Prairie School for Union Women
Enrollment for the school is limited and courses are filled on a first registered, first preference basis. Your registration fee must accompany your registration form in order to qualify. Register early as seats are limited in each course! We will do our best to register you in your preferred course.
2024 Course Options
Courses are scheduled over four days, and if seats are not available in your first course preference, you will be registered in your second or third course preference as selected on your registration form.
Guiding the Way: Reconciliation for Labour Leaders
Resisting the Right
Women Thinking of Retirement? We Need a Game Plan!
Labour Community Advocate
Occupational Health and Safety for Women
Well Behaved Women (Seldom Make History)
Building Strong, Inclusive Locals
Union/Labour Basics
Detailed course descriptions are available in the attached PSUW brochure.
Logistics
START: Sunday, June 9 with registration opening at 3 pm CST/MDT
END: Thursday, June 13 at 12 pm CST/MDT
Meals, Accommodation & Transportation
Registration fees include supper on Sunday, breakfast, lunch and supper on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, and breakfast on Thursday. Any other meals are the participant’s responsibility.
Fees also include accommodation at the University of Regina and you will be situated in a two bedroom or four bedroom suite on campus. Registrants do have the option to request suite mates. However, suite assignments are based on receipt of paid registrations and the SFL reserves the right to assign accommodation.
The cost of parking on campus is included in the registration fee and transportation costs are the responsibility of the participant. Do not book flights out of Regina earlier than 2:00 pm if possible.
Childcare
Childcare may be provided onsite to children 12 years of age and under by qualified childcare workers. This is for parents/guardians who have no alternate care available. Space is limited and only pre-registered children will be accepted. The deadline to request childcare is May 3, 2024, no exceptions. All parents/guardians requesting childcare will be contacted after May 3, 2024.
The cost for participants with children in childcare is $500 for the first child and $200 for each additional child. Fees include meals, snacks and activities where costs are incurred.
Scholarship
The Prairie School for Union Women has established a Scholarship Fund for the purpose of encouraging women from equity-seeking groups and from non-unionized work settings to attend the school as participants.
Women from the following equity-seeking groups are eligible to apply: Indigenous women, women with disabilities, visible minority women, lesbian/bisexual/transgender women and youth (29 and under). In addition, unemployed women and women working in non-unionized settings are eligible to apply.
The scholarship application form is found at the bottom of this page. The deadline to apply is May 3. Contact the SFL office at 306.525.0197 or email d.duff@sfl.sk.ca for more information.