PSAC Steward Series

You can view our Introductory Courses here or our Advanced Courses here.

Steward Series Workshops (Updated 2025)

The Steward Series workshops are designed to help Stewards to organize, represent and advocate on behalf of their members.

The Stewards Series consists of twenty-four (24) workshops that provide a logical and accessible learning path for PSAC Stewards. Foundational Workshops should be completed or attended before Steward as an Organizer Workshops.

Both sets of workshops have a series of 3-hour workshops that may be offered in different combinations. The courses offered and length of time for the courses may vary depending on the facilitator.


The Steward Series has been reorganized into two learning blocks: 

  1. Foundational Workshops
  • Why Unions?
  • The Role of Union Stewards
  • How Stewards can get More Involved in the Union
  • Working Strategically Through Conflict
  • Stewards as Problem Solvers
  • Grievances: The Basics
  • The Duty of Fair Representation: What a Steward should know
  • Trauma- Informed Advocacy
  • Engagement and Equity: Anti-Oppressive Framework for Stewards
  1. Steward as an Organizer Workshops (available in Fall 2025)
  • What Stewards Should Know About Health & Safety
  • Stewards’ Guide to Economics
  • Stewards Preventing and Challenging Workplace Harassment
  • The Duty to Accommodate: What Stewards Need to Know
  • Supporting Employment Equity
  • Human Rights Matter
  • Mental Health at Work
  • Challenging Patriarchy, Advocating for Gender Equity
  • Building an Anti-Racist Workplace
  • Building 2SLGBTQIA+ Inclusive Workplaces
  • Building Trans-Inclusive Workplaces
  • Stewards Promoting/Supporting Disability Justice
  • Stewards’ Guide to Planning for Action
  • Hot Topics in the Workplace: A Workshop Template for Stewards
  • Working Towards Reconciliation: The Role of the Steward

You can view our Introductory Courses here or our Advanced Courses here.