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WEEK-LONG TRAINING PROGRAMS
Members' Program: May 10 - 14, 2010
DEADLINE: MARCH 21, 2010
APPLY ONLINE | DOWNLOAD THE FLYER
Program Content:
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Why do workers organize?
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History & Structure of our Local Union & the Labour Movement
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The Role of Stewards & Grievance Handling
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An Introduction to Collective Bargaining
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Health & Safety
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A Local on the move; Benefits; Youth
Scholarships; Education Programs
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Why our Local Union is the Leader in
Communications & Educational Programs
Stewards' Program: May 3 - 7, 2010
DEADLINE: MARCH 21, 2010
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Program Content:
- It's our Union:
Introduction and overview of
the structure, benefits and services of the Local
Union.
- Human Rights & Duty to Accommodate:
This course covers topics including accommodating
disabilities, religious accommodation,
paid holidays & family status, with special attention
paid to medical documentation, when duty
is engaged & the definition of undue hardship.
- Organizing the Unorganized: It's our future:
Participants learn the principles of organizing& its importance in today's economy. Topics
include the legal process of organizing and the
challenges we face when organizing the unorganized.
This course also addresses how organizing
affects us, as current union members,
as well as future members.
Health & Safety Weeklong Scholarship: April 26 - 30, 2010
Deadline: March 14, 2010
APPLY ONLINE | DOWNLOAD THE FLYER
Program Content:
APPLY FOR THE 2010 UFCW
Canada Youth Internship Program
Youth Leadership Development Program
(YLDP)
Get The Application | Apply Online
Youth Program: TBA
This week-long program for members age 30 and under, is held at the Locals 175 & 633 Head Office in Mississauga. Youth learn about the Local Union and their role within it.
- Your Union: What, why,
where & how?
- Organizing: The 4 Ws to
Organizing!
- Politically Speaking!
- Unions, Youth & Politics
- Understanding Health& Safety
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