Good afternoon,
Please see the upcoming forums that have been booked – there are others that are in the process of being book and I will share those at that time.
We have provided you graphics should you wish to use on your social media or email. Please encourage your members to register and attend. Please note that we are still looking for representatives in some areas for some classifications.
TRADES
You are invited to a Zoom Trades Forum meeting.
When: Jun 8, 2021 06:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Questions that will be addressed at the Forum:
- Where do you see the trades going?
- How do we apply pressure? Where do we apply pressure? To whom do we apply the pressure?
- College of Trades and New legislations?
CLERICAL
You are invited to a Zoom Clerical Forum meeting.
When: Jun 10, 2021 06:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Questions that we will be addressing at the forum:
- What are the biggest challenges in your position (role)?
- What is your school board, local? What are your current full-time working hours? Do you want more hours to perform your core duties? Is your position a 10 month & 2 week, if not what is it?
- What actions are you willing to take to achieve this?
EA Forum
When: Jun 15, 2021 06:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Questions that we will be addressing at the forum:
What Education would we like to see provided to EA?
Positive Take Away from this past year?
What can we do to improve for next year?
What Actions can we do?
How do we Engage the Unengaged?
Custodial Forum
When: Jun 19, 2021 01:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Questions that we will be covering at the custodial forum:
1- Are you aware of contracting out of custodial work at your board and what actions can we take to eliminate it?
2- What actions can we take to better reach and communicate with our custodial colleagues?
3- What union training would members of this classification benefit from the most?
4- Do you feel you are respected at your worksite? On a sliding scale 1 would be no respect at all and 10 would be very respected. What actions can we take to obtain the respect we deserve for our classification?
Paraprofessional and Professional Forum
When: Jun 19, 2021 10:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
IT Forum
When: June 22, 2021 06:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Some questions that will be discussed are:
What does the IT Classification want to achieve through bargaining?
What challenges have been brought through the COVID pandemic?
How can we increase IT member involvement on a personal level?
Take care, stay safe
In solidarity
Laura Walton
President
