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LET - Financial Essentials

Nov 13, 2025 | CUPE Saskatoon Area Office, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | 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.

Union Supervisors in the Workplace

Nov 13, 2025 | CUPE Bathurst Area Office, Beresford, New Brunswick | French
This workshop will help you build union solidarity in locals where some members of the union supervise other members. It provides tips on how unionized supervisors can carry out their duties and discusses how locals can ensure that tensions between supervisors and those supervised don’t get in the way of the local union’s activities.

NOTE: Please bring your collective agreement to the workshop.

LET - Financial Officers

Nov 14, 2025 | CUPE Saskatoon Area Office, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | 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.

LOCAL EXECUTIVE TRAINING

Nov 14, 2025 | CUPE Manitoba Regional Office - Training Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba | English
This workshop offers the following sessions:

- Labour Law Basics
- Case Law Update

STEWARD LEARNING SERIES

November 15 - 16, 2025 | ONLINE, Manitoba | English
This workshop offers the following sessions:

- Introduction to Stewarding OLS - Part 1 - November 15 (11:00 am - 2:00 pm)
- Introduction to Stewarding OLD - Part 2 - November 16 (11:00 am - 2:00 pm)

Recommended to register for all sessions

Introduction to Stewarding - Part 2 (OLS)

Nov 15, 2025 | ONLINE, Ontario | 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 online workshop is for you!

Note: This is Part 2 of Introduction to Stewarding. Part 1 is a pre-requisite to this course.

LET - Trustee Orientation (OLS)

Nov 17, 2025 | ONLINE, Newfoundland and Labrador | English
This online workshop will help new trustees understand their role and responsibilities. You will leave the workshop with a better understanding of union finances, financial controls, and financial terms as well as the basics of the trustees' audit.

Mental Health and Health and Safety Series

November 17 - 20, 2025 | Holiday Inn Express, Sault Ste Marie, Ontario | English | $80 (Affiliate) | $90 (Non-affiliate)
Health and Safety an Introduction; Basics of Incident Investigation; Understanding Mental Health; Preventing mental injuries at work, Recommendations and notetaking and Identifying and documenting hazards

STEWARD LEARNING SERIES

November 17 - 18, 2025 | ONLINE, Manitoba | English
This workshop offers the following sessions:

- Grievance Handling (OLS) - November 17 (5:00 - 8:00 pm)
- Notetaking (OLS) - November 18 (5:00 - 8:00 pm)

Local Executive Training

November 17 - 21, 2025 | Windsor Area Office, Windsor, Ontario | English | $250
Local Executive Training

LET - Financial Essentials

Nov 19, 2025 | CUPE New Glasgow Area office, New Glasgow, Nova Scotia | 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.

Basic Photography

Nov 19, 2025 | Alberta Regional Office, Edmonton, Alberta | English
You don’t need fancy gear to take powerful photos, just your phone and a good eye. This hands-on workshop is designed to help CUPE members capture high-quality, compelling images using the tool most of us already have in our pockets: a cellphone.

Learn the fundamentals of photography (composition, lighting, framing, and timing) with a focus on real-world union needs. Whether you’re documenting a rally, highlighting members on the job, or adding visuals to your local’s social media, this course will give you the skills and confidence to tell your story beautifully.

Introduction to Stewarding

Nov 19, 2025 | 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 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

Nov 20, 2025 | CUPE New Glasgow Area office, New Glasgow, Nova Scotia | 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 - Financial Essentials

Nov 20, 2025 | CUPE Local 37, Calgary, 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.

LET - Financial Officers

Nov 21, 2025 | CUPE Local 37, Calgary, 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.

HEALTH AND SAFETY

Nov 21, 2025 | CUPE Manitoba Regional Office - Training Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba | English
This workshop offers the following sessions:

- Violence Prevention
- Mobilizing Around Health and Safety

Education Locals Bargaining Think Tank

November 24 - 25, 2025 | CUPE Saskatchewan Regional Office, Regina, Saskatchewan | English
The Education Workers Steering Committee (EWSC), along with CUPE, is pleased to offer ALL CUPE education locals (affiliates and non-affiliates) the opportunity to take part in a coordinated bargaining think tank. The goal is to have locals be able to work with neighbouring locals to create common language, discuss collective agreement end dates, to focus on strategic bargaining and create a plan for you to take back to your local to prepare for your next round of bargaining. Our long-term goal is to have stronger and common collective agreement language across the province.

As a CUPE education local in Saskatchewan, two delegates from your local are invited to attend this two-day session with all expenses, including lost wages, reimbursed as per the CUPE National expense policy. This two-day session will end with a rally at the legislature the afternoon of November 25, 2025.

LET - Financial Essentials

Nov 25, 2025 | St. John's Presbyterian Church, Medicine Hat, 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.

Introduction to Stewarding

Nov 26, 2025 | CUPE New Glasgow Area office, New Glasgow, 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: Please bring a copy of your collective agreement to the workshop.

SLS - Grievance handling

Nov 27, 2025 | CUPE New Glasgow, New Glasgow, Nova Scotia | English
Share tips and successful practices with other stewards, and learn strategies for handling difficult grievances.

NOTE: Please bring your collective agreement and Steward Handbook to the workshop.

BARG - Mobilizing for Bargaining (OLS)

Nov 27, 2025 | ONLINE, Newfoundland and Labrador | English
In this online workshop, locals will learn to assess how well their members are engaged. The session covers building power by mobilizing members to build solidarity and support for the bargaining committee.

NOTE: This workshop is for the Mobilization Committee.

Participants need:
- Pens/markers and paper.
- Membership list

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