May 25 - 30, 2025
CUPE 5430 must register through their Regional Office.
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Saskatchewan Summer School 2025
On behalf of CUPE Union Education Branch please find the program brochure at the following link:
cupe.sharepoint.com/:b:/s/SaskatchewanSecretarialstaff/EU0BqTlu7nJLrDSks6Gx0noBZ_EU1yTHqqT_6GA0VhQIrA?e=cC60VD
Choose One:
Session 1 - Mitigation of Discipline and Accommodation Clinic/Bootcamp
Session 2 - Communications - When You Have Something to Say or Have to Say Something
Session 3 - Leadership in Locals and Between Locals
Session 4 - Fundamentals of Labour Law
CUPE National has a vaccine policy and you can read it here:
cupe.ca/covid-vaccine-policy-and-return-work-office
All staff and members are encouraged to complete daily self-screening before attending any CUPE event, and to stay home if they are exhibiting symptoms related to COVID-19, or any other infectious disease, including the flu, common cold, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), etc.
Masking and physical distancing of six feet is encouraged, but no longer mandatory.
Summer School fees:
"Early Bird" registrations/cheques must be received by March 24, 2025.
Hotel Room - double occupancy - $1,373 (Early bird); after March 20/25 - $1,499
Hotel Room - single occupancy - $2,003 (Early bird); after March 20/25 - $2,192
Cabin - double occupancy - $1,625 (Early bird); after March 20/25 - $1,814
No single occupancy is available in cabin.
PAYMENT INFORMATION
Make cheque payable to: CUPE
Mail payment to:
CUPE Summer School 2025
c/o CUPE Saskatoon Area Office
250 Cardinal Crescent
Saskatoon SK S7L 6H8
Mitigation of Discipline and Accommodation Clinic/Bootcamp
May 26 (9:00am) - 30, 2025 (11:30am)
Pre-requisite: Introduction to Stewarding. Join Mira Lewis, Human Rights Representative, and Andrew Restall, Legal and Legislative Representative, in an intensive bootcamp that will work on two areas of work with your union: namely disciplinary mitigation and accommodations. Part one of this summer school stream of work is the union’s strategic use of “mitigating” circumstances – whether in discipline, grievance, or arbitration. The standards for mitigation will be considered and analyzed with a view to making them accessible, clear, and useful. Mitigation brings focus to those characteristics and circumstances, around a grievance or grievor, that can reduce or eliminate discipline. Knowledge of it is an essential element of grievance handling and having grievance meetings with an employer. The Duty to Accommodate will be examined, and accommodations, both successful and flawed, will be reviewed.
Communications - When You Have Something to Say or Have to Say Something
May 26 (9:00am) - 30, 2025 (11:30am)
Communications Representative Tria Donaldson, and Research Representative Katherine Norton will facilitate workshops aimed at improving your verbal communications, maximizing your chance of speaking in public and actually making sense! Being required to provide quick responses based on reasoned thought and preparedness while still being clear and understood is one of our greatest fears. Presenting a knowledgeable and relaxed exterior while “speaking off the cuff” will be workshopped in various contexts, including media interviews speaking at a rally, meeting with your employer, and meeting with the government.
Leadership in Locals and Between Locals
May 26 (9:00am) - 30, 2025 (11:30am)
Lori Sutherland, Saskatchewan CUPE Regional Director, will join Rebecca Noble, National Representative, in offering a series of leadership courses designed to bring your local’s needs and goals into focus. Consideration of how leadership needs change when working outside of CUPE, whether with other unions or in tandem with employers of government bodies, will be looked at. The recognition of individual and group responsibilities, and the steps to bringing out the best in your union local teams will be the center of this important week.
SLS - Mediating member-to-member conflict
May 26, 2025 (9:00am-12:00pm (Saskatchewan))
Practice coaching members who are in conflict with other members, and work with a four-step approach to basic mediation.
LET - Essentials for Inclusive Unions
May 26, 2025 (1:00pm-4:00pm (Saskatchewan))
May 27, 2025 (9:00am-12:00pm (Saskatchewan))
As activists in our unions, we often ask why members are not more involved. This workshop asks a different question: Who is involved and who isn't and what might be some reasons why? How might our unconscious biases contribute to this? How can we represent members in a way that invites those on the margins to get involved and to see the union as place where they want to make a difference?
LET - Good Meetings
May 27, 2025 (1:00pm-4:00pm (Saskatchewan))
May 28, 2025 (9:00am-12:00pm (Saskatchewan))
Have you ever sat through a meeting, either as a participant or a facilitator that you knew could be more focused, efficient, inclusive, or effective? We use Bourinot's rules of parliamentary procedure to make important decisions in a way that is fair. But sometimes a different kind of conversation is needed to be inclusive and build our movement. In this workshop, executive members learn a how to find and lead the right process for the work that needs to get done. Parliamentary procedure is an important part of our democratic process in CUPE. Some conversations are better had using other approaches. How do you decide when parli-pro is needed and when another approach could help? Build your facilitation skills for supporting effective and inclusive discussions, learn and practice some processes that you can use in your day to day work.
LET - Leadership Essentials
May 28, 2025 (1:00pm-4:00pm (Saskatchewan)) (15 spaces available)
May 29, 2025 (9:00am-4:00pm (Saskatchewan)) (15 spaces available)
Who am I as a leader? Who are we as a local union? How do we fit into the broader movement? Learn how to use the power of your elected position to build power and strengthen solidarity in the union, in the labour movement and in our communities.
LET - Parliamentary Procedure - Refresher
May 30, 2025 (9:00am-10:00am (Saskatchewan))
This workshop is for local executive members who have previously taken the the 9-hour parliamentary procedure workshop, to help refresh and practice chairing skills; or who have not taken the full workshop and need a primer. NOTE: Participants should bring their local bylaws to the workshop.
Fundamentals of Labour Law
May 26 (9:00am) - 30, 2025 (11:30am)
Pre-requisite: Introduction to Stewarding. In this workshop, participants will learn the fundamentals of labour law as they apply to unionized workplaces in Saskatchewan. Topics will include what locals and activists need to know about The Saskatchewan Employment Act, the union and employer’s duty to accommodate, and the duty of fair representation. Law, case decisions, and other jurisprudence will be discussed and reviewed, so participants can begin to understand more deeply their roles in the union legal framework and landscape.
Apr 23, 2025
Hawood Inn
851 Lakeview Drive
Waskesiu Lake, Saskatchewan
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Please note that this school may be cancelled due to low registration or other reasons.
Send your cancellation request by the registration deadline to kdraeger@cupe.ca.
Thanks for your interest in CUPE’s Union Education Program and for your ongoing leadership in our union!
In response to the health concerns of our members and staff, CUPE has implemented a Scent-Free Policy at all of our workshops. Scented products such as hair spray, perfume and deodorant can trigger reactions such as respiratory distress and headaches. Facilitators and participants are asked to refrain from using scented products while attending our workshops and meetings. Thank you for your cooperation.
Kim Draeger
KDraeger@cupe.ca