REMINDER: USW District 3 Staff and Local Union Leadership Development Conference

There is still space available for local union leaders to attend our first-ever USW District 3 Staff and Local Union Leadership Development Conference taking place December 5-7, 2022 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan!

The conference will include speakers and educational sessions for full-time union representatives at the National, District and Local Union level. Themes will include legal trends, engaging the membership, dealing with difficult grievors, bargaining in today’s economy, and developing leadership in our union.

The conference will commence on the afternoon of Monday, December 5th and will conclude by 1:30 pm on Wednesday, December 7th.

All registrations and hotel bookings need to be made through WE Travel: http://usw.to/D3leadership

If you have any questions, please contact Jonathan Karmazinuk at 604-683-1117 or jkarmazinuk@usw.ca.

In solidarity,

Scott Lunny
Director, USW District 3

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