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March 8 - 9, 2018 | CUPE Charlottetown, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island | English
Violence Prevention in the Workplace - This module examines the risk factors that lead to violence in the workplace, and the employer’s obligations to prevent workers from being exposed to and injured by violence while at work. We examine relevant health and safety law, and start to develop strategies to make our workplaces safer., , Solidarity Beyond Borders - Health and safety standards are starkly different around the world. Trade deals signed by our government not only keep workers in other countries down, but can also hurt Canadian workers. This module examines a few of the socioeconomic and political realities of the global workforce to illustrate how poor health and safety laws around the world make it harder for us to bring positive change to workers in Canada., , Incident Investigation - 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.
March 28 - 29, 2018 | CUPE Charlottetown, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island | English
What a Steward needs to know about bargaining - Learn about the different steps in the bargaining process, the responsibilities of different activists throughout bargaining, and the role that stewards play during bargaining., , Creating Gender Equality - 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., , Handling discipline and discharge - 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.

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