Tag: Member Education
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Region 3 educational event
The Peterborough Regional Office will be hosting an education event in October, 2019. Courses offered: Dealing with Workplace Conflict Interpreting your Collective Agreement: An Activist’s Role Local Treasurer’s Course Union Skills for Workplace Investigations The application deadline is August 16, 2019. For additional information, please contact your Regional Office.
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Region 2 Local Treasurer’s Course
Region 2 will be hosting a one day Local Treasurer’s Course in September, 2019. 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 provide the necessary tools and education to Local Treasurers and Trustees in…
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Region 4 service area education event
The Kingston Regional office will be hosting a service area education event in September, 2019. Course offered: Making Composite Locals Work Composite/Multi-unit Locals can be very challenging and complex locals to organize and run. Difficulties with communication, and membership coordination are among the barriers that often prevent these locals from being inclusive and achieving their…
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Region 4 service area educational
The Brockville Regional Office will be hosting a service area education event September 21 and 22, 2019. Course Offered: Making Composite Locals Work Composite/Multi-unit Locals can be very challenging and complex locals to organize and run. Difficulties with communication, and membership coordination are among the barriers that often prevent these locals from being inclusive and…
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Region 5 weekend educational event
The Toronto Regional Office will be hosting a weekend educational event in October. Courses offered: Stewards 1: Making a Difference in the Workplace Stewards 2: Facing the Employer and Building Member Involvement Human Rights, Union Rights & Global Solidarity Women in Unions: Strengthening Leadership Social Media for Union Activists Mental Health: Challenging Stigma in the Workplace Basic Grievance Handling…
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Do you experience workplace surveillance? Know your rights
OPSEU’s new workplace surveillance course is now available for regional educationals. Are there surveillance systems in your workplace? Are you wondering what your rights are as a worker? If so, this course is for you. Workplace Surveillance: Know Your Rights is the newest addition to the OPSEU catalogue of courses. Employers’ access to inexpensive and…
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2019 Membership Development Trainee (MDT) Program
The Member Education Unit is excited to announce the upcoming Membership Development Trainee (MDT) program. The MDT program is authorized by the Executive Board and was approved at Convention 2019. The program will be delivered in the fall of 2019. If you are a member of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union, you are eligible to apply…
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Orientation for Local Presidents
Orientation for Local Presidents this Fall OPSEU will be holding two Orientations for Local Presidents in Fall 2019. This three day workshop will give local presidents the skills and tools they need to fulfill their leadership role within the union and navigate OPSEU’s organizational structure, systems, supports and resources. Please note that this workshop is…
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Orientation for Local Presidents – Save the Date Fall 2019
Orientation for Local Presidents this Fall OPSEU will be holding two Orientations for Local Presidents in Fall 2019. This three day workshop will give local presidents the skills and tools they need to fulfill their leadership role within the union and navigate OPSEU’s organizational structure, systems, supports and resources. Please note that this workshop is…
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Apply now for $2,500 scholarship
The Canadian Labour Congress has teamed up with United Way/Centraide Canada to offer a $2,500 scholarship to a labour activist who is staring their first year of post-secondary studies in September. Please read the letter below. The deadline for completed applications is Friday, June 7. Visit the Canadian Labour Congress website for further details. The…
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Orillia – 1-day course – Stewards 1
The Orillia Regional Office will be holding a Stewards 1 course on Saturday, June 8, 2019. The course will be offered to all locals within the Orillia Regional Office’s Service area and is open to all local stewards. The application deadline is Friday, May 24, 2019. Please complete the attached application and return to the…
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Region 4 – New Steward – one day orientation
OPSEU regional offices in Kingston, Ottawa and Brockville will be hosting a one day new stewards orientation course on Saturday, June 8, 2019. This one-day course provides new stewards with the tools to create a profile of the diverse members the steward represents, and an understanding of the questions to pursue after the course. Participants…
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Region 2 educational event
The Hamilton Regional Office will be hosting a weekend educational in June, 2019. Courses Offered: Challenging Discrimination in Everyday Union Work Health and Safety Level 2 Social Media for Union Activists Stewards 1: Making a Difference in the Workplace Stewards 2: Facing the Employer, Building Member Involvement The Indigenous Journey: Walking Together Union Skill for…
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Sault Ste. Marie 1-day service area school – Health and Safety 2
The Sault Ste. Marie Regional Office will be hosting a one day educational event in June, 2019. Health and Safety – Level 2 This course is designed for Health and Safety committee members and union activists with a strong interest in Health and Safety. Participants learn how to be more effective members of their Joint…
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Region 2 – Arbitration course
Region 2 will be hosting a week-long Arbitration course in May, 2019. This course is intended for Local Union Officers and Stewards who have taken grievance handling courses, and have extensive grievance handling experiences up to the final stages of the grievance procedure. The application deadline is Monday, April 22, 2019. Please complete the application…
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Networking Sessions for New Local Presidents a huge success
On March 26 to March 28, 2019 and April 2 to 4, 2019, two new groups of local Presidents received an overview of how the Ontario Public Service Employees Union functions on an everyday basis. The new Presidents participated in networking sessions where they developed strategies to build an involved membership while analyzing some practical…
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Region 1 weekend educational event
The London Regional office will be hosting a weekend educational event in June, 2019. Courses offered: Stewards 1: Making a Difference in the Workplace LEC Leadership and Team Development Basic Grievance Handling for Union Building Challenging Bullying and Non-Code Based Harassment Duty to Accommodate 1: A Tool for Inclusive Workplaces Workers Health and Safety Centre…
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Region 3 weekend educational event
The Peterborough Regional Office will be hosting a weekend education event in June, 2019. Courses offered: Challenging Discrimination in Everyday Union Work Follow the Money: A First Course in Public Economics Basic Grievance Handling for Union Building Let’s Start Meeting Like This! Running Meetings that Build the Union The application deadline is April 12, 2019…
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Region 6 Equity School
OPSEU’s Equity Representatives in Region 6 are excited to host their upcoming Equity School, Undoing Systemic Racism: What We Can Do as Union Members in Region 6, from April 26-28, 2019. It will be held at the Radisson Hotel Sudbury. The event will examine issues of systemic racism and how they are less about personal…