Ontario Region - Basic Steward Training - October 15, 16 & 17, 2009

BASIC STEWARD TRAINING – ONTARIO REGION OCTOBER 15 (1/2 day), 16 & 17, 2009

Location: The Grand Hotel and Suites 225 Jarvis Street, Toronto

The PIPSC Toronto office will be presenting a Level I Training course on Thursday, October 15 (1/2 day), Friday, October 16 & Saturday, October 17th, 2009 at The Grand Hotel and Suites in Toronto. Please note: in order to attend this course, you must have already submitted your “Steward Application” to Mona Tilhoff at the National office. If you would like to complete a Steward application form, please go to the following link. Upon completion, please fax your application to Mona at (613) 228.9048 or (800) 465.7477.

By the end of the training session participants will have:

reflected on the purpose of unions in the workplace and in Canadian society as a whole and on the reasons why they became active in the union;
developed a better understanding of their role as steward;
familiarized themselves with the structure and internal functioning of the Institute;
been provided with an overview of problem-solving recourses available to help address issues of concerns to the members they represent;
and identified strategies and approaches to help build the union presence in their respective workplace.

The course will commence at 1:00 p.m. on the first day of the session and finish in the afternoon on the third day of the session. There is capacity for 20 attendees. Please indicate on your registration form if you have food allergies or dietary restrictions.

Salary replacement will be provided for Thursday and Friday. The usual rules regarding hotel accommodation, meals, travel expenses and salary reimbursement will apply. The PIPSC Travel Policy can be located on-line.

We will contact you to confirm your registration and to give you further details regarding the training session.

If you have any further questions, please contact Heather Yates by e-mail: hyates@pipsc.ca, telephone (416) 487.1114 or 1.800.668.3943, Ext. 3727.

Heather Yates
Office Administrator
PIPSC Toronto Office

BASIC STEWARD TRAINING – ONTARIO REGION OCTOBER 15 (1/2 day), 16 & 17, 2009

APPLICATION (PDF)