M E M O R A N D U M SUDBURY REGIONAL OFFICE. DATE: October 22, All Presidents & LEC Members Sudbury Service Area

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1 SUDBURY REGIONAL OFFICE M E M O R A N D U M DATE: October 22, 2015 TO: FROM: SUBJECT: All Presidents & LEC Members Sudbury Service Area Lorie St. Amand and Blair Pitfield, Staff Representatives ADVANCED 3 DAY EDUCATIONAL The Sudbury Regional Office will be hosting an Advanced 3 Day training session November 24, 25, 26, On behalf of the Executive Board and staff, we are pleased to offer to you a three-day program that will run from Tuesday, November 24 th, 2015 to Thursday, November 26 th, 2015 from 9:00a.m. 4:30p.m. each day. It will be held here at our regional office location at 866 Newgate Avenue. Wages will be covered for all participants as well as travel and accommodations as per OPSEU policy. Please be aware that these are advanced level steward courses. Participants must have completed Stewards 1 and Stewards 2, or the Introductory Weeklong Course, prior to signing up for this program. There are 20 seats available for this 3-day course schedule. Lunch is not provided. In an effort to comply with the mandate of our new program which is to have all core officers trained in a timely manner and then have those officers effectively utilize that training, we encourage all LEC members to participate. The courses that will be covered are as follows: Advanced Grievance Handling Union Strategies for Attendance Management Programs Stewards 3 Dealing with Discipline Union Skills for Workplace Investigations Those attending are asked to complete the attached Attendance and Advance form. Deadline for applications is NOVEMBER 2, Please ensure that all sections are complete. We appreciate your co-operation and support as we strive to improve the quality and organization of the training that we bring to Region 6. Please be advised that the cancellation policy regarding regional schools has changed. Effective May 2014 any member that does not notify the Regional Office 48 hours prior to the start of the school will be assessed a $50.00 penalty. Extenuating circumstances will be taken into consideration. Lorie St. Amand Blair Pitfield Cc: Executive Board Members Region 6 Supervisor, Region 6 Accounting Dept, Education Dept, Regional Offices Region 6

2 Application Form Name: Local: 1. Office presently held in local and length of service in this position: 2. Previous positions and accomplishments in local: 3. Type of Local: Single Multi-Unit Composite 4. Work location, position, and type of work: 5. Other OPSEU courses attended: 6. What are your reasons for applying for this educational? 7. What do you plan to do with the skills you acquire in this course? 8. How will your participation in this regional program enable you to become more effective as a workplace representative for your members? 9. OPSEU is committed to achieving equitable participation of designated group members in its education programs. Your indication of your designated group status on this application will assist us in assessing our progress in reaching this goal: Aboriginal Worker Worker of Colour Woman Worker Worker with a Disability Francophone Worker Young Worker LGBTTIAQQ2S Worker (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transsexual, Transgender, Intersex, Asexual, Queer, Questioning, Two-Spirited) 10. Recommendation/comments of Local Executive Officer: LEC Officer Signature: Position: Application Deadline: November 2, 2015 Send applications to Sudbury Bay Regional Office, 866 Newgate Ave., Sudbury, ON Fax: (705) ; Telephone: , ext. 5642; mjasmin@opseu.org

3 Attendance/Advance Form Personal Information: Local: Union #: Name: Street Address: City: Postal Code: Home Phone: Work Phone: Secure E- mail: Human Rights Accommodation Request Form I require the same accommodation that is already on file. (No new form required.) I require a new/changed accommodation. (Please fill out form attached to this package) Hotel Accommodation: OPSEU pays accommodation for members travelling 60 km or more. Members will be reimbursed for the cost of shared occupancy only. Members are responsible for payment of room upon checkout. Advance Request: Required? No Yes Amount: $ Mail: To home To Regional Office Hold for pick up at educational Lost Wages/Time Off: WAGES ARE BEING PAID FOR THIS SCHOOL Do you require time off from your regularly scheduled shift to attend: Yes No Is a letter for time off required? If so, please complete the Time Off Request Form attached. Childcare: On-site childcare is not offered for this school and is not covered for members attending that would otherwise be at work. All other claims for entitlement for family/attendant care under OPSEU policy must be submitted on the Travel Expense claim provided. Cancellation Policy: Notification of a cancellation should be received no later than 48 hours before the commencement of the school. Failure to provide appropriate notice will result in the member being assessed a $50.00 penalty. Extenuating circumstances will be taken into consideration. Application Deadline: November 2, 2015 Send applications to Sudbury Regional Office, 866 Newgate Ave., Sudbury, ON Fax: (705) ; Telephone: , ext. 5642; mjasmin@opseu.org

4 Advanced Grievance Handling for Union Building Does your local have a grievance committee? Can your experience in handling a grievance help to build the local? Can you use your knowledge of common grievance issues to raise awareness at demand setting meetings? Have you ever thought of what it is like to be on the Employer side of the table? These are some of the topics that will be explored in the NEW Advanced Grievance Handling for Union Building course. You will also get the opportunity to practice being on the Union s team and the Employer s Team as you work through some scenarios. Building on the Basic Grievance Handling for Union Building course, this course focuses on expanding both the steward s and Local s ability to process grievances from start to finish. Through active interviewing process, participants will explore how to identify grievances, practice negotiating settlements and draft realistic, enforceable grievance settlements. Participants should bring their Collective Agreements to the course. Union Strategies for Attendance Management Programs Are the employees in your workplace under assault from the employer s attendance management program? Do you find yourself responding to issues such as medical notes being denied, requests for independent medical exams, last chance agreements being offered, and members being threatened with non-disciplinary dismissal? This course examines why Attendance Management Programs exist, how these programs are supposed to be run, employer motivations, and strategies to challenge the employer. By examining their own workplace situations, participants will be able to identify inconsistencies between workplace policies and program implementation, as well as become skilled at recognizing unfair attendance management practices. Through a series of interactive exercises participants will develop strategies to defend members and build the locals capacity to challenge unfair and poorly implemented Attendance Management Programs. Participants should bring their Collective Agreements to the course. Union Skills for Workplace Investigations Have you ever been called, at the last minute, to the employer s office to represent a member who is being accused of serious wrong-doings? Have you wondered what to do and how best to represent this person, particularly if you suspect that they may have broken a rule or two? This hands-on course takes you step by step, through a workplace investigations process. It starts with the first contact with the member through to the response to the investigation findings, with lots of practice in between. Through case studies and a variety of active exercises, you ll practise interviewing the member, anticipating the investigator s questions, preparing the member for meeting the investigator, taking good notes at the meeting, and working with the member to respond to the findings. The Resource Toolkit has additional information about investigations in different sectors, use of surveillance and other issues. Stewards 3: Dealing with Discipline (September 2015) This is an advanced level steward course. It is suggested that participants take Stewards 1 and Stewards 2 prior to signing up for this program. Dealing with Discipline is a skills and knowledge focused workshop that will assist union activists in their duties representing members that are facing discipline up to and including dismissal. The course bridges concepts from Stewards 1 and 2, Basic and Advanced Grievance Handling and Workplace Investigations. Participants should bring their Collective Agreements to the course.

5 HUMAN RIGHTS ACCOMODATION REQUEST Event name: ADVANCED 3-DAY EDUCATIONAL Event Date: NOVEMBER 24 TH -26 TH, 2015 NOTE: This form is to be completed only if you are requesting an accommodation in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code. Sufficient information must be provided to prove the need for the accommodation and to show a link to a code-related ground. If necessary, an Equity Unit Officer will contact you to obtain further information. Member Name: Local #: Phone # for contact: Home How do you prefer to be contacted? Phone: 1. Do you have an existing human rights accommodation approved by the Equity Unit? (Check one.) a) YES and there are NO CHANGES IN MY NEED for accommodation b) YES but there are CHANGES IN MY NEED for accommodation c) NO, I have never been approved for an accommodation NOTE: If you checked (a) above, you do not need to complete the rest of the form but the form still needs to be submitted. If you checked (b) or (c), please finish the form. 2. Please check ALL the Code-related grounds related to your request: Disability (including food allergy) Family status Sex/gender (including pregnancy) Creed or religion Other (please specify) 3. Why do you require a human rights accommodation (i.e. what are your restrictions or limitations)? Please be as detailed as possible. 4. Do you need a temporary or ongoing human rights accommodation? (Check one.) Temporary need [Please specify expected duration: ] Ongoing need

6 5. What type of human rights accommodation or additional arrangements do you require to allow you to participate fully in union-related activities? (e.g. material in alternate formats, interpreters, arrangements/expenses beyond those provided at the event or through OPSEU policy). Please be as detailed as possible. 6. Please provide any additional information that may assist us in reviewing your request. [Attach any relevant documents.] Signature: Date: PLEASE FORWARD COMPLETED FORMS TO MICHELINE JASMIN BY FAX AT or BY NO LATER THAN November 2, Alternatively, this form may be sent directly to the Equity Unit at or via to

7 Time Off Request If time off is allowed under the applicable article of your Collective Agreement for the abovenoted meeting, OPSEU will arrange leave on your behalf. Reasonable travel time and shift work will be taken into account when determining leave. All participants are expected to travel home on the final day of the session (which ends at 4:30 p.m.) unless there are extenuating circumstances or a human rights accommodation is in place. Dates Required: (Please indicate dates) None needed Nov 24 Nov 25 Nov 26 Other dates (please explain): Employer Information: Name of Workplace: (LBED Members: please include LCBO Store Number) FULL Address: (including Postal Code) Supervisor/HR Representative to be contacted: Name: Title: (required):