June 16 - 20, 2025
English
Classroom
CUPE/SCFP
Sessions being offered at this year's Weeklong Summer School are:
1. Health and Safety: Mental Health at Work and in the Union
2. Leadership: Making Gains through Strategic Unionism
3. Member Engagement for all: Activating Your Local
4. Steward Learning Series: Work Now, Grieve Later, Build Solidarity
Summer School Fees:
Includes rooms, meals, registrations, and most activities. Costs are as follow:
Registrations/cheques must be received by June 3, 2025
Single Occupancy - $1,200/pp
Double Occupancy - $1,000/pp
Triple Occupancy - $800/pp
PAYMENT INFORMATION
Make cheque payable to: CUPE
Mail payment to:
Annalyn Jimeno
CUPE Manitoba Regional Office
703-275 Broadway
Winnipeg, MB R3C 4M6
Health and Safety: Mental Health at Work and in the Union
June 16 (3:00pm) - 20, 2025 (12:00pm) (18 spaces available)
Participants will explore mental health in the union, the workplace, and the community. We are pleased to offer Mental Health First Aid Basic certification* as part of this course. Other topics include healthy boundaries, having difficult conversations, addressing compassion fatigue for union activists, social determinants of health, and skills-building for offering mental health supports to members. * $50 additional fee for materials (on top of registration fee).
Leadership: Making Gains through Strategic Unionism
June 16 (3:00pm) - 20, 2025 (12:00pm) (19 spaces available)
In this course, we will dig into union planning and strategy. We will develop strategies for fighting to win major bargaining, election and issues-based campaigns, as we explore methods that work for planning and implementing events, campaigns, and community-union solidarity work. Participants will build leadership skills for organizing members, lobbying governments and decision-makers, handling issues at the labour board, and building mutual support for union and community values and priorities.
Member Engagement for All: Activating Your Local
June 16 (3:00pm) - 20, 2025 (12:00pm) (20 spaces available)
How can we get members more involved in the union? How can we keep members engaged with union activities? Participants will build hands-on skills and plan for getting past member apathy to achieve active member engagement and mobilization. We will explore and develop plans for workplace mapping, systemic member outreach, building interest and commitment for campaign and bargaining actions, and build skills for handling complaints, conflicts and tough issues.
Steward Learning Series: Work Now, Grieve Later, Build Solidarity
June 16 (3:00pm) - 20, 2025 (12:00pm) (20 spaces available)
This workshop stream will help union stewards develop and deepen skills for defending members’ interests at work. Participants will delve into leading cases, hone skills for building solidarity through grievance action, develop knowledge and skills for solidarity with Indigenous workers, work on representing members in disciplinary meetings and attendance management programs, learn new skills for handling human rights grievances, and develop skills for leading as team, handling tough grievances and support members.
Jun 3, 2025
The Russell Inn & Conference Centre
Provincial Trunk Highway 83
Russell, Manitoba
(map)
There is significant demand for our workshops. If you need to cancel your registration, please email Annalyn Jimeno, mbeducation@cupe.ca as soon as possible.
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.
Annalyn Jimeno
mbeducation@cupe.ca