Steward Series 2: Employment Equity in the Workplace & Stewards as Allies for Racial Justice – Metro
February 24, 2024
9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
PSAC Vancouver Regional Office, 5238 Joyce Street
Facilitator: Monica Urrutia
These two modules will help build skills for Stewards when representing members in the workplace:
Workshop (AM) Employment Equity in the Workplace
- Be able to articulate what employment equity is and why it is important
- Know the basic legal framework
- Have a sense of the employer and union roles with respect to employment equity and where stewards fit into the picture
- Be equipped to dispel commonly held myths about employment equity
- Be ready to take action in the workplace to make employment equity a priority
Workshop (PM) Stewards as Allies for Racial Justice
- Be able to talk about racism with increased ease and confidence
- Have a deeper understanding of racism, how it operates, and its impact
- Be able to recognize obvious and subtle expressions of racism
- Be clear on the role of stewards as allies for racial justice
- Be equipped with tools and strategies to address racism and promote racial justice
- Know how to intervene when racism occurs
Apply for this course below. Application deadline is February 2, 2024.