Education, Training and Conference
Education has played an enormous role in creating the strong social unions that founded Unifor. At our founding convention, delegates re-affirmed the importance of union education.
The strength of our future is not only at the bargaining table and on the picket line, it is in the classroom.
April 30, 2020
10:30 am - 4:30 pm
the Inn at Laurel Point (Spirit Rooms)
680 Montreal Street,
Victoria, BC
(Lunch to be provided)
RSVP : jamie.ayres@unifor.org
Registration deadline: April 17, 2020
April 28 to May 1, 2020
The Inn at Laurel Point
680 Montreal Street,
Victoria, BC
This lobby will be comprised of training on Tuesday afternoon, with lobby appointments to follow on Wednesday, debrief on Thursday morning, followed by a BC Presidents Meeting and May Day event on Friday May 1. Please note that April 28 is Day of Mourning.
Registration deadline: April 6, 2020
Hotel reservation deadline: March 27, 2020
May 22-23-24, 2020
Fairmont Hotel
900 West Georgia,
Vancouver, BC
deadline hotel: Monday April 20, 2020
registration: https://register1.unifor.org
May 8-10, 2020
Unifor Family Education Centre
Port Elgin, Ont
The times we live in are ripe with challenges and crisis. Economic inequality is growing, governments and employers across the country are undermining hard-fought workers' rights, our public services are starved for money to deliver important front-line services to our communities. In addition, the global insecurity caused by climate change is making many young people delay life plans and feel the pressure of these difficult times.
Young workers today are living through it all.
How can our generation be the one to affect change and improve the lives of working people across Canada and all over the world?
Young union members have most of our working lives ahead of us, and we're connected to working people across the country through our union. While it may be hard to see the hope in the world we live in, we must remember that we have the possibility of building our union, activating members around us, and overcoming barriers that seek to divide us. Our union can be our avenue to fight for a better future for everyone.
This conference will have a special focus on the following topics:
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The challenge of improving health and safety protections for workers struggling with mental health issues in the workplace.
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Why climate change is presenting an urgent public health crisis for our workplaces and communities.
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Fighting to defend workers' rights to ensure a fair, prosperous future for all working people in Canada.
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Organizing within and in solidarity with equity groups in our membership, including women, Indigenous workers and workers of colour, members of the LGBTQ community, and workers with disabilities.
The National Young Workers' conference will mix educational workshops with skill-building sessions. Young workers who participate will acquire important tools and resources to get active and make a difference in their workplace, in their union and in their community.
The conference is open to Unifor members who are 35 or younger.
Accommodation check-in is at 3:00 p.m. Conference check-in begins on Friday, May 8 at 5:00 p.m.. The conference will begin at 7 p.m. on Friday and end at 12 noon on Sunday.
DEADLINE: The registration deadline is April 17, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. ET.
Friday, April 24 to Sunday April 26, 2020
Unifor Family Education Centre
Port Elgin, Ont
Room check-in starts at 3 p.m. Friday, April 24, 2020.
Registration begins at 3 p.m.
Dinner is at 5:30 p.m. in the dining room.
The plenary session commences at 7 p.m. Friday
Late room check-in is available after 10 p.m. by pressing “maintenance buzzer” outside the
main administration office.
Check-out time is by 11 a.m. Sunday. Check out at the main administration office. Telephone
charges are to be paid upon check-out.
includes Saturday Morning Workshop - choice of:
Choice
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EI: Basics
Service Canada EI Staff
Regular Benefits, Special Benefits (Maternity, Parental, Compassionate Care),
ROEs, Allocation of Separation Pay,
Choice
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EI: Intermediate/Advanced
Service Canada EI Staff
Updates Regular Benefits, Special Benefits, SUB benefits
Review: ROEs, Work Sharing, Workforce Reduction Program, Allocation of
Separation Pay, Layoffs after Labour Disputes, etc.
Choice
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Canada Pension Plan:
Service Canada CPP staff
Retirement Benefits, Disability Benefits, Survivor Benefits, Old Age Security,
Guaranteed Income Supplement, etc.
Updates CPP Benefits, OAS Benefits, GIS Benefits
Sep 2019 to Jun 2020
See Course Schedule - click above
Register Online at: www.unifor.org/areacourses
Questions at - areacourses@unifor.org