October 22 - 23, 2025
English
Classroom
CUPE/SCFP
BUNDLE 4A
SLS - HS - Preventing Mental Injuries at Work
Oct 22, 2025 (9:00am-12:00pm)
New forms of work, job insecurity, work intensification, high demands, violence and a resulting poor work-life balance are resulting in psychosocial and mental health problems in CUPE workplaces. This module focuses on the workplace as the cause or a contributor to mental health issues, and not the individual. Discuss strategies and actions that actually help make workplaces psychologically healthier and safer.
SLS - Creating accommodation-friendly workplaces
Pre-requisites: Introduction to Stewarding
Oct 22, 2025 (1:00pm-5:00pm)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.
SLS - Disability and ableism in the workplace
Pre-requisites: Introduction to Stewarding
Oct 23, 2025 (9:00am-12:00pm)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.
Delta Hotel Ottawa City Centre
101 Lyons Street North
Ottawa, Ontario
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There is significant demand for our workshops. If you need to cancel your registration, please email Winnie Lau, wlau@cupe.on.ca, 80 Commerce Valley Drive East, Suite 1, Markham, Ontario L3T 0B2 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.
Daniela Greco
dgreco@cupe.ca
Winnie Lau
wlau@cupe.on.ca