Advanced Representation Skills Training

Have you been working in your local as a steward and wish you had more knowledge about specific workplace issues?  Do you want to develop your skills to better represent your members?  Then this is the course for you!

You will develop your representation skills, but also practice turning workplace problems into opportunities to involve members. Topics include the role of an effective union steward; duty of fair representation; collective agreement interpretation; building a complete file; discipline; resources within the union and dealing with harassment complaints. You will look at protections for union stewards and the limits to the “immunity” a steward enjoys. You will work with case studies based on actual arbitration/adjudication decisions and in the process, expand your knowledge of case law on topics such as off-duty conduct, sexual harassment, estoppel, mitigating factors, alcohol addiction, duty to mitigate losses and duty to accommodate.

Location of this event is to be determined. Should you have any questions about this education event please email Keith Gauthier at gauthierk@psac.com or Martha Johnson at johnsom@psac.com. You may also call the Regina or Saskatoon Regional Offices: Regina at 306 757- 3575;
Saskatoon at 306-244-3033