CUPE’s Building Strong Locals Conference will help you build leadership skills, create ties with community allies, improve member engagement, defend public services against right-wing threats and bargain to win. The conference will welcome you on March 3 at 2:00 p.m., right after the National Young Workers Conference.

You will learn about:

  • Enhanced skills to lead with confidence
  • Strategies to build stronger community connections
  • Approaches to engaging members more effectively
  • Practical methods to foster inclusivity and diversity
  • Key insights into successful bargaining strategies

Agenda highlights

Monday, March 3, 2025

  • 2:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.: Check-in
  • 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.: Meet-and-greet
  • 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.: Opening plenary

Tuesday, March 4, 2025

  • 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.: Check-in
  • 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.: Plenary
  • 1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.: Skills-Building Sessions
  • 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.: Evening social activity

Wednesday, March 5, 2025

  • 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.: Plenary
  • 1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.: Skills-Building Sessions

Thursday, March 6, 2025

  • 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.: Closing plenary

Skills-Building Sessions

  • Navigating CUPE
  • Building strong plans
  • Compassionate conflict resolution
  • Building stronger movements
  • Action Network: activating member power
  • Strategies to win a losing case
  • How to win at the bargaining table
  • Labour relations for union leaders
  • Worker-powered advocacy
  • Building stronger communities
  • Building informed locals

Registration details

Registration fee:

  • Early bird until January 17, 2025: $250.00
  • Regular price from January 18, 2025: $300.00

Final date to register (firm deadline): February 19, 2025

No onsite registration!

Please note: If you are a young CUPE member registered for the Building Strong Locals Conference, you can also register for the National Young Workers Conference at no additional cost. The registration system will include an option within the Building Strong Locals Conference registration form to indicate your interest in attending the National Young Workers Conference, with no extra fees required.

For information on subsidies, flight discounts, hotel bookings, accessibility requests, child care and more, visit the registration link below.

Register now