Education in Edmonton

This two-day course for union stewards will develop participants’ knowledge, skills, and confidence in effectively solving problems at the workplace. A major portion of time will be spent on the relevant technical skills i.e. identifying, investigating, writing up, and presenting grievances. If you would like more information on this course please contact Regional Representative Oneil Carlier or call the Edmonton Regional Office at 780-423-1290 or toll free 1-800-814-3948.

This conference brings together entire Local Executives to meet and learn from one another.  Participants will explore their roles and responsibilities, look at alternatives to the traditional union meeting format, and make plans for their union Local for the next year. If you would like more information on this conference please contact  Regional Representative's Carm Chan or Oneil Carlier or call the Edmonton Regional Office at 780-423-1290 or toll free 1-800-814-3948.

Local union representatives meet with management representatives as equals for various reasons – grievance hearing, union management consultations and sometimes for collective agreement negotiations. This course will develop your knowledge, skills and confidence to effectively consult with or confront management to enhance the union’s presence at the workplace. If you would like more information on this course please contact Regional Representative Carm Chan or call the Edmonton Regional Office at 780-423-1290 or toll free 1-800-814-3948.

This course is the union’s key “introductory” education event. 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 agreement, 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 Prairie region.

The PSAC Prairie Region presents The Activist School!Are you…* ready to work in support of good collective agreements, quality public services, and electing a government that respects workers and their rights?* interested in doing political and social activism work over the next 12 months?* willing to work collaboratively with other union and social justice activists?* eager to talk with members at your workplace about how to build workplace power? 

The PSAC’s Union Development Program (UDP) has been one of the most comprehensive union leadership training programs in Canada for more than 35 years. 

Health & Safety at PSAC WorkplacesSaturday: December 06, 2014This new one-day course is for any member who would like to know more about safe and healthy workplaces.  Participants will learn about the roles and responsibilities of workers, employers and unions, and discover the important events in the union’s struggle for health and safety in our workplaces.  We will explore ways that PSAC members can exercise their health and safety rights and make plans to bring ideas and information back to the Local Union at the workplace. 

Grievance HandlingSaturday: 9;00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.Sunday: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.This two-day course for union stewards will develop participants’ knowledge, skills, and confidence in effectively solving problems at the workplace. A major portion of time will be spent on the relevant technical skills i.e. identifying, investigating, writing up, and presenting grievances.   

Mini Union School - EdmontonFriday: 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Talking Union BasicsFriday: 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.