EOI: CLC/SFL Spring School

The Education Committee will be sponsoring up to 4 delegates to attend the 2023 CLC/SFL Spring School being held April 2nd - 6th at Temple Gardens and Spa Hotel in Moose Jaw! 

Bob Desjarlais Memorial Scholarship

It is with mixed emotions that we announce our new scholarship, the Bob Desjarlais Memorial Scholarship.  This is a bittersweet moment for all of us.

The scholarship will be an annual $750 prize for SEIU-West members, in addition to the ongoing ten scholarships for members and ten scholarships for children of members.

This scholarship is intended to honor the characteristics that we miss so much about our Staff Rep, Negotiator, and friend, Bob Desjarlais. The successful applicant will be someone who has their co-workers' backs, dedicates their time to fellow union members by being an ally, supports, encourages and defends…in other words, someone who embodies the definition of solidarity.

Applicants must be pursuing an educational program deemed acceptable by the SEIU-West Scholarship Committee.  In order to qualify, please read about who Bob was and then send the SEIU-West Education Committee an email, care of Alicia Zerr, describing how you, or someone you wish to nominate,  supports your/their co-workers to make the workplace and community a better place. Please include the funniest clean joke you know. Bob was a funny guy. Please also fill out this form and return it to an SEIU-West office, or complete the form online.

Alternatively, you can send a fax to our Saskatoon location @ 1-877-221-2212. Deadline to apply is November 15th, 2021.

Apply now! Activist Training Camp 2022

The SEIU-West Education Department is pleased to invite members to apply for the Activist Training Workshop, happening both in-person and online.

The course will take place on:

• September 20 in Sasktoon
• September 22 in Swift Current
• September 23 online

2022 Turtle Island

Prairie School for Union Women 2022

SEIU-West Education Committee is pleased to sponsor up to 6 members to attend Prairie School for Union Women from June 13-16, 2022. The Prairie School for Union Women (PSUW) offers trade union women an intensive four days of learning and sharing in a supportive environment. The goals of the school are to develop women’s personal and leadership skills and to build solidarity among women workers. 

PSUW is being offered online as well as in-person this year. For in-person classes, the location is the Delta Bessborough in beautiful downtown Saskatoon, treaty 6 territory.

Your completed Expression of Interest form must be received in our office on or before April 27, 2022 in order to allow us to complete the registration and selection process. In this brochure, you can determine what course interests you most.

We will cover costs of registration, hotels, mileage, meals and wages/per diem.

SEIU-West Education Committee's list of mental health resources

SEIU-West Education Committee is encouraging our members to seek out the opportunities to take education on mental health. 

In a report released by Statistics Canada, seven in 10 healthcare workers reported worsening mental health during the pandemic.

The Education Committee has researched several options to share with you: 

2021 Scholarship Winners

The SEIU-West Education Committee is pleased to announce that all of the 2021 Scholarship Winners have been awarded and the winners have been notified.

Each year, the quality of the applications makes this selection process difficult. The committee wants to thank everyone who applied in 2021 and encourage all interested and qualified to do so in 2022. If you're interested in applying for the 2022 scholarship, click here for more information and to download the application form.

Here are our happy 2021 winners - congratulations and good luck furthering your studies!

• Kassandra Mc
• Melvin C
• Trishana W
• Kaitlin B
• Taylor K
• Kevin E
• Nicole L
• Katelyne R
• Chelsea B
• Princess M
• Hannah R
• Xoan N
• Randy M
• Maricris B
• Mckenna H
• Jenicar C-S
• Lual A L
• Cheri T
• Olayemi M
• Dana H
• Junia O - child of Michell T
• Shiela M - both a member and child of Arnolfo and Shirley
• Ali H - child of Altaf H
• Shaylyn De J - child of Kelly De J
• Nimrat G - child of Sarbjit
• Alhea Q - child of Leah Q
• Cameron O' - child of Carla O'
• Jaira D - child of Jen G
• Madelaine St. Y - child of Guy St. Y
• Bailey M - child of Abby C

We will add photos as they come in!

 

2021 Bob Desjarlais Memorial Scholarship Winner

Congratulations to our first ever recipient of the Bob Desjarlais Memorial Scholarship!

Leta R, you have truly embodied the spirit of the Scholarship. Your dedication to your fellow SEIU-West coworkers shines through with your work as a member, shop steward, Multicultural Mentorship Committee (MMC) member, and former Provincial Contract Action Team member(ProCAT). Leta can often be found at rallies, dressed in her purple! She brings people together on issues that are important and stands up for workers rights. Solidarity Leta!!!

Read Leta's profile here.

All the best with your studies!

2020 Scholarship Winners

The SEIU-West Education Committee is pleased to announce that all of the 2020 Scholarship Winners have been awarded and the winners have been notified.

Each year, the quality of the applications makes the\is selection process difficult. The committee wants to thank everyone who applied in 2020 and encourage all interested and qualified to do so in 2021. If you're interested in applying for the 2021 scholarship, click here for more information and to download the application form.

Apply to the SFL Prairie School for Union Women (PSUW)!

The Education Committee will be sponsoring up to six (6) delegates to attend the SFL Prairie School for Union Women in Waskesiu Lake, Saskatchewan from June 7-11, 2020. We will cover registration costs, lost wages, and meal expenses for those meals not provided at the school. For Saskatoon and area women (or those delegates that will be travelling through Saskatoon) there will be a chartered bus provided. Delegates from other areas of the province will be notified regarding car-pooling arrangements and in those cases, travel expenses will be covered.

Anyone interested in attending this school is asked to:

• Complete the online registration form here  OR
• Complete this pdf SEIU-West Expression of Interest Application form 
• Review the brochure for course selection here

Your completed Expression of Interest form must be received in our office on or before, April 2, 2020 in order to allow us to complete the registration and selection process.  Unfortunately, if you have attended this school in the last 3 years, your application will not be considered unless there are extra spots due to low entries.

Forward your completed pdf forms to:

Colleen Denniss, Chair, Education Committee

#200 – 747 46^th Street W., Saskatoon, SK S7L 6A1

Fax:  306-652-1392

Email: [email protected]

Delegates attending the school will be asked to submit a brief report to the SEIU-West Executive Board through the Education Committee Chairs following the completion of the event.  Thank you in advance for your cooperation in this regard.