EDUCATION:
Interested in Shop Steward Training or New Member Education? Please complete and submit the form below.
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  • USW EDUCATION 
  • SHOP STEWARD COURSES
  • THE NEW MEMBERS COURSE
  • HEALTH AND SAFETY 
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​USW Local 1-1937 is proud to offer the highest level of education to its members.  Whether you are a New Member  to the Union, or wanting to become a Shop Steward or a Health and Safety Committee member, USW has several courses designed specifically to meet your needs in our local.

The Local Union holds training courses in both the spring and the fall.
​All of our USW courses provide students with Certificates upon completion of each course.

USW is excited to offer in classroom learning again for;
​Stewards Level I and Level 2,  New Members, & Bullying and Harassment.  More Courses will be offered as they become available. 
​If you are interested in Shop Steward Training or New Member Education please complete and submit the form below and a copy will go to your Business Agent for approval.
Training is provided for members of USW Local 1-1937 at no cost to the member, and they will be reimbursed for lost time, travel and per-diems as per the Local Union Bylaws and Policies.​​
​SHOP STEWARDS LEVEL 1 COURSE OUTLINE
  • Listening and Talking With Members
  • What Is a Grievance?
  • How Do I know It’s a Grievance?
  • Resolving Problems Without Grieving
  • Documenting and Getting the Facts
  • Filling Out the Grievance Form
  • Successful Meetings at Step One and Beyond
  • Who’s Got Your Back?
 
COURSE OBJECTIVES.
By the end of this course, you will;
  • Gain some tools and the confidence to do your job as a shop steward
  • Understand the role of a steward, your rights, and where stewards fit into the USW structure.
  • Understand the structure of  your Collective Agreement and how to use it. 
STEWARDS IN ACTION LEVEL II COURSE OBJECTIVES
  • Practice techniques to engage and mobilize members in support of common goals.
  • Be able to build a Steelworker presence in the workplace and the wider community.
  • Understand how to work within the local Union.
  • Apply good communication, investigation, and judgment skills to complex grievance scenarios.
  • Describe the Duty of Fair Representation in practical terms.
  • Understand the role of a Steelworker Steward in dealing with harassment.
  • Identify options for dealing effectively with management.
  • Review some key concepts from Stewards in Action Level I
  • Continue to grow our Grievance handling and writing skills.
​STEWARDS IN ACTION LEVEL II COURSE OUTLINE
  • The Balance of Power
  • A Stewards Review
  • When to talk to members?
  • Building Connections, & Trusting Relationships With Union Brothers & Sisters
  • Advanced Grievance Writing
  • Dealing With Difficult Managers
 
 

The New Members
​Course At A Glance
THE NEW MEMBERS COURSE OUTLINE 
  • Who We Are and Where We Are From an Introduction
  • The Local Union’s History
  • The Benefits of Belonging to The United Steelworkers Union
  • The Steelworkers Union Structure Model
  • The Balance of Power – Union Verses Non-Union
  • What is a Collective Agreement?
  • Union Dues at Work, The Break Down.
  • The Committees In Your Operation and What They Do.
  • Health and Safety at work
    • The Right to Refuse Unsafe Work
    • Harassment and Workplace Violence
  •  USW Resources and Social Media
HEALTH AND SAFTEY COURSES

BULLYING AND HARASSMENT 


  • Human Rights Code
  • What are Human Rights?
  • CASE STUDY ON TRIBUNAL CASES
  • LEARNING MORE ON DISCRIMINATION
  • WHAT IS BULLYING
  • WHAT IS NOT BULLYING
  • CASE STUDIES
  • DEVELOPING INVESTIGATION PROTOCOL TOOLS
  • INVESTIGATING HARASSMENT
​**If you are interested in Education Training, please complete and submit the form below and a copy will go to your Business Agent for approval.

    EDUCATION REQUEST FORM