7 meters of administrative and operational records from the Directorate of the FMBS. The records include Ministerial (Chairman) and Deputy-Minister (Secretary of the FMB Comptroller General/Deputy Head) chronos, program reviews, internal conference materials, records related to government-wide planning, government reorganization and structuring, Senior Management Committee meetings, major government initiatives, such as decentralization and privatization, and devolution of responsibilities to the GNWT from the federal government such as health and social services. There are also files concerning projected funding growth requirements, human resource issues such as Performance Measurement and a review of Income support programs. In addition, there are working files from the FMBS led Affirmative Action Task Group that were responsible for reviewing the GNWT Affirmative Action policy and correspondence, reports, decision papers and draft policy documents from the Labour Relations and Compensation Division concerning the development and review of the GNWT equal employment policy, affirmative action policy and Native Employment Affirmative Action Plan. There are also records related to a FMBS review on the Business Incentive Policy (BIP), correspondence, legal opinions, Memorandum of Understanding between the GNWT and NWT Teachers Association (NWTTA) and court decisions related to the collective bargaining between GNWT and NWTTA. There are also records related to the division of the Northwest Territories and the creation of Nunavut in 1999.

The files from the Labour Relations and Compensation Services division were mostly created when it was part of the Department of Personnel. They comprise planning records and organizational charts as well as operational records relating to collective bargaining and employee benefits, changes to the Public Service Act, staffing appeal regulations, the transfer of health services to the GNWT, and the implementation of the Hay job evaluation method, as well as files from the Human Resource Planning Committee and records relating to the negotiations for the 1992 and 1994 Collective Bargaining Agreements between the GNWT and the Union of Northern Workers (UNW). There are also files related to Equal Pay litigation and the Joint Equal Pay Study (JEPS), including research and briefing materials, meeting minutes, correspondence, and the JEPS final report.

This accession consists of four issues of the NWT Teachers' Association newsletter published between January 1974 and May 1974 and a copy of the 1992-1993 handbook for members of the NWTTA. The newsletter highlights Association business, information on Association policy, and new ideas and trends in teaching. The handbook provides a short history, organizational structure and policies of the organization.

This fonds consists of 180 black and white and colour negatives, 30 videocassettes (VHS), 1 Beta cassette recording, 102 audio cassettes, 8 audio reels and 3.5 metres of textual records generated by the Northwest Territories Public Service Association (NWTPSA) and the Union of Norther Workers (UNW) between 1970 and 1994. The records have been arranged into four series: textual records, photographs, sound recordings and moving images. The textual records were then organized into six sub-series: Minutes of Full Executive Meetings, Minutes of the Triennial Conventions, Minutes of Meetings of NWTPSA and UWN Locals, Newsletters, Collective Agreements and UNW Filing System. The textual records document the development of the union movement in the Northwest Territories and the increasing politicization of the union's membership. They also document the internal administration and operations of the NWTPSA and the UNW, and their relationship to the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC). The records also depict the relationship between the NWTPSA, UNW and the Northwest Territories Federation of Labour (NWTFLA). The textual records contain information on convention procedures, elections, the collection of union dues, revisions to By-Laws and Policies, and the transfer of federal employees to the territorial government. The sound and video recordings were made at the Triennial Conventions and the Full Executive Meetings. The photographs were taken at the Triennial Conventions, Full Executive Meetings, and at individual members' work-sites. In addition, there are images of such political action campaigns as the annual Day of Mourning ceremonies, marches in support of striking workers at the Inuvik Housing Authority, Royal Oak Mines Limited, the federal government and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers.