Bargaining & Communication

Bargaining

• The Bargaining Cycle
• Roles of the steward in the bargaining cycle

Communication and Conflict Skills

• Assess your own listening

Steward Roles and Meeting

Meeting and Facilitation Tools

• Local Executive Committee (LEC) meeting checklist
• Meeting Power: Self Assessment Tool
• Planning a local educational event
• Reference Guide for Local Elections
•  Reference Guide for Local Elections (Large Print)
• Four New Energizers 
• Local Meetings Motion Form
• Template for Local Committee Report to General Membership Meeting
•  Template for Officers’ Report to General Membership Meeting
• Template for Local Committee Report to the Local Executive Committee

Steward Roles and Tools

• PowerTool: A Handbook for OPSEU Stewards
• PowerTool Recruitment Supplement
• Outil De Pouvoir: Un guide pratique à l’intention des délégués du SEFPO
• Tips for Orienting a New member to the Union

Leadership and Finance

Leadership Skills and Tools

• Local Executive Committee (LEC) contact form (scroll down to “Local forms and documents” section)
• Local committee report form
• OPSEU local structures: Examples
• New Local Presidents – First month checklist
• Roles and responsibilities of local union officers
• Running successful local meetings

Local Finances

• Local Treasurer job description
• Local Treasurer’s calendar
• Local Treasurer’s first month checklist
• Local Treasurer’s report template
• OPSEU local audit checklist
• OPSEU local funding support