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CUPE Education Workshop Calendar (British Columbia)

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Financial Essentials/Financial Officers

February 7 - 9, 2020 | CUPE Alberta Regional Office, Edmonton, Alberta | English
This workshop covers two modules:
-Financial Essentials
-Financial Officers

Steward Training (Open to Local 12 Members only)

February 7 - 8, 2020 | CUPE Local 12, Chatham, Ontario | English
Grievance Handling, Duty of Fair Representation, Representing Members in Front of Management, What Stewards Need to Know About Arbitration

Cancelled: Health and Safety - An Introduction

February 8 - 9, 2020 | CUPE Local 1011, Burlington, Ontario | English | $25
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.

Steward Learning Series

February 8 - 9, 2020 | CUPE Local 543, Windsor, Ontario | English | $75 (Affiliate) | $95 (Non-affiliate)
Conflict Skills for Stewards, Duty of Fair Representation & Handling Discipline & Discharge

Preparing to Lobby

Feb 8, 2020 | CUPE Peel Area Office, Mississauga, Ontario | English
This workshop prepares participants to lobby local, municipal, school board, provincial or federal level politicians. By registering for the workshop, participants commit to participate in a lobby that will be arranged with CUPE in the weeks or months that follow. Locals are encouraged to send a mix of newer activists along with more seasoned members to participate. The workshop can be for mixed group of sectors, focussing on different issues, or for building lobby skills around a single issue, campaign or sector.

NOTE: This workshop is well-suited to inviting allies from community groups and other unions to learn and prepare to lobby along with CUPE members.

Cancelled: Health and Safety - An Introduction

February 8 - 9, 2020 | Days Inn and Suites Moncton, Moncton, 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.

Cancelled: Steward Learning Series

Feb 12, 2020 | CUPE Local 622 Office, Maple Ridge, British Columbia | English | $25
- Combating Workplace Bullying
- Mediating Member to Member Conflict

Steward Learning Series

February 12 - 13, 2020 | CUPE Local 4705, Sudbury, Ontario | English | $20 (Affiliate) | $30 (Non-affiliate)
Grievance Handling; Disability & Ableism in the Workplace; Mediating Member to Member Conflict; Stewards and Health & Safety

Cancelled: HS - Basics of Incident Investigations

Feb 12, 2020 | Local 5167, Hamilton, Ontario | English
Learn how to identify root causes of workplace incidents, injuries, and diseases, common routes of entry of toxic substances, and your role in the investigation process.

SLS - Understanding mental health

Feb 13, 2020 | Barrie Area Office, Barrie, Ontario | English
Explore the steward’s role in supporting and representing members dealing with mental health issues. Learn how to challenge stigma, and how to approach a conversation with a member about a possible mental health issue.

Health and Safety

February 13 - 14, 2020 | CUPE Charlottetown, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island | English
Health & Safety Learning Series

Steward Learning Series

February 14 - 15, 2020 | Gulf Island Secondary School, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia | English | $25
- Introduction to Stewarding
- Ally Skills for Stewards

Introduction to Stewarding

February 15 - 16, 2020 | CUPE Atlantic Regional Office, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia | 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 workshop, you will learn:
• investigating workplace problems;
• filing a grievance;
• meeting with management;
• dealing with workplace complaints.

NOTE: Participants should bring a copy of their collective agreement to the workshop.

See more Stewarding courses under the Steward Learning Series.

Cancelled: Steward Learning Series Workshop

February 15 - 16, 2020 | CUPE New Glasgow Area office, New Glasgow, Nova Scotia | English
Before you start the Steward Learning series, you must complete the Introduction to Stewarding (9 hour) workshop. After that, you can start taking modules in the Steward Learning Series. All the modules are 3 hours. Please remember to bring your Stewarding handbook and Steward Learning passport.

Cancelled: Steward Learning Series Workshop

February 15 - 16, 2020 | CUPE Yarmouth Area Office, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia | English
Before you start the Steward Learning series, you must complete the Introduction to Stewarding (9 hour) workshop. After that, you can start taking modules in the Steward Learning Series. All the modules are 3 hours. Please remember to bring your Stewarding handbook and Steward Learning passport.

Cancelled: LET - Parliamentary Procedure

February 15 - 16, 2020 | CUPE St. John's Area Office, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador | 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.

Labour Law; Duty of Fair Representation and Labour Relations Act

February 18 - 19, 2020 | CUPE Ottawa Area Office, Ottawa, Ontario | English | $50 (Affiliate) | $50 (Non-affiliate)
Examination of various aspects of labour law including an overview of the Labour Relations Act, with a focus on the Duty of Fair Representation, the Human Rights Code, with a focus on the Duty to Accommodate and collective agreement interpretation issues (estoppel, past practice, referral to arbitration).

What's In Your Collective Agreement

Feb 18, 2020 | Local 1974, Kingston, Ontario | English
Aimed at new members, this 2-hour workshop will provide you with information about: how the union works, what your collective agreement says and what to do if you have problems at work.

NOTE: Please bring your collective agreement to the workshop.

Cancelled: HS - Workload and Overwork

Feb 18, 2020 | Keyano College, Fort McMurray, Alberta | English
As employers pull back resources, they expect workers to do more with less. This module will examine workload, the cause and effects of overwork, and strategies to overcome the ever increasing workload that is damaging not just our health at work, but the relationship we have outside of work.

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