The heads of the two unions representing striking city workers rejected the city of Yellowknife's invitation Thursday to begin binding arbitration. Mayor Rebecca Alty and Coun. Ben Hendriksen in turn expressed disappointment with the unions.
Unionized workers with the City of Yellowknife are still on picket lines after bargaining teams failed to reach a deal on a new collective agreement, but a court injunction is restricting their strike action.
The City of Yellowknife is applying to the N.W.T. Supreme Court for an injunction limiting how much striking workers can interfere with staff and non-unionized workers entering and exiting city facilities.
The union representing striking city workers said in a news release Friday that mediation will resume Sunday. They've since pushed the mediation date to Monday, citing delays in the mediator's flight.