NCR Combined Regional Seminar: a productive Weekend for UNE Members

February 27, 2023

With four UNE Regions coming together at the Hilton Lac-Leamy from February 16-19 (NCR-Separate Employers, Gatineau-TB, Ottawa-TB, and Outside Canada), it was a great opportunity for activists to come together to discuss, learn and share ideas.

“The pandemic has changed the way people work and how we, as a Union, engage with the membership. An event like this is the perfect opportunity to reconnect, meet new activists and learn new tools to assist our members in the workplace through an intersectional lens,” said UNE Deputy Trustee Chris Little-Gagné.

Throughout the seminar, members had a refresher on Local finances and grievance handling. Chris gave a great presentation on pronouns and the importance of language. February is Black History Month, and  an excellent presentation was given by Gwen Madiba, founder of Equal Chance.

Jesus Adrian Napoles, PSAC Regional Education Officer, gave an inspiring training session called UNE: Empowering our Future. Members had a chance to dig into governance and the importance of interaction in a respectful and constructive manner in a Union context where workplace issues can be overwhelming for the member and for the Local executive.

Youth elections for the upcoming Convention were held. Congratulations to the elected Youth delegates!

Fae Johnstone, Executive Director and Co-Owner of Wisdom2Action (W2A), provided the delegates basic and concrete tools to engage with members in a digital world.