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BARG - Preparing for a Successful Strike

May 15 - 16, 2026 | CUPE Saskatoon Area Office, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | 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.

LET - Virtual Membership Meetings (OLS)

May 19, 2026 | ONLINE, Ontario | English
This online workshop will prepare you to run a membership meeting online. Learn how to use features in Zoom and other virtual meeting platforms to present reports, move and discuss motions, and vote. The workshop includes a parliamentary procedure refresher and pointers for how to chair a good online meeting.

SLS - Duty of fair representation

May 20, 2026 | Local 70 Office, Lethbridge, Alberta | 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.

Health and Safety - An Introduction

May 21 - 22, 2026 | CUPE Maritime Regional Office (MRO), Fredericton, New Brunswick | English
This course serves as an introduction into the world of health and safety and explores different basic concepts such as:
• Identification of hazards;
• Hierarchy of controls;
• The basic role of health and safety committees;
• Basics on the right to refuse.

NOTE: See more Health and Safety courses in the Health and Safety Learning Series.

LET - Financial Essentials

May 21, 2026 | Alberta Regional Office, Edmonton, Alberta | English
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.

New Stewards Program

May 21 - 22, 2026 | CUPE Manitoba Regional Office - Training Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba | English
This workshop offers the following sessions:
- Introduction to Stewarding
- Duty of Fair Representation

Introduction to Stewarding

May 21, 2026 | CUPE Nanaimo Area Office, Nanaimo, British Columbia | 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 workshop is for you!

In this 6-hour workshop, you will learn:
• investigating workplace problems;
• filing a grievance;
• meeting with management;
• dealing with workplace complaints.

NOTE: Please bring a copy of your collective agreement to the workshop.

LET - Financial Officers

May 22, 2026 | Alberta Regional Office, Edmonton, Alberta | English
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, if possible.

LET - Leadership Essentials

May 23 - 24, 2026 | CUPE Sydney Area office, Sydney, Nova Scotia | English
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.

Health and Safety - An Introduction

May 25 - 26, 2026 | CUPE Charlottetown Area Office, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island | English
This course serves as an introduction into the world of health and safety and explores different basic concepts such as:
• Identification of hazards;
• Hierarchy of controls;
• The basic role of health and safety committees;
• Basics on the right to refuse.

NOTE: See more Health and Safety courses in the Health and Safety Learning Series.

LET - Financial Essentials

May 26, 2026 | CUPE Grande Prairie Area Office, Grande Prairie, Alberta | English
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.

Indigenous Cultural Safety in Healthcare

May 26 - 27, 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

Indigenous Cultural Safety in Healthcare

May 27, 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

Introduction to Stewarding

May 27, 2026 | CUPE Kelowna Area Office, Kelowna, British Columbia | 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 workshop is for you!

In this 6-hour workshop, you will learn:
• investigating workplace problems;
• filing a grievance;
• meeting with management;
• dealing with workplace complaints.

NOTE: Please bring a copy of your collective agreement to the workshop.

SLS - Conflict skills for stewards

May 27, 2026 | CUPE Grande Prairie Area Office, Grande Prairie, Alberta | English
Unresolved workplace conflict is stressful and weakens the union. Learn about the sources of workplace conflict and how to choose a response that fits the situation. Practice conflict communication skills that will help you resolve conflict at work and in the union.

SLS - HS - Preventing Mental Injuries at Work

May 27, 2026 | CUPE Grande Prairie Area Office, Grande Prairie, Alberta | English
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.

LET - Parliamentary Procedure

May 28 - 29, 2026 | CUPE Grande Prairie Area Office, Grande Prairie, Alberta | 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.

Introduction to Stewarding

May 28 - 29, 2026 | CUPE Saint John Area Office, Saint John, New Brunswick | 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 workshop is for you!

In this 9-hour workshop, you will learn:
• investigating workplace problems;
• filing a grievance;
• meeting with management;
• dealing with workplace complaints.

NOTE: Please bring a copy of your collective agreement and local union bylaws to the workshop.

Alberta Treasurers Network Meeting (OLS)

May 28, 2026 | ONLINE, Alberta | English
These sessions are for Alberta Treasurers only.

Each online session will include 20 minutes of instruction on common financial management processes and then time to ask questions on the instruction or about other issues you are facing. This is a chance to build your skills and network with other people doing the same work across CUPE in Alberta.

Deadline to register is noon on the day of the Meeting.
A Zoom link will be sent to all Alberta registrants before the office closes at 4pm.

Introduction to Stewarding

May 29 - 30, 2026 | Home Inn & Suites Lloydminster, Lloydminster, Alberta | English | $20
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 workshop is for you!

In this 9-hour workshop, you will learn:
• investigating workplace problems;
• filing a grievance;
• meeting with management;
• dealing with workplace complaints.

NOTE: Please bring a copy of your collective agreement and local union bylaws to the workshop.

SLS - Grievance handling (OLS)

May 31, 2026 | ONLINE, Alberta | English
In this online workshop, you will share tips and successful practices with other stewards, and learn strategies for handling difficult grievances.

SPRING 2026 Weeklong School - Kamloops

May 31 - June 5, 2026 | Coast Kamloops Hotel and Conference Centre, Kamloops, British Columbia | English | $2100
On behalf of CUPE Union Education and CUPE BC, thank you for registering to be part of our Spring 2026 Weeklong School being held in Kamloops, BC from May 31 to June 5, 2026.

Hotel check-in and school registration will open / start at 3:00 pm on Sunday, May 31.

Workshops will run from:
Mon - Thu 9:00 am to 4:30 pm (Pacific) with breaks during the day.
Friday from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm (Pacific) will be review of the week and closing ceremony.

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