Spring 2026 Basic Steward Training Workshops

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Basic Steward Training (three-day workshop)
Stewards play a vital role in the union. This workshop will teach new stewards the skills to serve confidently in your role. Workshop content includes the role of the steward, organizing your chapter, JEDI resources, grievance handling, and basic contract interpretation.

Basic Steward Training is for Lead Stewards, Assistant Lead Stewards, and General Stewards. You must be an elected steward to register. This workshop is the prerequisite for all subsequent steward training. Participants must commit to attending all three consecutive days for either workshop:

Dates: April 27-29, 2026
Location: HSA Office, New Westminster
Time: 9am - 4:30pm PST

Registration Information:

Stewards interested in attending these workshops must complete a registration application by logging into My Events Registration using the provided prompts. Workshops are listed under Education events. Please call the HSA office at 604-517-0994 or 1-800-663-2017 if you do not know your HSA member ID number.

Participants must be able to attend the full workshop. If you are unable to attend the entire workshop, please review our workshop schedule to find an event where you can participate to the fullest.   

As per HSA policy, expenses, dependent care costs and wage replacement will be provided. Participants must request time off from their employer once the union confirms workshop acceptance. If the workshop is on a scheduled workday, wage replacement will be provided. If the workshop is on a day off, participants are entitled to bank the time as paid union leave to be taken at a later date.

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