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Building Strong Locals Conference
CUPE local leadership from across the country will gather at our Building Strong Locals Conference in Halifax from April 3 to 6, 2017. The Building Strong Locals Conference will provide local leadership with opportunities to develop skills and share best practices to make our union even stronger. A powerful local union is one that is inclusive and accessible, and that’s what the Building Strong Locals Conference is all about.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Tips for one-on-one conversations
Learn how to strengthen your membership outreach, one conversation at a time
Fact sheet
Email solidarity
Using email to connect with members, guard our privacy and foster our rights
Precarious work videos
What is CUPE’s Local Executive Training (LET)?
Building bargaining power
A bargaining flowchart for locals.
Guide
Financial officer's handbook
This handbook goes through each of the functions of the secretary-treasurer. In particular there is a detailed explanation of how to complete the Ledger form and Treasurer’s Report forms that are supplied to all Locals by the CUPE Accounting Department.
Resources
CUPE electronic ledgers for local union financial officers
Download the 2025 ledgers for local union financial officers now. Using Excel, the CUPE electronic ledger automatically totals columns, inserts information needed for Treasurer’s reports, budget worksheets, and the Trustees’ Audit Report.
Resources
Trustees' audit report package
Article B.3.12 of the CUPE Constitution requires all locals to complete an annual trustees’ report. All the necessary documents required can be downloaded here.
Catalogue of Workshops
CUPE offers a wide variety of workshops and different ways for members to access union education. If you want to know more about the upcoming workshops in our catalogue below or to request one for your local, contact your regional education representative or check our workshops page.
Guide
Guide to preparing local union bylaws
This new guide replaces CUPE’s existing model bylaws, using clear language to make the rules and procedures easier for everyone to understand. The guide also helps explain the reasons for some necessary rules, and gives options to adapt other rules to the unique situations of each local.
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National leadership survey presentation slides
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