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CUPE Education Workshop Calendar (Ontario)

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Steward Learning Series

March 1 - 2, 2018 | Windsor Area Office, Windsor, Ontario | English | $75 (Affiliate) | $90 (Non-affiliate)
This series of three-hour modules will give stewards a wide range of knowledge and skills to represent members and respond to situations in the workplace.

Cancelled: Duty to Accommodate

March 2 - 3, 2018 | CUPE Local 1011, Burlington, Ontario | English | $30 (Affiliate) | $40 (Non-affiliate)
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.

Preparing for Bargaining

March 3 - 4, 2018 | Local 1883, Kitchener, Ontario | English | $40
What can your CUPE local do to get ready for bargaining? How do you choose a committee, prepare proposals and build membership support for bargaining? This workshop will help you answer these questions and prepare your local for bargaining.

SLS - Creating Gender Equality

Mar 5, 2018 | Local 2380, Barrie, Ontario | English
How do you know if gender inequality is happening in your workplace? Learn about gender inequality and ideas for how stewards can challenge sexism in the workplace.

Steward Learning Series

March 5 - 6, 2018 | CUPE Ottawa Valley Area Office, Pembroke, Ontario | English | $50 (Affiliate) | $75 (Non-affiliate)
Steward Learning Series

Steward Learning Series

March 5 - 6, 2018 | National Office, Ottawa, Ontario | English | $40 (Affiliate) | $50 (Non-affiliate)
Intro to stewarding

Intro To Stewarding

March 6 - 7, 2018 | Geraldton Complex, Geraldton, Ontario | English | $70 (Affiliate) | $95 (Non-affiliate)
Steward Learning Series

Women Speaking Up

March 8 - 9, 2018 | CUPE Sudbury Area Office, Sudbury, Ontario | English | $20 (Affiliate) | $30 (Non-affiliate)
Feel more comfortable “speaking up” in different situations – speeches, meetings, and one-on-one communication.
In this workshop, you will:
• know what makes a speech or presentation effective;
• learn and practice tips for dealing with nervousness;
• prepare an outline for a speech or presentation;
• gain experience speaking in front of a supportive group.

NOTE: This workshop is open to members who identify as women.

Steward Learning Series

March 8 - 9, 2018 | CUPE Sault Ste Marie Area Office, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario | English | $20 (Affiliate) | $25 (Non-affiliate)
Steward Learning Series

SLS Bargaining

March 8 - 9, 2018 | CUPE Cornwall Area Office, Cornwall, Ontario | English | $20
Bargaining Series

Preparing for a Successful Strike

Mar 9, 2018 | CUPE Cornwall Area Office, Cornwall, Ontario | 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.

Picket Captain Training

Mar 10, 2018 | CUPE Cornwall Area Office, Cornwall, Ontario | 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 - Handling Discipline and Discharge

Mar 10, 2018 | Local 416, Toronto, Ontario | English
Learn about key legal concepts and terms, the role of the stewards during the employer’s investigation, when discipline is given, and during grievance meetings, and how to develop effective arguments.

Job Evaluation

Mar 10, 2018 | Local 1764, Whitby, Ontario | English
This workshop will interest you if your local is thinking about a joint job evaluation program for pay equity purposes, or if you have new joint pay equity committee members. It covers topics such as collection of job information, rating jobs, weights, banding, selection of male comparators, job-to-job and proportional value comparisons and achieving/maintaining pay equity.

Cancelled: SLS - Building your Case

Mar 10, 2018 | Local 416, Toronto, Ontario | English
Good grievance handling means keeping well organized files. Learn how to research a case thoroughly, how to separate facts from opinions, and tips for taking good notes.

LET Financial Officers

March 10 - 11, 2018 | CUPE Peel Area Office, Mississauga, Ontario | English | $40
Once secretary-treasurers and trustees complete the Financial Essentials 1-day workshop, they will spend a second day learning about bookkeeping and auditing.

Treasurers 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.

SLS Harassment

March 16 - 17, 2018 | Bureau de la région d'Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario | French | $40 (Affiliate) | $50 (Non-affiliate)
SLS Harassment

BARG - Surveying the Members

Mar 17, 2018 | Toronto, Ontario | English
In this workshop, participants learn:
• how to develop and use a bargaining survey in a way that is effective and strategic;
• how to word questions clearly;
• effective ways to circulate a survey and collect and analyze results;
• how to use a survey to develop proposals;
• how to use survey results to support the union’s arguments at the bargaining table.

NOTE: This workshop is for the local executive or bargaining committee (whoever handles the bargaining survey).

Steward Learning Series

March 19 - 20, 2018 | CUPE Ottawa Valley Area Office, Pembroke, Ontario | English | $50 (Affiliate) | $75 (Non-affiliate)
SLS

SLS - What Stewards Need to Know about Bargaining

Mar 21, 2018 | Local 1764, Whitby, Ontario | English
Learn about the different steps in the bargaining process, the responsibilities of different activists throughout bargaining, and the role that stewards play during bargaining.

SLS - Building your Case

Mar 21, 2018 | CUPE Local 218, Whitby, Ontario | English
Good grievance handling means keeping well organized files. Learn how to research a case thoroughly, how to separate facts from opinions, and tips for taking good notes.

Steward Learning Series

March 23 - 24, 2018 | Local 1022 Union Office, Belleville, Ontario | English | $75 (Affiliate) | $100 (Non-affiliate)
Steward Learning Series

Cancelled: Health and Safety

March 23 - 24, 2018 | CUPE Ottawa Area Office, Ottawa, Ontario | English | $40 (Affiliate) | $50 (Non-affiliate)
Intro to Health and Safety

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