REGION 5
REGIONAL UNION SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM, CALENDAR
and FORMS
STRONG LOCALS = BETTER CONTRACTS
2011
(March 26-27, 2011)
Calendar, Forms and Outlines 
(144k)
Deadline for registration . . .
Friday, January 7th, 2011
Summary of training offered:
STEWARDS 1:
Making a Difference in the Workplace
This is the first Part of a two (2)-weekend course.
The second half of the course will be offered at a future educational
This is Part 1 of an intense 4-day program designed to provide stewards with the information needed to be an effective advocate on behalf of local members. Through role plays, exercises, extensive experience sharing and discussion, stewards gain many new skills in a fun, encouraging environment. Part 1 is an introduction to the structures and policies of the Union. Stewards are also introduced to basic problem-solving discussions, shop floor tactics, and communication skills for working with constituency groups in their local.
NOTE
Participants MUST complete STEWARDS PART-1 prior to registering for STEWARDS-PART 2.
STEWARDS PART II:
Facing The Employer, Building Member Involvement
Prerequisite: STEWARDS – PART 1
This revised follow-up to Stewards 1 focuses on investigating and writing a grievance, facing management, and involving members in worksite action. Participants will use their own collective agreements to identify grievances. They will become immersed in an evolving case study in order to interview a grievor, write up a grievance, face the employer at a step 1 and make a presentation on safety issues to the union side of the Joint Health and Safety Committee. They will examine the elements of effective mobilization and develop a campaign strategy for a local. Participants should bring their collective agreements.
HEALTH & SAFETY – PART II:
2 weekends, 4 day course.
NOTE
You MUST have attended PART 1 as a Pre-Requisite
This course is designed to provide stewards and Health and Safety Committee members with the knowledge necessary to identify hazards in the workplace.
Participants will learn to control hazards and assist in accident investigation, prioritize and strategize around health and safety problems. This course also includes an overview of the Occupational Health and Safety Act. Case studies, group exercises and audio visual presentations will be used in this course.
LOCAL TREASURERS/TRUSTEES COURSE
This course is aimed at Local Treasurers and Trustees who are either new to the role or experienced members who are seeking a “refresher course”. The goal is to give the necessary tools and education to Local Treasurers and Trustees in order for them to fulfill their roles in the Local. It will also draw on members’ experiences to solve problems occurring with the administration of Local funds.
LEC LEADERSHIP & TEAM DEVELOPMENT
Have you ever returned from a union course with great ideas for improving your local and been met with, at best, blank stares? This course is based on the assumption that LEC teams can benefit from training and planning together to build inclusive, effective locals. It emerges from the experience of OPSEU’s Building Local Capacity Project.
Four to six (4-6) people from an LEC register together and participate in this course with 4 or 5 other LEC groupings. The course is a working session for LEC’s to clarify their individual and collective roles as local leaders, to develop a comprehensive picture of their units and workplaces and to assess the functioning of their Local. Based on that assessment, LEC’s will begin to develop action plans, which include using a range of OPSEU resources. The final session on “Practicing Shared Leadership” provides tools for improving the ways the LEC works together to address common Local problems.
POLITICS OF PENSIONS
This course seeks to demystify the world of pensions, educate members about labour’s role in the development of pensions in Canada. Increase members’ ability to influence public policy around pensions and increase member awareness of how bargaining can be used to improve pensions.
ADVANCE GRIEVANCE HANDLING
This course is an extension of the Internal Organizing BPL education program. It is aimed at stewards who have an interest in assuming a lead hand role in the operation of the grievance procedure in their local union or unit. The course contains much more skill-based technical information and practical instruction than either Steward as an Organizer or Grievance Handling for Shop Stewards. It will continue to stress the importance of shop steward participation in decision-making and active representation of the workers assigned to them.
EDITORS WEEKEND
(October,TBD, 2011)
NOTE:
This training is limited to active Newsletter & WEB committee volunteers
Calendar, Instructions & Forms (0)
Deadline for registration . . .
(TBD)
Summary of training offered:
See pdf link above.
