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BARG - Mobilizing for Bargaining (OLS)

Dec 1, 2025 | ONLINE, Ontario | 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

Introduction to Stewarding

Dec 3, 2025 | CUPE Cornwall Area Office, Cornwall, 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 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.

Introduction to Stewarding - Part 2 (OLS)

Dec 4, 2025 | ONLINE, Ontario | French
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.

WSIB Level 4 - Return to Work

December 8 - 12, 2025 | Windsor, Ontario | English
**PRE-REQUISITE IS LEVEL 1 & 2**
The fourth of six certification courses offered within Prevention Link’s core curriculum, is designed for participants who will or currently assist injured workers, individually or collectively, through a therapeutic return to work (RTW) and provides workplace parties with the tools necessary to develop strategies that ensure successful outcomes. Through the exploration of leading research, law, and evidence-based best practices, participants learn: The principles of good return to work practices and the Duty to Accommodate; Legal lessons from precedent-setting cases and their practical use; Barriers to successful return to work and their elimination using the social model of disability and therapeutic return to work principles; An in-depth comparison between older methods of disability management and the newer progressive disability prevention model; The paradigm shift from management to prevention and the roles of the parties involved (employer, an injured worker, representative, H&S representatives) including their rights and responsibilities in the process.

LET - Parliamentary Procedure

December 18 - 19, 2025 | CUPE Cornwall Area Office, Cornwall, Ontario | English
This workshop is about following rules of order when chairing union meetings. Learn about the role of the chair and the different elements (motions, amendments, points of order, etc.). Get a chance to put the learning into practice.

NOTE: Please bring a copy of your local bylaws to the workshop.

BARG - Preparing for Bargaining (OLS)

Jan 12, 2026 | ONLINE, Ontario | English
In this online workshop, you will learn about:
• the bargaining process;
• the legal framework for bargaining;
• what to expect on the first day of bargaining;
• bargaining table basics;
• consensus decision-making; and
• staying strategic.

NOTE: This workshop is intended for members of a Bargaining Committee.

Introduction to Stewarding

Jan 20, 2026 | CUPE Timmins Area Office, Timmins, 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 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 - Trustee Orientation (OLS)

Feb 25, 2026 | Renfrew, Ontario | English | $20
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.

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