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CUPE Union Education is now offering both online and in-person workshops. Check the CUPE Education Workshop Calendar to see what’s available!

Note: Our online workshops are held on Zoom and are available to CUPE members from coast to coast to coast. You are welcome to register for any online workshop, in any province, unless otherwise indicated.

How to use CUPE’s workshop calendar

Our online workshop calendar has several features that you can use to make sure that you’re finding workshops that are useful for you.

Some links to this calendar already sort the workshops by province. (If this is the case, you’ll see the province name in the page title.) Otherwise, you can narrow down using the choices on the left-hand side of the page to only show workshops in a specific province.

1. Search by workshop name
To search for a specific workshop name, enter key words from the workshop name in the search box on the left-hand side of the page.

2. Search by date
Find workshops offered in a specific month by choosing that month.

3. Search by province

You are free to register for online workshops in other provinces - just remember to be mindful of time zone changes.

Some links to this calendar already sort the workshops by province. (If this is the case, you’ll see the province name in the page title.) Otherwise, you can narrow down using the choices on the left-hand side of the page to only show workshops in a specific province.

If you are looking for a list of all workshops offered by CUPE, please visit our workshop catalog.

Dec 1, 2023 | Online via Zoom, Online, Manitoba | English
This session offers the following workshops:
- Notetaking
- Representing Members in Front of Management
Dec 1, 2023 | Days Inn Edmundston, Saint-Basile, New Brunswick | French
SDS - Traitement des griefs: Partagez des astuces et de bonnes pratiques avec d’autres délégués et apprenez des stratégies pour gérer les griefs difficiles.

SDS - Représentation des membres devant la direction: Ce module équipe les personnes déléguées syndicales afin qu’elles soient proactives lors de leur rencontre avec la direction. Apprenez des choses utiles pour des rencontres efficaces et découvrez comment renforcer votre confiance en vous en pratiquant des situations de rencontre à l’avance.

N.B. : s.v.p. apporter votre convention collective
Dec 2, 2023 | Online via Zoom, Online, Manitoba | English
This online workshop will help new trustees understand their role and responsibilities. You will leave the workshop with a better understanding of union finances, financial controls, and financial terms as well as the basics of the trustees' audit.
Dec 2, 2023 | ONLINE, Alberta | English
This online workshop will help newly-elected treasurers learn about the basics of the local union’s finances. You will learn about your duties regarding the finances of the union, keeping the books, and how to be transparent and accountable to members. 
Dec 2, 2023 | ONLINE, Alberta | English
This online workshop will help new trustees understand their role and responsibilities. You will leave the workshop with a better understanding of union finances, financial controls, and financial terms as well as the basics of the trustees' audit.
Dec 2, 2023 | Calgary Area Office, Calgary, Alberta | English
Learn about the different steps in the bargaining process, the responsibilities of different activists throughout bargaining, and the role during bargaining.
Dec 2, 2023 | Calgary Area Office, Calgary, Alberta | English
Bargaining notes are critical – during bargaining and when new language is being implemented after bargaining has ended. Learn how to read the room, understand body language, take good notes, and store notes after bargaining.

NOTE: This workshop is for bargaining committee members.
Dec 4, 2023 | Online, British Columbia | English
In this online workshop, participants will learn about public pensions and about the different types of workplace pension plans. They will also explore the different roles they, as Stewards, can play to support and accompany members in understanding and protecting their pension.
Dec 5, 2023 | Fredericton Inn, Fredericton, New Brunswick | English
LET - Leading as a Team: 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 - Conflict-Ready Executives: 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
December 5 - 6, 2023 | Hampton Inn Moncton, Moncton, New Brunswick | English
LET - Financial Essentials: 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.

LET - Financial Officers: Following the completion of LET - Financial Essentials, this 6-hour workshop allows Secretary-treasurers and Trustees to delve deeper into local finances.

Secretary-treasures will learn how to use the CUPE electronic ledger, manage the local union's funds and accounts, and prepare reports to the membership and the trustees.

Trustees will learn how to properly perform an audit of the local union's books, accounts, properties, and assets. At the end of this workshop, Trustees will be able to make recommendations to the local union to improve the local union's financial health.

NOTE: Please bring a laptop
December 5 - 6, 2023 | CUPE Saskatoon Area Office, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | English
Four SLS Modules:
December 5, 2023
- Challenging Racism in the Workplace
- Representing Members in Front of Management

December 6, 2023
- Creating Accommodation Friendly Workplaces
- Representing Gender and Sexually Diverse Members
Dec 7, 2023 | Online, British Columbia | English
This online workshop covers what racism looks like in our society and in our union, and your role in challenging it.

Participation in this online workshop qualifies for a stamp in the passport for the Stewart Learning Series (SLS) for Challenging Racism in the Workplace.
Dec 8, 2023 | Kitchener Area Office, Kitchener, Ontario | English
In this workshop, members of local Mobilization Committees look at effective ways to engage members before bargaining begins, and throughout the bargaining process.

NOTE: This workshop is for the Mobilization Committee.
Dec 11, 2023 | Online, British Columbia | English
Good bylaws are an essential component of a well-functioning local. In this online 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: You will need your local bylaws to participate.
Dec 11, 2023 | CUPE Local 728, Surrey, British Columbia | English
This workshop is about following rules of order when chairing union meetings. Learn about the role of the chair and the different elements (motions, amendments, points of order, etc.). Get a chance to put the learning into practice.

NOTE: Please bring a copy of your local bylaws to the workshop.

Dec 14, 2023 | CUPE Local 798 Office, Powell River, British Columbia | English
This workshop gives bargaining committee members the training they need, when they need it, so they can get the best deal possible for their members. It is delivered by the national servicing rep and happens in stages throughout negotiations. The workshop explores how to work effectively in caucus, as well as at the bargaining table.

NOTE: This workshop is for bargaining committee members.
Dec 15, 2023 | CUPE Local 728, Surrey, British Columbia | English
This one day workshop is closed to members of CUPE Local 728.

9:00am - 12:00pm - SLS - Notetaking

1:00pm - 4:00pm - SLS - Ally skills for stewards
January 3 - 5, 2024 | CUPE Saskatoon Area Office, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | English
Intro. to Health & Safety – Jan. 3, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. & Jan. 4, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
HS – Making Committees Work – Jan. 4, 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
HS – Basics of Incident Investigation – Jan. 5, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
HS – Identifying & Documenting Hazards – Jan. 5, 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Jan 4, 2024 | CUPE Nanaimo Area Office, Nanaimo, British Columbia | English
This workshop will help you build union solidarity in locals where some members of the union supervise other members. It provides tips on how unionized supervisors can carry out their duties and discusses how locals can ensure that tensions between supervisors and those supervised don’t get in the way of the local union’s activities.

NOTE: Please bring your collective agreement to the workshop.

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