Alliance Facilitators' Network
Support Systems for Alliance Facilitators
(SOURCE: AFN Policy, Adopted NBoD-June 1995 / Amended NBoD-January 1998)"If the Alliance is to be consistent with commitment to a local based, member-driven component of its union education programme, it must provide substantive support to the Alliance Facilitators in their role as facilitators in the workplaces. Without such support, the vision of a network of active union facilitators would remain a hollow concept."
1. AFN LIAISON BULLETIN
A Liaison Bulletin published at the regional level a few times every year to help consolidate the Facilitators' Network. The bulletin would contain short descriptions of Alliance Facilitators' activities, advertise skill development opportunities, publicize the availability of new modules developed. In 2004, Ontario Region will be releasing the First Edition of the Ontario AFN Liason Bulletin as part of Regional Education Plan 2004-2006. Three AFs have volunteered to be Co-Editors of this Bulletin.
2. SKILLS DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES
As per the AFN Policy and the Ontario Regional Education Plan, co- facilitating opportunities for Alliance Facilitators (AFs) are available so they can receive feedback and suggestions that will help them maintain their skills. A number of opportunities exist in 2004 as outlined below:
Opportunities are available to co-faciliate at the Ontario Fall School 2005. Interested AFs contact your PSAC Regional Office. The criteria for these opportunities are:
- Active AF as defined in the AFN Policy
- First time co-facilitating at School or Opportunity to build skills in a new area
- Committed to the AFN and the PSAC Education Program
- Willing to co-develop course material
- Willing to work in School/Course Facilitating Team
- Willing to participate in evening events
- Equitable distribution of opportunities
- Willing to share experiences with other AFs
- Willing to write an article for the Ontario AFN Liasion Bulletin
- Willing to write a Report to the REO
- Willing to prepare an AF workplan
AF expense reimbursement as per 5.10 of the AFN Policy
Ongoing opportunities to co-facilitate Regional Basic Courses including the Talking Union Basics and the Grievance Handling Courses with staff at the PSAC Regional Offices exist. The criteria for these opportunities are:
- Active AF as defined in the AFN Policy
- Committed to the AFN and the PSAC Education Program
- Willing to co-develop course material
- Willing to work in a Course Facilitating Team
- Willing to participate in evening events
- Equitable distribution of opportunities
- Willing to share experiences with other AFs
- Willing to write an article for the Ontario AFN Liasion Bulletin
AF expense reimbursement as per 5.10 of the AFN Policy
Interested AFs contact your PSAC Regional Office.
C) Conferences
From time to time, opportunities are made available to AFs for co-faciliatation of workshops at National Conferences and Regional Conferences.
3. RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR AFS
AF CATALOGUE OF EDUCATION RESOURCES
A Catalogue of Education Material and AF Tools is listed below and is available for AF use for delivery by AFs in the Local, Workplace, Region, Component. The National Education Program has released newly developed material since 2003 and includes 45 minute learning activities that are easily delivered at workplace lunch and learns or at Local events or other Regional events. In addition, AF Forms are available for purposes of planning. All material is available from your RO. Please contact your PSAC Regional Office.
AF FORMS DESIGNED FOR PLANNING PURPOSES
Note: To access the AFN Budget: There must be both an Education Proposal and an AF Workplan developed in concert with the applicable RO
EDUCATION MATERIAL (LEARNING ACTIVITIES/ KITS/TOOL KITS) FOR AF DELIVERY OR AF SKILLS BUILDING
*Make Poverty History Workshop
Make Poverty History is the largest popular movement seeking to abolish World Poverty. It's time for real action! You can join in by organizing a lunch time Union Education Session.
CLICK HERE for your workshop notes and CLICK HERE for your handouts.
PSAC Health & Safety Tool Kit (2004)
One Hour to Elect Your Future! : A one hour workshop that you can present during lunch hour or any time during the day in order to inform your Local members, or members of any other interested group, of the importance of participating in the electoral process is available on PSAC National site at: http://www.psac.com/elections/vote_howto_involved-e.htm
Electing Your Future: A two-hour workshop on the importance of participating in the electoral process is also available here.
Facilitators Kit: Contains PSAC Facilitating Skills Handbook” and “Adult and Popular Education Exercises”
*Union's Role in a Changing World (Globilization)
For workshop notes, CLICK HERE. Deliver a lunch hour session.
Global Solidarity (CLC)
Public Service Modernization Resources
Get an overview of the changes to staffing under the new PSEA. Link to our interactive staffing tutorial and check out our staffing booklet. Find out about legislative changes around your political activities.
Education On The Picket Line Handbook
Collective Bargaining Toolkits:
- Public Services Communications Campaign Regional Toolkit: Chapter 1
- Getting Started and Keep Going (For ROs to deliver to AFs)
- Union Presentations
Note: while these notes were written for a specific Component EO committee, they can be adapted to fit a variety of “public speaking” scenarios and needs.
- Clearing House List: An updated listing of non-core Education material developed by AFs, ROs, and other sources is available. The most recent listing is January 2003.
- Various PSAC Education Kits are also available such as the newly released Representation Kit which contains Chapter One: The Collective Agreement, Duty to Accommodate Kit, Health and Safety Changes to the CLC Part II Kit, Talking Union Basics (TUB)
- Duty to Accommodate Handbook
The Duty to Accommodate handbook is a guide for local representatives that addresses reasonable accommodation in the workplace.It is the reference for the Duty To Accomodate KIt.
- Videos
A number of PSAC Education videos on a variety of topics for membership training are available to borrow from your PSAc Regional Office.