By William Koblensky Varela, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Nunavut News Nunavut Employees Union members who are employed by the Qulliq Energy Corporation (QEC) voted in favour a new contract with the territorial utility on July 10. QEC still needs to ratify the contract for it to come into effect, but the utility already negotiated the terms with the union. Unionized QEC employees will receive a retroactive wage increase of 12 per cent from the hours they worked between January 2025 to January of this year, followed by a two per cent wage increase each year until 2028. The new contract runs until Dec. 31 2028. The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is now a paid holiday for QEC employees under the new contract. Continuing service bonuses are also being…
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