Collective Bargaining

In this three day course you will learn from experienced negotiators and various guest speakers about the stratigies, tactics, and knowledge needed to help you optimize the outcome of contract negotiations.

If you have an interest in Collective Bargaining, elected to a negotiating team or considering becoming a negotiating team member, this course may be for you!

Organizing Worker Power: Mobilizing Members

This course will provide an overview of the structure of NAPE as well as how our Locals and our Union fit within the provincial and national labour movement organizations. As well, participants will learn the three-step approach to effective member engagement (Go, Listen, Build). Each participant will leave with a worksite specific plan for creating an engaged and active membership.

Facing Management Effectively

This course will look at economic, political, social forces at play between union and management. It will examine the roles and rights of each group and the different types of union/management relationships and styles. We will look at the power, bias, and privilege dynamics between union and management and how we can communicate effectively. We will focus on problem-solving – understanding issues, developing strategies, finding and presenting facts and arguments, finding areas of agreement, building solutions, implementing and maintaining solutions. Participants can expect lots of participation, interaction, and role-plays along with practical skills and tools for communication, analysis, strategy and critical thinking.