Light snacks, warm beverages, and good conversations.

Want to create a friendly and co-operative work environment? You’ve come to the right place! Experts will share employee handbook and orientation designs, training
and development tips, equity and discrimination policies, stress and wellbeing measures, staff retention strategies, and more.

Calling all farmers, farm workers, and all members of our Local 362, please join us for our Annual General Meeting (AGM) aka Assembly of Gifted Malcontents. Expect camaraderie with fellow farmers, the opportunity to shape our local's activities, a bit of business, and a discussion on current seed issues! While the current political climate...is what it is, tether yourself to like-minded, kind-hearted, agitators in your nearby farming community - together we are strong!  

The details: 

• February 13th 
• 6:30 - 8:45 pm
• 299 Somerset Street West (intersection of Somerset St. W. and O'Connor)
• Buzz 20, find the community room on the right 
• Street Parking
• BYO-Snacks
• Please RSVP here to help us make sure we have enough chairs! 

Draft agenda (2 hours, 15 minutes):

• Intros, approval of agenda and 2023 minutes (15 mins)
• Welcome and president's reflections on 2024 (10 mins)
• National Convention reflections (10 mins)
• Treasurer's 2024 Report (5 mins)
• Discussion on budget priorities: conventions, events, honorarium, staffing, tabling, other (15 mins)
• Elections of 2025 Local 362 executive (10 mins)
• Current seed issues - guest speaker to be confirmed (25 mins)
• NFU-O AGM / Convention delegates (15 mins)
• Seedy Saturday, Ottawa Valley Farm Show (silent auction for NFF), Eco Farm Day (10 mins)
• Representing ourselves on the new NFU-O Locals page (events, priorities, crops) (5 mins)
• Resolution on a Maximum Revenue Entitlement (MRE) for grocery retail chains (10 minutes)
• Other (5 mins)

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You're invited to the 2025 Local 306 AGM! Lunch will be provided for members of the Local and guests.  The public portion of the event will start at 1:00 pm.

Being a good manager means staying organized! Learn successful time-tracking, strategic management and planning tips. Explore a variety of staff management approaches and how to motivate and evaluate staff. Learn how you can you support employee routes to equity, co- ops, and/or other partnership.

Event will have some guest speakers, including Jenn Pfenning who will be talking about the NFU and foreign workers.