Education plays an enormous role in creating strong social unions which founded Unifor. The Education Department offers extensive and informative labour education programs, located at your Local along with the Unifor Education Centre in Port Elgin. Unifor offers courses on a variety of subjects, ranging in length from 1 day to 4 weeks. Our education programs aim to provide members with a perspective on the development of unions, as well as teaching skills and strategies developed by our members which emphasize the importance of solidarity. The strength of our future is not only at the bargaining table or the picket line, but also in the classroom. Given the importance of education, we recommend to all of our bargaining units that contract proposals include paid education leave.