Talking Union Basics (TUB) (2 Days, in person) – Nanaimo

Saturday, September 26 - Sunday, September 27

9:00 AM - 4:30 PM (both days)

Facilitator: Tramaine Brown

Location: Coast Bastion Hotel (11 Bastion Street, Nanaimo, BC V9R 6E4)

Course Description:

This is the union’s key “introductory” course. If you have wondered what it means to be a union member, how the PSAC works, and what happens to your dues dollars, then Talking Union Basics provides answers to these questions. The course also introduces the collective agreement, your employee rights and your rights as a member of the PSAC. You will learn about the many opportunities to be active in the union and ways you can contribute to building strong locals in the B.C. region. It is recommended that members take Talking Union Basics first, as it provides the basic knowledge you need to get the most from other PSAC courses.

Please apply for this course below. The application deadline is Thursday, September 3, 2026 at 4 PM Pacific.

Catchment: Vancouver Island

Personal information

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Please confirm that you will receive handouts and relevant readings electronically for the course by checking this box *

PSAC Education is committed to greening our events and would like to reduce the amount of paper waste produced at our education events. Climate change, global warming and the protection of our environment are union issues. Conventions, conferences and meetings all have an impact on our environment. We can help reduce this impact by adopting environmentally-friendly practices.

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Optional Equity Self-ID

PSAC members who belong to the following groups are invited to self-identify. This information is voluntary and kept confidential and will be used for the purposes of supporting our equity initiatives and programs. Please check all that apply.

I am 35 years of age and under

If yes, what is your date of birth?

I am a member of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community

I am racialized member

A racialized person in Canada is non-white in colour or race, regardless of place of birth.

I am a person with a disability

For equity purposes, “person with disabilities” means persons who experience barriers arising from impairments of a physical, mental, sensory, psychiatric or learning nature.

I self-identify as a woman

I am an Indigenous person

An Indigenous person is a member of a First Nation, a Métis or an Inuit community.

Talking Union Basics is a Prerequisite Course

Talking Union Basics (TUB) is the union’s key ‘introductory’ course. It is a prerequisite for PSAC Advanced Education courses. Members planning to take an Advanced Education Course who have not yet completed TUB must register for a TUB course in the same PSAC Education Schedule.

Have you applied for an Advanced Education course in the 2026 Fall Education Schedule? *

Yes, I have applied.
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