February 24 - 28, 2025
Bilingual
Classroom
CUPE/SCFP
Workshops will run from Monday to Thursday from 9:00am to 4:00pm with breaks during the day and Friday 9:00am to 12:00pm.
Select one session from the four sessions that are available.
Grievance Handling Handling Discipline and Discharge What Stewards need to know about arb. Representing Members in front of Management Creating Accommodation-Friendly workplaces Mediating member to member conflict Ally skills for stewards Disability and ableism in the workplace Creating accommodating-Friendly workplace
SLS - Grievance handling
Feb 24, 2025 (9:00am-12:00pm (Atlantic))
Share tips and successful practices with other stewards, and learn strategies for handling difficult grievances. NOTE: Please bring your collective agreement and Steward Handbook to the workshop.
SLS - Handling discipline and discharge
Feb 24, 2025 (1:00pm-4:00pm (Atlantic))
Learn about key legal concepts and terms, and the role of stewards during an employer’s investigation, when discipline is given, and during grievance meetings. NOTE: Please bring your collective agreement and Steward Handbook to the workshop.
SLS - What stewards need to know about arbitration
Feb 25, 2025 (9:00am-12:00pm (Atlantic))
Although most grievances get settled, some go to arbitration. Learn about the arbitration process, terms, mediated settlements, and the role of the steward before and during arbitration. NOTE: Please bring your collective agreement to the workshop.
SLS - Representing members in front of management
Feb 25, 2025 (1:00pm-4:00pm (Atlantic))
This module equips stewards to be proactive when meeting with management. Learn tips for effective meetings, and build confidence by practicing meeting situations.
SLS - Creating harassment-free workplaces
Feb 26, 2025 (9:00am-12:00pm (Atlantic))
Learn how to recognize harassment, educate members about harassment, and represent members who are involved in harassment complaints.
SLS - Mediating member-to-member conflict
Feb 26, 2025 (1:00pm-4:00pm (Atlantic))
Practice coaching members who are in conflict with other members, and work with a four-step approach to basic mediation.
SLS - Ally skills for stewards
Feb 27, 2025 (9:00am-12:00pm (Atlantic))
Effective stewards are champions for human rights and equality. Explore what it means to be an ally, and ways that stewards can step up as allies in the workplace and the union.
SLS - Disability and ableism in the workplace
Feb 27, 2025 (1:00pm-4:00pm (Atlantic))
Explore what ableism is, how to recognize it, and ways to address it. Learn about how to make your workplace and union accessible to workers with visible and invisible disabilities.
SLS - Creating accommodation-friendly workplaces
Feb 28, 2025 (9:00am-12:00pm (Atlantic))
Learn the legal framework for the duty to accommodate, what a good accommodation process and plan look like, and what to do if the employer is not willing to provide reasonable accommodation. NOTE: Please bring your Steward Handbook to the workshop.
Financial Essentials (6hrs) Conflict at Work (6hrs) Conflict-Ready Executives (3hrs) Mediating Member-to-Member Conflict (3hrs) Leading as a Team (3hrs) Bylaw Essentials (3hrs) Duty to Fair Representation (3hrs)
LET - Financial Essentials
Feb 24, 2025 (9:00am-4:00pm (Atlantic))
This workshop is for all members in an elected position within the local union. Whether you are a trustee or a member of the executive, learning about the basics of the local union’s finances is a priority. In this workshop, you will learn about your duties regarding the finances of the union, budgeting and how to be transparent and accountable to members. NOTE: This workshop is a pre-requisite for Secretary-Treasurers and Trustees wishing to take LET - Financial Officers.
Conflict at Work
Feb 25, 2025 (9:00am-4:00pm (Atlantic))
Conflict is a natural part of our lives. Learning to handle it well improves relationships at work and in other parts of our lives. In this workshop, you will -deepen your understanding of conflict -learn how to identify the issues and find the right solutions -strengthen your conflict communication skills
LET - Conflict-Ready Executives
Feb 26, 2025 (9:00am-12:00pm (Atlantic))
In this workshop, participants will explore: - The value of conflict for effective groups - How our beliefs about conflict shape how we respond - The kinds of conflict executives struggle with - Productive ways to resolve conflict on an executive
SLS - Mediating member-to-member conflict
Feb 26, 2025 (1:00pm-4:00pm (Atlantic))
Practice coaching members who are in conflict with other members, and work with a four-step approach to basic mediation.
LET - Leading as a Team
Feb 27, 2025 (9:00am-12:00pm (Atlantic))
In this workshop, executive teams explore power and responsibility that comes with it, how we work in teams and how to balance our leadership styles to engage the membership and work effectively across diversity.
LET - Bylaw Essentials
Feb 27, 2025 (1:00pm-4:00pm (Atlantic))
Good bylaws are an essential component of a well-functioning local. In this workshop, you will learn the principles of good bylaws and how to make sure they are in compliance with CUPE's national constitution. We'll also look at how clear language bylaws help our members get involved in the work of the union. NOTE: Please bring your local bylaws to the workshop.
LET - Duty of Fair Representation
Feb 28, 2025 (9:00am-12:00pm (Atlantic))
Learn about your local's duty to represent the members in your union, the legal requirements of fair representation and how it applies to your collective agreement and other laws covering your workplace.
French Workshops/Ateliers Français
LET - Financial Essentials
Feb 24, 2025 (9:00am-4:00pm (Atlantic))
This workshop is for all members in an elected position within the local union. Whether you are a trustee or a member of the executive, learning about the basics of the local union’s finances is a priority. In this workshop, you will learn about your duties regarding the finances of the union, budgeting and how to be transparent and accountable to members. NOTE: This workshop is a pre-requisite for Secretary-Treasurers and Trustees wishing to take LET - Financial Officers.
Conflict at Work
Feb 25, 2025 (9:00am-4:00pm (Atlantic))
Conflict is a natural part of our lives. Learning to handle it well improves relationships at work and in other parts of our lives. In this workshop, you will -deepen your understanding of conflict -learn how to identify the issues and find the right solutions -strengthen your conflict communication skills
LET - Conflict-Ready Executives
Feb 26, 2025 (9:00am-12:00pm (Atlantic))
In this workshop, participants will explore: - The value of conflict for effective groups - How our beliefs about conflict shape how we respond - The kinds of conflict executives struggle with - Productive ways to resolve conflict on an executive
SLS - Mediating member-to-member conflict
Feb 26, 2025 (1:00pm-4:00pm (Atlantic))
Practice coaching members who are in conflict with other members, and work with a four-step approach to basic mediation.
LET - Leading as a Team
Feb 27, 2025 (9:00am-12:00pm (Atlantic))
In this workshop, executive teams explore power and responsibility that comes with it, how we work in teams and how to balance our leadership styles to engage the membership and work effectively across diversity.
LET - Bylaw Essentials
Feb 27, 2025 (1:00pm-4:00pm (Atlantic))
Good bylaws are an essential component of a well-functioning local. In this workshop, you will learn the principles of good bylaws and how to make sure they are in compliance with CUPE's national constitution. We'll also look at how clear language bylaws help our members get involved in the work of the union. NOTE: Please bring your local bylaws to the workshop.
LET - Duty of Fair Representation
Feb 28, 2025 (9:00am-12:00pm (Atlantic))
Learn about your local's duty to represent the members in your union, the legal requirements of fair representation and how it applies to your collective agreement and other laws covering your workplace.
Women Breaking Barriers (9hrs) Public Speaking (9hrs) Leadership Essentials (9hrs)
Women Breaking Barriers
Feb 24, 2025 (9:00am-4:00pm (Atlantic))
Feb 25, 2025 (9:00am-12:00pm (Atlantic))
Learn about women’s oppression, politics and social change – all from a woman’s perspective. Explore the barriers, challenges and opportunities for women in the union. Discover your own personal leadership style and develop a plan for your personal next step. NOTE: This workshop is open to members who identify as women.
Public Speaking
February 25 (1:00pm) - 26, 2025 (4:00pm)
This workshop will help you gain the confidence you need to speak up at a meeting or public event. Take the opportunity, in a supportive environment to practice speaking on various issues and resolutions. Learn ways to deal with nervousness, and how to prepare and present.
LET - Leadership Essentials
Feb 27, 2025 (9:00am-4:00pm (Atlantic))
Feb 28, 2025 (9:00am-12:00pm (Atlantic))
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.
Jan 31, 2025
Delta Beauséjour Moncton
750 Main Street
Moncton, New Brunswick
(map)
86
$500
Please make cheques payable to: CUPE/SCFP
And send to:
Dalhousie CUPE Area Office
396 Renfrew Street
Dalhousie, NB E8C 2K4
Or deliver cheque to your CUPE Area Office.
**We will not accept payment on site.
Payment must be sent before the deadline date of February 14, 2025
There is a huge demand for our weeklong learning workshops.
Cancellation requests must be done prior to February 14, 2025 for full refund,
after that date there is NO REFUND.
To request a cancellation, please email MARITIMEEDUCATION@CUPE.CA
Thank you 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.
Lynne Williams-LePage
maritimeeducation@cupe.ca