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LET - Bylaw Essentials

May 11, 2025 | CUPE New Glasgow Area office, New Glasgow, Nova Scotia | English
Good bylaws are an essential component of a well-functioning local. In this workshop, you will learn the principles of good bylaws and how to make sure they are in compliance with CUPE's national constitution. We'll also look at how clear language bylaws help our members get involved in the work of the union.

NOTE: Please bring your local bylaws to the workshop.

Introduction to Stewarding - Part 1 & 2 (OLS)

May 12, 2025 | ONLINE, British Columbia | English
9:00 am to 12:00 pm (Pacific)
Introduction to Stewarding - Part 1 (OLS)

1:00 pm to 4:00 pm (Pacific)
Introduction to Stewarding - Part 2 (OLS)

Financial Essentials and Financial Officers

May 12 - 13, 2025 | CUPE Sault Ste Marie Area Office, Sault Ste Marie, Ontario | English | $20 (Affiliate) | $40 (Non-affiliate)
Financial Essentials and Financial Officers

LET - Recording Secretaries

May 14 - 15, 2025 | CUPE Ottawa Area Office, Ottawa, Ontario | English
Recording Secretaries play a vital role in keeping local unions strong.
Learn how to:
• take clear and accurate meeting minutes;
• organize files;
• process and write correspondence; and
• communicate effectively with members.

NOTE: Please bring your local bylaws, sample meeting notices, sample membership meeting minutes and a laptop or tablet (if you have one) to the workshop.

Health and Safety - An Introduction

May 14 - 15, 2025 | Travelodge by Wyndham, Miramichi, 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.

SLS - Representing members in front of management

May 15, 2025 | Belleville, Ontario | English
This module equips stewards to be proactive when meeting with management. Learn tips for effective meetings, and build confidence by practicing meeting situations.

Financial Essentials & Financial Officers

May 15 - 16, 2025 | CUPE Saskatchewan Regional Office, Regina, Saskatchewan | English
Financial Essentials - May 15/25 (9-4)
Financial Officers - May 16/25 (9-4)

Lunch: 12-1 both days

Secretary-Treasurers and Trustees must have attended Financial Essentials (Day 1) in order to attend Financial Officers (Day 2) of this training.

Please bring a copy of your local bylaws and a laptop computer.

Steward Learning Series

May 23, 2025 | CUPE Manitoba Regional Office - Training Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba | English
This workshop offers the following sessions:

1. GRIEVANCE HANDLING
- 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.

2. HANDLING HUMAN RIGHTS GRIEVANCES
- This course offers participants the opportunity to build skills for handling human rights grievances.

Saskatchewan Summer School 2025

May 25 - 30, 2025 | Hawood Inn, Waskesiu Lake, Saskatchewan | English
Saskatchewan Summer School 2025

On behalf of CUPE Union Education Branch please find the program brochure at the following link:

cupe.sharepoint.com/:b:/s/SaskatchewanSecretarialstaff/EU0BqTlu7nJLrDSks6Gx0noBZ_EU1yTHqqT_6GA0VhQIrA?e=cC60VD


Choose One:
Session 1 - Mitigation of Discipline and Accommodation Clinic/Bootcamp
Session 2 - Communications - When You Have Something to Say or Have to Say Something
Session 3 - Leadership in Locals and Between Locals
Session 4 - Fundamentals of Labour Law

CUPE National has a vaccine policy and you can read it here:
cupe.ca/covid-vaccine-policy-and-return-work-office

All staff and members are encouraged to complete daily self-screening before attending any CUPE event, and to stay home if they are exhibiting symptoms related to COVID-19, or any other infectious disease, including the flu, common cold, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), etc.

Masking and physical distancing of six feet is encouraged, but no longer mandatory.

Summer School fees:
"Early Bird" registrations/cheques must be received by March 24, 2025.
Hotel Room - double occupancy - $1,373 (Early bird); after March 20/25 - $1,499
Hotel Room - single occupancy - $2,003 (Early bird); after March 20/25 - $2,192
Cabin - double occupancy - $1,625 (Early bird); after March 20/25 - $1,814
No single occupancy is available in cabin.

PAYMENT INFORMATION
Make cheque payable to: CUPE
Mail payment to:
CUPE Summer School 2025
c/o CUPE Saskatoon Area Office
250 Cardinal Crescent
Saskatoon SK S7L 6H8

SPRING 2025 Weeklong School - Kamloops

May 25 - 30, 2025 | Coast Kamloops Hotel and Conference Centre, Kamloops, British Columbia | English | $2000
On behalf of CUPE Union Education and CUPE BC, thank you for registering to be a part of our Spring 2025 Weeklong School being held in Kamloops, BC from May 25 - 30, 2025.

Hotel check-in and School Registration will open / start at 3:00 pm on Sunday, May 25.

Workshops will run from:
Mon - Thu 9:00 am to 4:30 pm (Pacific) with breaks during the day.
Friday from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm (Pacific) will be review of the week and closing ceremony.

Introduction to Stewarding - Part 2 (OLS)

May 26, 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.

Leadership

May 26 - 27, 2025 | CUPE Manitoba Regional Office - Training Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba | English
This workshop offers the following sessions:

1. ANTI-RACIST CUPE (ARC) - AN INTRODUCTION FOR UNION LEADERS AND ACTIVISTS
- This workshop is an introduction to building an anti-racist union. It is part of a wider program of anti-racism workshops from CUPE Education. This intro workshop introduces some core ideas, concepts and skills that are carried through the other workshops and resources.

2. HANDLING HUMAN RIGHTS GRIEVANCES
- This course offers participants the opportunity to build skills for handling human rights grievances.

SLS - Creating accommodation-friendly workplaces

May 26, 2025 | Brock University International Centre (GLB), St. Catharines, Ontario | English
Learn the legal framework for the duty to accommodate, what a good accommodation process and plan look like, and what to do if the employer is not willing to provide reasonable accommodation.

NOTE: Please bring your Steward Handbook to the workshop.

Introduction to Stewarding

May 28, 2025 | CUPE Charlottetown Area Office, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island | 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.

New Stewards Program

May 29 - 30, 2025 | CUPE Manitoba Regional Office - Training Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba | English
Sessions offered are:
- Introduction to Stewarding
- Representing Members in Front of Management
- Duty of Fair Representation

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