Steward Intermediate is a two-day course designed to strengthen the ability of BCNU stewards to address issues in their workplaces and support BCNU members. The course covers key issues in labour relations including:
- discipline
- selections and workload
- Union and Employer investigations
- how to read and interpret collective agreements
- how to utilize the grievance process
- how to run Step One meetings
- grievance file management and handover, and
- understanding the essentials of arbitration processes.
Stewards will also receive an overview of BCNU member advocacy services including OH&S, the LEAP program, the professional responsibility process (PRP) and Human Rights and Equity advocacy.
To help facilitate the most effective learning, participants for this course are selected based on a combination of experience, previous courses taken and responses provided in their application.