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Introduction to Stewarding

Feb 2, 2024 | CUPE Fraser Valley Office, Abbotsford, British Columbia | 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

Feb 2, 2024 | CUPE Sault Ste Marie Area Office, Sault Ste Marie, Ontario | 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.

LET - Parliamentary Procedure

February 2 - 3, 2024 | CUPE Local 101, London, Ontario | English | $35
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.

LET - Secretary-Treasurer Orientation (OLS)

Feb 3, 2024 | Online, Nova Scotia | English
This online workshop will help newly-elected treasurers learn about the basics of the local union’s finances. You will learn about your duties regarding the finances of the union, keeping the books, and how to be transparent and accountable to members. 

Privacy Training

Feb 3, 2024 | ONLINE, Alberta | English
This workshop is for Alberta members.

BARG - Mobilizing for Bargaining (OLS)

Feb 5, 2024 | Online, British Columbia | 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

SLS - What stewards need to know about arbitration

Feb 7, 2024 | Calgary Area Office, Calgary, Alberta | English
Although most grievances get settled, some go to arbitration. Learn about the arbitration process, terms, mediated settlements, and the role of the steward before and during arbitration.

NOTE: Please bring your collective agreement to the workshop.

Introduction to Allyship (OLS)

Feb 8, 2024 | ONLINE, Alberta | English
Participants will learn how to build a practice of allyship in their personal lives as well as in their locals, workplaces and communities. Learners will explore definitions, principles and applications of good allyship, and discuss related topics like white supremacy, privilege, comfort zones and strategies for collective action.

LET - Leading as a Team

Feb 9, 2024 | CUPE St. John's Area Office, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador | English
In this workshop, executive teams explore power and responsibility that comes with it, how we work in teams and how to balance our leadership styles to engage the membership and work effectively across diversity.

LET - Conflict-Ready Executives

Feb 9, 2024 | CUPE St. John's Area Office, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador | English
In this workshop, participants will explore:
- The value of conflict for effective groups
- How our beliefs about conflict shape how we respond
- The kinds of conflict executives struggle with
- Productive ways to resolve conflict on an executive

Cancelled: CUPE Local 556 Training

Feb 9, 2024 | CUPE Comox Valley Area Office, Courtenay, British Columbia | English
AM Session - SLS - Ally Skills for Stewards
PM Session - Anti-Harassment and Bystander Training

LET - Strategic Planning

Feb 9, 2024 | CUPE Local 458 Office, Chilliwack, British Columbia | English
Staff work with locals to put together a strategic planning session. Strategic planning is a collaborative way to set achievable and measurable goals for your local. It will help you determine what will be implemented over a matter of weeks and years so your local can evolve and grow to serve your membership better. It is also a way to build capacity and activism within your local. This is not an off the shelf workshop. Each situation is different and requires a tailor made approach.

SLS - Ally skills for stewards

Feb 10, 2024 | CUPE Local 109 Hall, KIngston, Ontario | English
Effective stewards are champions for human rights and equality. Explore what it means to be an ally, and ways that stewards can step up as allies in the workplace and the union.

LET - Recording Secretaries

February 10 - 11, 2024 | Inn on Prince Hotel and Conference, Truro, Nova Scotia | 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.

Cancelled: BARG - Picket Captain Training

Feb 13, 2024 | Canalta Hotel Melfort, Melfort, Saskatchewan | 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.

LET - Secretary-Treasurer Orientation (OLS)

Feb 13, 2024 | Online, British Columbia | English
This online workshop will help newly-elected treasurers learn about the basics of the local union’s finances. You will learn about your duties regarding the finances of the union, keeping the books, and how to be transparent and accountable to members. 

Conflict Skills for Union Activists (OLS)

Feb 15, 2024 | ONLINE, Alberta | English
This workshop covers:

- Understanding conflict as a regular part of human interaction
- 5 responses to conflict and choosing the right response
- Tips for preventing bias from getting in the way
- Communication skills for informal conflict resolution

(This workshop qualifies for a stamp in the SLS Passport for SLS: Conflict Skills for Stewards.)

BARG - How Bargaining Works

Feb 16, 2024 | CUPE Saskatchewan Regional Office, Regina, Saskatchewan | English
This module can be added to other parts of the Bargaining Education Program. It covers the legal framework for collective bargaining and where we get our power as a union.

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