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December 5 - 7, 2019 | CUPE Local 23, Burnaby, British Columbia | English | $75
It’s never too early to start planning for your retirement. Learn about government and workplace pensions and leave with some good tools to help you prepare financially and psychologically.

NOTE: This workshop does not provide specific or personal financial advice.

MPP will cover Approaching Retirement which is interactive with plenty of time for discussion and a chance to ask questions.

You will cover the following:

Choosing your best pension option
Life stages around retirement
Retirement Checklist
Retirement application process
Income and expense worksheets
Implications of returning to work
Each participant will receive a handbook to take home.

Please bring a calculator

Dec 5, 2019 | CUPE BC Regional Office, Burnaby, British Columbia | 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.
Dec 10, 2019 | CUPE Local 716 Office, Richmond, British Columbia | English | $20
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.
Dec 10, 2019 | CUPE BC Regional Office, Burnaby, British Columbia | 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.
December 12 - 13, 2019 | CUPE Comox Valley Area Office, Courtenay, British Columbia | English | $20
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.
Dec 13, 2019 | CUPE Local 338, Kelowna, British Columbia | English
At the Bargaining Table Modules 1-4
- Before Bargaining Starts
- Bargaining Starts - Shaping the Table
- Non-monetary, to Monetary, to Priority Issues
- Getting the Deal

Notetaking for Bargaining

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