Courses

By the end of this 3-hour virtual course, participants will be able to: Differentiate between danger as defined, and occupational hazards Understand and apply the Hierarchy of Controls Explain Due Diligence and the Committee’s role in Hazard Prevention Programs Explain the terms: Right to know Right to participate Right to refuse Explain the concept of…

Open to Lethbridge and Area Members PSAC 101  (Part 1) Have you just joined your workplace and become aware you are now a union member? Did you recently participate in a strike and are now more curious about your union. Let us introduce you to your union and your rights as a worker. Understanding Your…

This two-day course is for First Nation, Inuit and Métis members who have had little or no exposure to their union and would like to learn more about it.  During the course participants will learn more about the role of the union in advancing Indigenous rights in the workplace, the union, and our communities, resources…

This course will provide education to members of the PSAC on the history and struggles of Metis, Inuit and First Nations’ people and peoples across Turtle Island. We will discuss the history and legacy of Residential Schools, Indian Hospitals, the Indian Act, colonialism, human rights, anti-racism, oppression. Participants will learn about and hear first-hand accounts…

Have you just joined your workplace and become aware you are now a union member? Did you recently participate in a strike and are now more curious about your union. Let us introduce you to your union and your rights as a worker. There are benefits to being a PSAC member! Join us for a…

This course is the union’s “introductory” education event. If you have wondered what it means to be a union member, how PSAC works, and what happens to your due’s dollars, then Talking Union Basics provides answers to these questions. The course also introduces the collective agreement, employee rights, and rights as a member of the…

Open to all Prairie Members.This course is the union’s “introductory” education event. If you have wondered what it means to be a union member, how PSAC works, and what happens to your due’s dollars, then Talking Union Basics provides answers to these questions. The course also introduces the collective agreement, employee rights, and rights as…

Open to all Saskatchewan Members This advanced three-day course will examine what is the duty to accommodate and examine the roles of employers, unions and individuals in implementing accommodation measures. You will spend time reviewing the legal and collective agreement provisions that support accommodation, examine accommodation strategies and identify ways of supporting the duty to…

Please note: The ALOT is open to Stewards and Local Officers. Are you a Local Officer and/or Steward? Are you interested in finding new ways to make your local executive function more efficiently? Do you want to gain tools and knowledge that will help you develop leadership, problem-solving and mobilization skills? Do you want to…

This course will provide education to members of the PSAC on the history and struggles of Metis, Inuit and First Nations’ people and peoples across Turtle Island.  We will discuss the history and legacy of Residential Schools, Indian Hospitals, the Indian Act, colonialism, human rights, anti-racism, oppression.  Participants will learn about and hear first-hand accounts…