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CUPE Education Workshop Calendar (Newfoundland and Labrador)

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Duty to Accommodate

March 12 - 13, 2026 | CUPE Saint John Office, Saint John, New Brunswick | English
Learn about the rights and responsibilities of both employers and unions under the Duty to Accommodate. In this workshop you will:
• explore case law, key concepts and the prohibited grounds of discrimination under human rights law;
• learn to make the case for accommodating workers and how to help union representatives and employers come up with appropriate accommodations for members;
• Look at how we can break down stereotypes and stigma to support the accommodation process for those who need it.

Participants should bring a copy of their collective agreement.

SLS - What stewards need to know about pensions (OLS)

Mar 13, 2026 | ONLINE, Manitoba | 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.

Cancelled: Indigenous Cultural Safety in Healthcare

Mar 13, 2026 | CUPE Manitoba Regional Office - Training Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba | English
This workshop is for CUPE members who work in healthcare settings, such as hospitals, long-term care, first responders, public health, etc.

What this workshop covers:
-What Indigenous cultural safety means and how it can improve experiences for everyone.
-The impacts of settler colonialism and anti-Indigenous racism on Canadian health care.
-What safe, trauma-informed, patient-centred care looks like.
-How to respond to acts of anti-Indigenous racism in the workplace.
-What CUPE healthcare workers can do to make healthcare services more culturally safe for Indigenous people

BARG - Picket Captain Training (OLS)

Mar 13, 2026 | ONLINE, Nova Scotia | English
In this online workshop, picket captains will learn about:
• the issues in dispute;
• the strike plan;
• their responsibilities;
• how to manage situations that might come up on the picket line.

NOTE: This workshop is for picket captains.

BARG - Picket Captain Training (OLS)

Mar 13, 2026 | ONLINE, Nova Scotia | English
In this online workshop, picket captains will learn about:
• the issues in dispute;
• the strike plan;
• their responsibilities;
• how to manage situations that might come up on the picket line.

NOTE: This workshop is for picket captains.

BARG - Preparing for a Successful Strike

Mar 14, 2026 | CUPE ARO Boardroom, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia | English
To be effective, a strike needs to be well organized. This workshop covers the four pillars of a well run strike: administration, finance/strike pay, communications and picket schedules.

NOTE: This workshop is for the Strike Committee.

BARG - Picket Captain Training

Mar 15, 2026 | CUPE ARO Boardroom, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia | English
In this workshop, picket captains learn about:
• the issues in dispute;
• the strike plan;
• their responsibilities;
• how to manage situations that might come up on the picket line.

NOTE: This workshop is for picket captains.

SLS - Duty of fair representation

Mar 16, 2026 | CUPE Saskatoon Area Office, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | English
Learn about where stewards get their authority in the workplace, the duty of fair representation, and other labour laws that cover the workplace.

NOTE: Please bring your Steward Handbook to the workshop.

Cancelled: LET - Good Meetings

Mar 16, 2026 | Quality Inn Airport, Dieppe, New Brunswick | French
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 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.

ARC - Solidarity with Workers in Palestine - Part 2

Mar 18, 2026 | CUPE Manitoba Regional Office - Training Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba | English
This 2-part workshop covers:

- Essential background of Palestinian history, politics and the situation today
- The reality of settler colonialism
- The apartheid nature of the Israeli state
- Labour conditions for Palestinians
- Narrative and media bias
- CUPE's history of advocacy for Palestinian rights

It is a pre-requisite for members who register for this workshop also registers for Part 1 on March 4, 2026.

Introduction to Stewarding - Part 2 (OLS)

Mar 18, 2026 | ONLINE, Newfoundland and Labrador | English
What does a CUPE steward do? If you are a new steward and want to learn how to help CUPE members solve workplace problems, this introductory online workshop is for you!

Note: This is Part 2 of Introduction to Stewarding. Part 1 is a pre-requisite to this course.

Financial Essentials and Financial Officers

March 18 - 19, 2026 | CUPE Sault Ste Marie Area Office, Sault Ste Marie, Ontario | English | $25 (Affiliate) | $30 (Non-affiliate)
Financial Essentials and Financial Officers

BARG - Preparing for a Successful Strike

Mar 18, 2026 | CUPE Sydney Area office, Sydney, Nova Scotia | English
To be effective, a strike needs to be well organized. This workshop covers the four pillars of a well run strike: administration, finance/strike pay, communications and picket schedules.

NOTE: This workshop is for the Strike Committee.

BARG - Preparing for a Successful Strike

Mar 18, 2026 | Best Western Plus Bridgewater Hotel, Cookville, Nova Scotia | English
To be effective, a strike needs to be well organized. This workshop covers the four pillars of a well run strike: administration, finance/strike pay, communications and picket schedules.

NOTE: This workshop is for the Strike Committee.

BARG - Preparing for a Successful Strike

Mar 19, 2026 | Old School Community Gathering Place, Musquodoboit Harbour, Nova Scotia | English
To be effective, a strike needs to be well organized. This workshop covers the four pillars of a well run strike: administration, finance/strike pay, communications and picket schedules.

NOTE: This workshop is for the Strike Committee.

Duty to Accommodate

March 19 - 20, 2026 | Centre de Villégiature Deux Rivières, Tracadie-Sheila, New Brunswick | French
Learn about the rights and responsibilities of both employers and unions under the Duty to Accommodate. In this workshop you will:
• explore case law, key concepts and the prohibited grounds of discrimination under human rights law;
• learn to make the case for accommodating workers and how to help union representatives and employers come up with appropriate accommodations for members;
• Look at how we can break down stereotypes and stigma to support the accommodation process for those who need it.

Participants should bring a copy of their collective agreement.

LET - Financials

March 19 - 20, 2026 | CUPE Dalhousie Area Office, Dalhousie, New Brunswick | English
LET - Financial Essentials
LET - Financial Officers

BARGAINING TRAINING SERIES

Mar 20, 2026 | CUPE Manitoba Regional Office - Training Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba | English
This workshop offers the following sessions:

- Reconciliation in Bargaining
- Notetaking for Bargaining

BARG - Picket Captain Training

Mar 20, 2026 | Harbour Lites New Horizons CLub, Musquodoboit Harbour, Nova Scotia | English
In this workshop, picket captains learn about:
• the issues in dispute;
• the strike plan;
• their responsibilities;
• how to manage situations that might come up on the picket line.

NOTE: This workshop is for picket captains.

BARG - Preparing for a Successful Strike

Mar 22, 2026 | Old Orchard Inn, Wolfville, Nova Scotia | English
To be effective, a strike needs to be well organized. This workshop covers the four pillars of a well run strike: administration, finance/strike pay, communications and picket schedules.

NOTE: This workshop is for the Strike Committee.

BARG - Picket Captain Training

Mar 22, 2026 | CUPE ARO Boardroom, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia | English
In this workshop, picket captains learn about:
• the issues in dispute;
• the strike plan;
• their responsibilities;
• how to manage situations that might come up on the picket line.

NOTE: This workshop is for picket captains.

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