- Location: Zoom, virtual-only
- Dates: Oct 21, Oct 28 and Nov 4, 2024, 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm each evening (each course runs over the duration of the 3 evenings)
- Application deadline: Friday, Sept 20.
Region 1 is offering the following two virtual courses:
OPSEU/SEFPO at a Glance: Through the Eyes of the Provincial Young Workers Committee
The history of OPSEU/SEFPO is rich and varied. This labour history course will examine how OPSEU/SEFPO began; how it evolved from a staff association to a full-fledged union; how social unionism and equity are a vital part of OPSEU/SEFPO; and how our past will help us to continue to make OPSEU/SEFPO a strong part of the labour movement in the future.
Stewards 2: Facing the Employer, Building Member Involvement
Prerequisite: Stewards 1
This 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 where they 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.
Applications
Please download and complete this application form and email it to Mary MacDonald, London Regional Secretary, mmacdonald@opseu.org
Please ensure to provide
Event info
- Please ensure to provide your personal email address (employer email addresses will NOT be accepted).
- The participant and course selection process will be carried out in accordance with the OPSEU/SEFPO Education Policy.
- When registering, participants must confirm that they have access to a computer with proper internet connections (training can NOT be completed over a cell phone). The computer must have audio and a camera. We highly recommend leaving the camera ‘on’ during the training for full participation.
- This virtual training is being delivered via ZOOM. If you do not have ZOOM, please download the free ZOOM software at www.zoom.us in
advance of the training. - Please Note: As these courses are being held virtually, no Expenses will be reimbursed including Family/Attendant Care & Child Care
Expenses, except in special circumstances where expenses have been pre-approved. To inquire further about pre-approval, please email Ange
Thompson, Convener at athompson@opseu.org and copy Mary MacDonald, Regional Secretary at mmacdonald@opseu.org. - LOST WAGES will NOT be reimbursed. OWN TIME is NOT paid for virtual training. *LBED members must submit an RUL (unpaid). If required,
you are responsible for making your own time-off arrangements. - Complete the HR Accommodation Form for any specific accommodation requests. Please email the completed form to the Equity Unit at
equity@opseu.org and copy Mary MacDonald, Regional Secretary at mmacdonald@opseu.org. - As a reminder in accordance with OPSEU/SEFPO policy, full attendance is mandatory for all participants at the educational. If you are unable to attend with Full Attendance, without an acceptable reason, you will not receive credit for the course and your expenses (if any) may not be paid.