Regional Educationals

Hands-On Education Activities and Tools

The Training and Development Unit has begun posting on this site, activities and tools from some of our weekend courses and from the Building Local Capacity Project. We hope you will be able to use these as discussion starters in your local meetings or lunch and learns.  We will be adding more as they become available. You will be able to find materials under the following headings:

Bargaining

Communication and Conflict Skills

• Assess your own Listening

• Sample Local Communications Survey

Dealing with the Employer

• Rate your Labour Management Committee

• Rate Your Employer

• From Complaint to LMC Resolution

• FAR Representation Form

• ERC Job description

Equity and Human Rights

• 6 principles of accommodation

• Prohibited Grounds

• An Accommodation Profile of our Employers

• Bullying Spectrum

• Model for Analysing Workplace Bullying  

• Anti-Bullying Strategies Wheel

 
Health and Safety

• please see http://www.opseu.org/hands/tools.htm

 
Leadership Skills and Tools

• Roles and Responsibilities of Local Union Officers

• Running successful Local Meetings

• Local Presidents’ First Month Checklist

Local Finances

• Local Treasurer Job Description

• Local Treasurers Calendar

• Local Treasurers First Month Checklist

• OPSEU Local Audit Checklist

• OPSEU Local Funding Support

• OPSEU Strike Finances Checklist

• Local Treasurers Report Template

Meeting and Facilitation Tools

• Four New Energizers

• Top 10 ways to create a welcoming cross-cultural environment

• Meeting Power – Self Assessment Tool

• Local Executive Committee Meeting Checklist

• Local Meetings Motion Form

• Template for Local Committee Report to General Membership Meeting

• Template for Officers’ Report to General Membership Meeting

• Template for Local Committee Report to the Local Executive Committee

• Planning a Local Educational Event

Steward Roles and Tools

• Steward Pocket Guide

• Roles of Stewards in the Bargaining Cycle

• Stewards Checklist