Diploma Series 2 Workshops
1. Taking Control of Stress (1 Day)
In this workshop you will learn to identify the physical and psychological effects of prolonged stress. You will reflect on your own personal levels of stress to pinpoint some of the key sources of your stress.
Learn how to identify some techniques for responding to the symptoms or effects of stress and how to develop some strategic responses to the sources of your stress.
Additional resources and supports regarding stress will be discussed.
2. Collective Bargaining (2 Days)
This workshop will provide you with a better understanding of how UFCW Local 832 undertakes collective bargaining and the crucial roles played by shop stewards, the negotiating committee members, the rank and file membership, the Union President, the Union Negotiators, the Union Reps and the employer.
You will gain a better appreciation for the important role that communication plays in the collective bargaining process.
After this workshop you will understand more clearly the role that the Manitoba Labour Board and Conciliation can play at various points in contract negotiations.
The role of strikes and lockouts in the collective bargaining process and how UFCW Local 832 responds will be discussed.
3. Political Action (2 Days)
What does politics mean to you? How politics and politicians impact us at home, work, in the community and in the union will be discussed.
Learn how to access tools required for you to influence decisions.
Find out how political action affects bargaining, our rights as a union to exist and your role as a steward.
Why is political action important to UFCW Local 832?
Political successes will be reviewed.
4. Aboriginal Awareness (2 Days)
Learn ways to positively increase the acceptance of Aboriginal people in your workplace.
UFCW’s long-term goal to establish mutually beneficial relationships with Aboriginal people will be outlined.
You will have a look at the perspectives on the current state of education, social services and health for Aboriginal people, the history and
impact, and how this relates to Manitoba’s priorities.
What is the value of building and maintaining meaningful relationships with Aboriginal people in the workplace?
Explore perspectives on the impact of Canadian history on First Nation families and communities and how this impacts UFCW’s work with First Nations people.
5. Stop Bullying (1 Day)
What is Bullying?
This workshop describes the different types of bullying in the workplace. Learn how to identify the parties involved in bullying incidents and the
characteristics of the bully, the victim and the observer.
What are the signs of a bullying victim? What is the impact of bullying in the workplace?
The legal classification of bullying as both a criminal and civil act will be discussed. The role of the union, management and shop stewards in minimizing bullying will be outlined. Preventative actions and places where participants can go for help will be identified.
6. Introduction to Organizing (2 Days)
This new workshop will help you gain a better understanding of why organizing is so important to working people, the UFCW and the entire labour movement.
Learn how organizing is done in UFCW Local 832, particularly with the respective roles of the Director of Organizing and the SPUR program, and how shop stewards and rank and file members can become more involved.
Become more knowledgeable of the current context of union organizing, including Manitoba Labour Law and unfair labour practices employers engage in to stop working people trying to join unions.
7. History of Labour (2 Days)
History is meant to be a way to chart and understand change over time. This course will help you understand the value of the history of the labour movement through examining the way societies have changed.
You will discuss and analyze historic events and relate them to the current and future vision and development of the labour movement in Manitoba and elsewhere.