CSDC announces second round of Workplace Violence Workshops
Region 2 – Thursday, October 1, 2009
Region3 – Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Region 5 – Thursday, September 17, 2009
Region 7 – Thursday, October 15, 2009
Did you
miss out on the first round of workplace violence workshops in the Community
Services Division? CSDC will be running a second round of workshops in its
“Campaign to end workplace violence” that was launched last year. Like the
previous workshops, each community services bargaining unit will be given an
opportunity to send a maximum of 2 members to the workshop; however first
priority for attendance at the workshops will be given to locals and sectors
who did not send participants to the spring 2008 round. We recommend one
attendee be a health and safety representative or joint health and safety
committee member, and the other an LEC member.
Workshop objectives have participants
identify contributing factors to workplace violence and share experiences,
clarify rights and duties of all parties under health and safety
legislation, develop recommendations to prevent workplace violence, and
share strategies to raise awareness and build individual and collective
energy to challenge workplace violence in social service workplaces.
Since the last group of workshops, the
government has tabled Bill 168, a proposed amendment to the Occupational
Health and Safety Act to recognize workplace violence and harassment. The
bill got first reading on April 20, 2009. These proposed changes to health
and safety legislation are a long time coming for OPSEU members who for
years have been fighting to amend health and safety legislation to recognize
workplace violence. With these important amendments pending, it is critical
that OPSEU members continue to take action to prevent workplace violence in
their workplaces.
Workshop dates and locations:
Region 2 – Thursday, October 1, 2009
Hotel: Sheraton Hamilton Hotel (accommodations only)
116 King Street West
Hamilton, ON L8P 4V3
905-529-5515
Registration starts at 8:30 a.m.
Course: 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Hamilton Convention Centre
1 Summers Lane
Hamilton, ON L8P4Y2
905-546-3000
Meeting Room: Room 202
Region 2 Attendance and Advance Form
Region 2 Special Needs
Form
Region 3 – Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Registration starts at 8:30 a.m.
Course: 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Hotel: Orillia Highwayman Inn
201 Woodside Drive
Orillia, ON L3V 6T4
705-326-7343
Meeting Room: Leacock North
Region 3 Attendance and Advance Form
Region 3 Special Needs
Form
Region 5 – Thursday, September 17, 2009
Registration starts at 8:30 a.m.
Course: 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Toronto Regional Office
31 Wellesley Street East
Toronto, ON M4Y 1G7
Meeting Room: Boardroom
416-928-2470
Region 5 Attendance and Advance Form
Region 5 Special Needs
form
Region 7 – Thursday, October 15, 2009
Registration starts at 8:30 a.m.
Course: 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Hotel: Victoria Inn and Convention Centre
555 Arthur Street West
Thunder Bay, ON P7E 5R5
Meeting Room: Kensington
807-577-8481
Region 7 Attendance and Advance Form
Region 7 Special Needs
form
