UESF News Helpful training sessions for Union Building Committee (UBC)
members have been taking place one Tuesday each month at UESF since January.
At each session, we have worked with a variety of
real life scenarios involving problem-solving and
protecting the rights of paras and teachers at our job sites.
Though our contracts are not exactly exciting page- turners,
reading through them and finding that many difficult situations
We have learned how to create and maintain effective UBCs at our
schools, focusing on ensuring that everyone is fairly represented.
We studied staffing allocation forms to make sure that staff is appropriately assigned.
Another good feature has been the emphasis on communication with pointers on how to move from unproductive adversarial talk with administrators to discussions focused on collaborative solutions.
The best part has been talking with folks from other schools,
ranging from UBC newbies to veterans, and getting advice on how
they have solved problems. There has been a real sense of camaraderie and a generosity of the more experienced to guide the rest of us.
We look forward to learning more about the new student weighted formula and how to make sure that the voice of the school staff is heard loudly and clearly in the decisions made by our School Site Councils.
Clearly, a strong, well-informed, and active UBC will be even more important with the new site based budgeting.
Judith Christensen is a new building rep at Lakeshore Alternative Elementary School.
UBC training focuses on solutions
by Judith Christensen
VIce President Rudi Faltus (standing) conducts
weekly trainings for UBC members.
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