Supervisors in the Union Workshop

Date:   March 11-12, 2025
Time: 9am to 4:30pm PST, one hour for lunch
Location: Virtual via Zoom

Supervisors were some of the founding members of HSA when the union was first organized, and HSA is unique in terms of the number of supervisors who are included in the union. This workshop is for HSA supervisors who want to learn more about their role as a member and as a supervisor in the workplace. Day two will cover the supervisor role in Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) investigations, taught by a BC Federation of Labour facilitator.

This workshop is open to HSA members employed in roles with regular ongoing responsibilities supervising other union members. Space is limited, and priority will be given to supervisors who have not previously taken the workshop.

Quotes from the May 2024 participants:

“I appreciated the union side perspective. All too often as supervisors we only hear or receive direction from managers who are not HSA members.”

“The information was very useful and the knowledge builds my confidence in doing my job in a unionized environment.”

As per HSA policy, 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.

Participants must be able to attend the entire workshop. Members must complete a registration application by logging into My Events Registration using the prompts provided. Workshops are listed under Other events. Please select ‘create a login’ through the Event Registration and click on the ‘here’ to receive your member ID by email or call the HSA office at 604-517-0994 or 1-800-663-6119 if you do not know your HSA member ID number.