Autumn courses
Autumn new leaves
Time to learn something new! As the leaves and the temperature begins to fall it’s an ideal time to try one of our for equalities courses for Black and Asian reps or how to organise and bargain around equalities issues.
WORKPLACE REPS
There are four courses running in the same week, please only choose one course for the duration of the week.
The venue will be the Aloft Hotel, Birmingham; the dates are September 1 to 5 – five consecutive days.
Dignity at Work – Challenging Workplace Harassment, Discrimination & Bullying
This course is open to all Unite workplace reps and workplace Branch Officers to attend. This course is designed for workplace reps and workplace Branch Officers and looks at the key issue of harassment, discrimination, bullying, violence, and abuse that leads to workplace stress.
The course examines ways to challenge inappropriate behaviours in the workplace by using effective strategies and methods to prevent workplace harassment and to promote Dignity at the Workplace.
We will also look at developing casework around this subject for grievances and examine how this could be raised in some disciplinary cases.
Pensions – Stage 2
This course is for Pension Trustee’s and for reps who have completed Pension Stage 1. The course is an advanced course, which will look at the legal framework what underpins financial decisions made by trustees, the role of actuaries, and pension fund investment strategies. You will develop your negotiating and dispute resolution skills.
Advanced leadership skills
This advanced course is for senior workplace reps interested in developing leadership skills for trade union activism.
You will learn about chairing effective meetings; written and verbal communications skills; leading campaigns that win for members; inspiring others to activism and inclusive networking.
You will identify different leadership styles, what works best for you and set your own leadership goals through the course of the week.
EQUALITIES COURSES
Black & Asian Members’ Political Weekend School
This course is open to Black and Asian Unite workplace representatives and branch officers, we positively encourage applications from Black and Asian women.
The date of the course is September 12 to 14; the venue is The Aloft Hotel, Birmingham.
This course will empower Black and Asian members to become more aware and get involved in Unite’s political agenda.
The course will examine Unite politics in a wider context, considering why and how our union operates on a political level.
We will also examine how specific government policies and legislation can be discriminatory and biased in their operation. We will look at how you can become involved in Unite politics, with a view to challenging racial discrimination inside and outside of the workplace and how to campaign politically.
Organising and Bargaining for Equality
This course is open to all Unite workplace reps and branch officers to attend.
The date of the course is October 20 to 24; the venue is The View Hotel, Eastbourne.
This course will assist all workplace reps and branch officials to understand the importance of equal opportunities for all, and why it is essential to organise, negotiate and campaign around equality in the workplace.
This course covers issues for all under-represented groups within our membership: Women, Black, Asian Minorities, Disabled and LGBT+, young and older workers.
