Ongoing education and training courses are offered by many of our affiliates, and open to union members across the province. See the list below for information on courses currently being offered.
Labour Education Database
| Title | Course Description | Length | Union | Name | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bargaining for Equality | This workshop will help you in your next round of bargaining. Learn about current bargaining issues that are important to make yours “a workplace for all”. You will get sample bargaining language that has been negotiated by other locals and bargaining tips on how to achieve it. | 3 hours | CUPE | Darlene Wilson | dwilson@cupe.ca | (604) 291-1940 |
| Creating Social Justice | Stopping racism in the workplace and the union will benefit everyone. This workshop will: deepen your understanding of racism, explore the history of racism and colonialism in North America; and explore how to be an ally for racial equality. | 9 hours | CUPE | Darlene Wilson | dwilson@cupe.ca | (604) 291-1940 |
| Bargaining Skills | This course is for bargaining committee members who have already taken “Preparing for Bargaining” workshop. Will learn more about the bargaining process by role-playing and discussing bargaining strategies. Learn how to develop a bargaining plan, present a proposal to management, and build support from the membership during bargaining. | 9 hours | CUPE | Darlene Wilson | dwilson@cupe.ca | (604) 291-1940 |
| Conflict Resolution | Conflict is a natural part of our lives. Learning to handle it well will improve your relationships with other members, co-workers, and the employer. This workshop will: deepen your understanding of conflict, strengthen your communication skills and provide opportunities to practice responding to conflict. | 3 hour or 9 hour or weeklong | CUPE | Darlene Wilson | dwilson@cupe.ca | (604) 291-1940 |
| Effective Leadership | Looking for ways to involved more members? This workshop covers: what a union local does, barriers to union involvement and strategies for getting more members involved in union work. | 9 hours | CUPE | Darlene Wilson | dwilson@cupe.ca | (604) 291-1940 |
| Building a Respectful Workplace (Anti-Harassment) | This course concentrates on defining harassment and exploring the legal and moral obligations of both employers and unions in creating and maintaining a harassment-free workplace. Using case studies, participants will analyze all forms of harassment, but particularly harassment based on race, gender, sexual orientation and disability. | 1 day | Unifor | Karen Cobb | areacourses@unifor.org | (800) 268-5763 |
| Building Activism | Working with concrete tools for strategic planning, effective communication, and building leadership participants will explore new ways of approaching their work as activists. Examples of campaigns and actions will be used to explore how the use of planning, creativity and effective communication contribute to our success as activists and ultimately to the strengthening of our union. | 1 day | Unifor | Karen Cobb | areacourses@unifor.org | (800) 268-5763 |
| Effective Union Executive | FPSE #6. The FPSE Union Executive course is designed to help local executive members develop effective decision-making procedures that build member involvement at the local level. Topics include goal setting, legal authority, fiduciary duty, and conflict of interest. | 2 hours | FPSE | Angela Kenyon | akenyon@fpse.ca | (604) 873-8988 |
| Collective Bargaining | FPSE #9. Two Levels: Basic & Advanced. This course provides a review of the bargaining process as well as strategies for achieving success at the bargaining table. | 2 hours | FPSE | Angela Kenyon | akenyon@fpse.ca | (604) 873-8988 |
| Basic Stewards Training | Rights, role and responsibilities of a steward, 1st steps of grievance procedure, know your collective agreement, workplace discrimination and diversity, scenarios, role plays, 6 W’s, investigations, timelines, Required standard of proof, letters of expectations, progressive discipline process, common grievances checklist, policy and et-al grievances. | 2 days | BCGEU | James Cavalluzzo | james.cavalluzzo@bcgeu.ca | (604) 291-9611 |
| Advanced Steward Training | Review of Basic Stewarding, management rights pie, dealing with difficult member and management, right to information, accommodation, the arbitration process (includes brand new video), interpretive grievances, extensive resources on latest case law on specific issues. | 2 days | BCGEU | James Cavalluzzo | james.cavalluzzo@bcgeu.ca | (604) 291-9611 |
| Bullying in the Workplace | What is bullying, examples of bullying behaviour, what bullying is NOT, the causes of bullying, the costs, how do we address the behaviour as a union, employer, steward?, examples of collective agreement language and employer policies, case study, action planning, stats, legislation. | 3-4 hours | BCGEU | James Cavalluzzo | james.cavalluzzo@bcgeu.ca | (604) 291-9611 |
| Public Speaking | Key elements, developing the speech, delivering the speech-tips, do’s and don’ts, practice by video tape, or feedback. | 4 hours/1 day | BCGEU | James Cavalluzzo | james.cavalluzzo@bcgeu.ca | (604) 291-9611 |
| Lobbying Politicians | Fears, defining the issue, strategy, the approach, researching the issue, the 3 stages of lobbying, lobbying within the local, face to face meetings. | 2 hours | BCGEU | James Cavalluzzo | james.cavalluzzo@bcgeu.ca | (604) 291-9611 |
| Stress in the Workplace | To give you a different perspective of stress in the workplace by looking at the systemic issues based on the codes that are applied in worksites in the UK. Early identification of anxiety disorders, defining stress, implications for the workplace, PTSD, violence, excessive stress, stress code, 6 stress steps of the UK code, solutions. | 3 hours | BCGEU | James Cavalluzzo | james.cavalluzzo@bcgeu.ca | (604) 291-9611 |
| Writing Resolutions in Plain and Simple Language | Why and when we do resolutions and the importance of writing them in clear and simple language. Examples of each, what happens after resolution is submitted. | 2 hours | BCGEU | James Cavalluzzo | james.cavalluzzo@bcgeu.ca | (604) 291-9611 |
| Strike Training | Strike preparedness and administration, how to deal with specific situations, strike pay, policies and procedures both internally as well as labour code and Federation of labour, constitutional information, member or picketer info sheets, role plays and situations. | 3 hours | BCGEU | James Cavalluzzo | james.cavalluzzo@bcgeu.ca | (604) 291-9611 |
| Facilitator Training | Doing introductions, expectations, guidelines, theory of popular and adult education, ensuri9ng equity in facilitation, responsibilities and tools, the planning phase, processes, techniques and challenges, challenging participants, effective communication, open ended questions, giving and receiving feedback, co- facilitating, role plays, facilitation practice, scenario work. | 2-3 days | BCGEU | James Cavalluzzo | james.cavalluzzo@bcgeu.ca | (604) 291-9611 |
| Bargaining Committee Training | Process and checklists for bargaining, roles and responsibilities of committee, preparation and setting protocol, the bargaining dynamics of opening stages, memorandums, side documents, negotiating tactics, what do the words in a contract mean, drafting contract language, verbal ploys, management diversions and tactics, caucus, bad faith bargaining, the labour code, communications with members, | 1 day | BCGEU | James Cavalluzzo | james.cavalluzzo@bcgeu.ca | (604) 291-9611 |
| Labour Management Committee Training | For both management and union on how to run an effective committee. The relationship between employer and union, makeup of committee, legal rights and obligations, benefits to each party, must haves, influences, developing terms of reference, role of chairperson and secretary. | 2/3 hrs if combined w/conflict resolution | BCGEU | James Cavalluzzo | james.cavalluzzo@bcgeu.ca | (604) 291-9611 |
| Conflict Resolution | What is conflict, dealing with conflict, types of behaviour in conflict, dealing with specific supervisors, how do we deal with conflict, what options do we have when confronted by management, dealing with management, assertive behaviour, checklist for clues to behaviour. | 3 hours | BCGEU | James Cavalluzzo | james.cavalluzzo@bcgeu.ca | (604) 291-9611 |
| Speak Up, Speak Out, Communicating Assertively | Recognition test, what is and what isn’t assertive communication, asserting yourself, how do I become more assertive, tips, developing assertive responses to the boss, non verbal communication, checklist for clues to behaviour, active listening. Interactive fun course. | 3 hours | BCGEU | James Cavalluzzo | james.cavalluzzo@bcgeu.ca | (604) 291-9611 |
| Local Officers Training | Roles and responsibilities of officers, running meetings, group decision making methods, rules of order, handling difficult situations, workplace leadership and member to member, creating local visibility, union myths, leadership in the local, leadership and trade unionism, maintaining union leadership. | 2 days | BCGEU | James Cavalluzzo | james.cavalluzzo@bcgeu.ca | (604) 291-9611 |
| Joint OHS Committee Course | Basic OHS rights, history, legislation, roles and responsibilities, the joint OHS committee, hazard identification and control, inspections, incident investigations, committee work plans. | 1 day | BCGEU | BCGEU OHS | ohs@bcgeu.ca | (604) 291-9611 |
| Incident Investigations Course | Legislative requirements for investigations, the purpose of conduction investigations, guiding principles of an effective investigation, investigator knowledge and skills, the 7 step process. | 1 day | BCGEU | BCGEU OHS | ohs@bcgeu.ca | (604) 291-9611 |
| Workplace Ergonomics for Assessors and Committee Members | Requirements of the ergonomics regulation, how to identify ergonomic hazards to assess the risk factors of tasks and to recommend appropriate solutions, strategies for implementing an effective workplace ergonomics program, how to conduct a workstation assessment. | 1 Day | BCGEU | BCGEU OHS | ohs@bcgeu.ca | (604) 291-9611 |
| Prevention of Workplace Violence | The legislative requirements for a violence prevention program, the definition of workplace violence, how to identify the hazards, the factors that contribute to the increased risk of workplace violence, the strategies for recommending corrective measures to eliminate or reduce the risk of violence. | 1 Day | BCGEU | BCGEU OHS | ohs@bcgeu.ca | (604) 291-9611 |