Fall 2018 Respectful Workplace Classes

In-depth courses about workplace bullying and campus initiatives to promote respectful workplaces across UMass, taught by Labor/Management Workplace Education and Workplace Learning and Development.

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Introduction to Anti-Workplace Bullying

Thursday, October 4, 2–4 p.m., CC 804
Friday, November 2, 2–4 p.m., CC 903
Monday, Dec. 3, 10—12, CC 904
Tuesday, Jan. 8, 10—12, CC 804

All new faculty and staff need to take an Introduction to Anti-Workplace Bullying workshop, jointly offered by Labor/Management Workplace Education and Workplace Learning & Development. If you are a recent UMass employee, please sign up for this introductory workshop at https://www.umass.edu/humres/new-employee-required-workshops. You will learn how to define workplace bullying and the UMass/Amherst campus procedures and resources to address bullying and create a respectful workplace.

Interrupting Racism: Creating an Inclusive Workplace

Thursday, October 25
1 to 2:30 p.m.
Campus Center 174

The Campus Climate Survey Staff Report that was distributed in April 2018 recommends trainings for staff members that encourage workplace peers to cultivate a more inclusive environment that increases understanding about different social identities, belonging, and respect. In this 1.5-hour workshop, we will look at ways that union members and UMass staff can talk about race, interrupt racism, and create a workplace culture that respects all employees and makes UMass a better place to work.— PSU Members Dan LaBonte and Leslie Fraser, facilitators

Inclusion Practices: Creating an Inclusive Workplace

Thursday, November 8
1 to 2 p.m.
Campus Center 162

The Campus Climate Survey Staff Report that was distributed in April 2018 recommends trainings for staff members that encourage workplace peers to cultivate a more inclusive environment that increases understanding about different social identities, belonging, and respect. In this one-hour workshop, we will generate ideas that staff can take action on themselves or bring back to their own workplaces, as we compile ways to create a workplace culture that respects all employees and makes UMass a better place to work. Leslie Fraser and Melissa Scheid Frantz, WLD, facilitators

 

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