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Collective Bargaining - Price: $175.00

Develop your understanding of the collective bargaining process and the skills you'll need to participate. Learn about preparations, bargaining proposals from the membership, key contract clauses and current bargaining issues.  Analyze union and management tactics in a "mock bargaining" session.  Bring a copy of your collective agreement and a calculator.

Time: 9am - 5pm over 2 days

Oct 14, 2010 - Oct 15, 2010 Click here to register online.

Shop Steward Training Level 1 - Price: $99.00

Learn the roles, rights and responsibilities of the shop steward as a problem solver. Level 1 covers the basics of identifying and handling complaints and grievances. Please bring your collective agreement.

 Time: 9am - 5pm

Apr 15, 2010 Click here to register online.

Shop Steward Training Level 2 - Price: $99.00

Further enhance the skills explored in our Level 1 course. This course will build on various advocacy issues such as knowing your membership, preparing grievances, working with your union executive, problem solving, resolving conflicts and strengthening representation skills.

Time: 9am - 5pm

Apr 16, 2010 Click here to register online.

Facing Management - Price: $175.00

This course is designed to provide a critical awareness of management styles and tactics.  Be better prepared with necessary skills to ensure more productive meetings with management.  Build your own confidence as a negotiator, and win the confidence of your membership.

Time:  9am - 5pm over 2 days

Sep 16, 2010 - Sep 17, 2010 Click here to register online.

Women in Leadership - Price: $175.00

This course offers union women an opportunity to develop and enhance their leadership skills and knowledge of a variety of current and emerging labour issues.  A major component of this course will cover communication and motivational skills that are so important for women activists. Participants will leave ready to take on a more active role in their unions.

Time: 9am - 5pm over 4 days

Oct 18, 2010 - Oct 21, 2010 Click here to register online.

Talk Back! Principles of Union Debate - Price: $99.00

Talk Back is a course to help participants gain insight and experience in debating principle union positions on issues like seniority vs. merit, public-private partnerships, equality rights; gain confidence making your point. Do you have the skills to represent and defend your perspective?  This is a hands on discussion and debating course you should take to improve your public speaking and debating skills.

This course will be scheduled based on interest.  If you would like to participate, please let us know!

Nov 04, 2010 Click here to register online.