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Education and Training

The Canadian Council and the ATU International offer courses for local union officers and members. Since 1985, the ATU has focused on leadership skills, union administration, and the grievance and arbitration processes critical to the successful functioning of local unions. The ATU has developed and presented almost 500 educational seminars. These include grievance workshops, legislative and political action conferences, collective bargaining, organizing, pension, and arbitration seminars. The ATU also leads the way in organizing and sponsoring joint labour/management conferences. Over the last two decades, the ATU has trained nearly 10,000 local leaders in various subjects.

Beginning in the early 1990s, the ATU has added classes in collective bargaining and advanced arbitration techniques, and conferences in labour/management relations. In addition, the ATU has added classes designed exclusively for maintenance department employees. The ATU is a leading advocate for regional labour/management partnerships and have sponsored numerous seminars to support these objectives. Specifically designed programs address the issues facing the many bargaining units we represent including maintenance, school bus, municipal paratransit, and other employees.

Education is an important part of the ATU's approach to its locals. These educational offerings reflect the ATU's commitment to making our officers and members the most highly trained labour representatives in both the U.S. and Canada. This commitment will continue unabated into the 21st century.

For dates of the next course offerings through the Council and/or the International please check the news items and/or click this link: ATU Announcements

For further information please contact us at the council.

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On-line and CD Courses

The ATU Canadian Council also offers a variety of on-line and cd-based courses in partnerhip with VuBiz a leading e-learning company that provides clients with a full range of services - from customized courseware production to distribution and management. View the catalogues to see if there is a course that’s right for you! Just click on the Vu Biz link above to access the courses.

The Labour College of Canada

The Labour College of Canada, which is sponsored by the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) and its affiliates, opened its doors to workers 1963. The main objective of the Labour College is to develop leadership by increasing the ability of unionists to understand, analyze, and deal with everyday problems and issues that may confront them at work, in their unions and in the community.

The challenging five-week Graduate Program is delivered in two (2) parts: four weeks nationally and one-week in either of the CLC regions.

The four-week National Graduate Program consists of four (4) courses: Economics, Political Science, Labour History, and Labour Sociology. The week-long course in the regions is Labour Law. For more information click the link above.