Event- Peterborough Stewards Orientation 1 and 2 – Condensed Weekend Version
When - Friday, April 11, 2025 6 pm – 9 pm (virtual)
- Saturday April 12, 2025 9 am – 4 pm (In-person, 1-hour lunch break)
Where- Peterborough Membership Centre, 69 George St, North, PTBO
Registration deadline: Stewards 1 (Virtual) – April 11
This course includes a detailed description and history of OPSEU/SEFPO’s equity- seeking groups. The key aims are to strengthen steward skills and develop approaches to everyday workplace problems.Stewards 1 is a prerequisite to Stewards 2 and must be completed before taking Stewards 2. Participants should have their Collective Agreements.
Stewards 2 (In-person) – April 12
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.
Registration
Please register by emailing the following information to
[email protected] by
March 26 at 4:30pm.- Full name
- Union Number
- Local
Spaces will be filled on a ‘first come, first served’ basis. Interested members should apply themselves so that correct contact information can be confirmed. If accepted into the course, you will be notified no later than
March 31 at 4:30pm.
Expenses
April 11 – Virtual Event- No expenses will be covered
April 12 – Mileage, lunch, and parking, may be claimed, however OSPEU/SEFPO will not be covering wages, accommodations, or family care.
Information
Please submit a
Human Rights Accommodation form if needed.Virtual course – Electronic materials will be emailed prior to the course start date.Considerations for visiting the Peterborough Membership Centre:
- Parking is very limited. We encourage you to park in the Del Crary Parking lot across the street ($10.50 in coin or use the parking app)- There is also free street parking on surrounding streets.
- Our location is 69 George Street, directly across from Del Crary Park, in the building with the “Sheila’s Classic Lane & Apparel” Sign
- Please enter the Membership through the side door in the parking lot
