Date: February 25, 2010

SMOKEFREE: All PSAC events, including this course, are smoke free.

SCENTFREE: To assist members with environmental sensitivities, all courses will be scent free events.

STATEMENT ON HARASSMENT: Alliance Education courses are harassment free. We can neither condone nor tolerate behaviour which undermines the full and equal participation of all in union activities.

SPECIAL NEEDS – ACCESS REQUIREMENTS: The PSAC is committed to ensuring that the accessibility and dietary requirements of our members are respected. Please indicate your needs on the application form and provide any necessary explanation that will assist us in meeting them. PSAC will take the necessary action to ensure the availability of transportation, equipment and/or people required to enable all members to attend and fully participate in this course.

This is the Union's key introductory course. If you have wondered what it means to be a Union member, how the PSAC works, and what happens to your dues dollars, then Talking Union Basics provides answers to these questions. The course also introduces the collective agreements, your employee rights and your rights as a member of the PSAC. You will learn about the many opportunities to be active in the Union and ways you can make a contribution to building strong locals in the Ontario region. It is recommended that members take this course first, as it provides the basic knowledge you need to get the most from other PSAC courses. The Talking Union Basics (TUB) course is a prerequisite for Local Officers' Training, Grievance Handling, Duty to Accommodate and all Advanced Education Programs.

Open to: All members, and new members are encouraged to apply.

This training is a must for stewards and other workplace representatives, or members who want to use the enhanced knowledge and skills to solve problems at the workplace. You will find out what the law says about grievances, grievors and their representatives, and the protections built in for those who choose to use the grievance procedure to solve problems. You will develop grievance handling and problem solving skills through "hands-on" exercises on gathering facts and resources, analyzing a problem, drafting grievance wording, building a complete file, and presenting the case to the employer. You will work with case studies based on actual grievances, and in the process, improve your knowledge of case law.

Open to: All members and new Local Stewards are encouraged to apply.

Prerequisite: Talking Union Basics (TUB), Building Union Solidarity (BUS) or its equivalent.

Class is limited to 20 participants

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