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BC Retirement Planning

May 30 - June 1, 2019 | Hollywood Road Education Services, Kelowna, British Columbia | English
It’s never too early to start planning for your retirement. Learn about government and workplace pensions and leave with some good tools to help you prepare financially and psychologically.

NOTE: This workshop does not provide specific or personal financial advice.

MPP will cover Approaching Retirement which is interactive with plenty of time for discussion and a chance to ask questions.

You will cover the following:

Choosing your best pension option
Life stages around retirement
Retirement Checklist
Retirement application process
Income and expense worksheets
Implications of returning to work
Each participant will receive a handbook to take home.

Please bring a calculator

Financial Essentials/Financial Officers

May 31 - June 2, 2019 | Keyano College, Fort McMurray, 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 within the finances of the union, budgeting and how to be transparent and accountable to members

Treasurers 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.

LAPTOP REQUIRED

SLS - Grievance handling

Jun 1, 2019 | Local 416, Toronto, Ontario | English
Share tips and successful practices with other stewards, and learn strategies for handling difficult grievances.

Cancelled: Steward Learning Series

June 1 - 2, 2019 | Best Western Plus Bridgewater Hotel and Convention Centre, Bridgewater, Nova Scotia | English
Before you start the Steward Learning series, you must complete the Introduction to Stewarding (9 hour) workshop. After that, you can start taking modules in the Steward Learning Series. All the modules are 3 hours. Please remember to bring your Stewarding handbook and Steward Learning passport.

Cancelled: Health and Safety Series

June 1 - 2, 2019 | CUPE New Glasgow Area office, New Glasgow, Nova Scotia | English
These series of workshops are designed to provide health and safety basics and develop core skills, support participants to think about the different ways health and safety connects to human rights in our union and our community, and to deal with specific workplace hazards and methods for removing them from the workplace.

Steward Learning Series Workshop - Local 8920

June 1 - 2, 2019 | CUPE Atlantic Regional Office, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia | English
Steward Learning Series Workshop


Before you start the Steward Learning series, you must complete the Introduction to Stewarding (9 hour) workshop. After that, you can start taking modules in the Steward Learning Series. All the modules are 3 hours. Please remember to bring your Stewarding handbook and Steward Learning passport.

Leadership Executive Training - Leading as a Team, Conflict-Ready Executives, Duty of Fair Representation

June 1 - 2, 2019 | Maritime Regional Office, Fredericton, New Brunswick | English
Leading as a team
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.
Conflict-ready executives
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

Duty of Fair Representation
The local union’s role is to represent members. What are local leaders legally required to do to uphold this duty? What does it mean when members’ interests are at odds? How do we maintain solidarity when defending members’ rights? How do we provide fair representation for local members?

Cancelled: 2019 CUPE Atlantic Summer School

June 2 - 6, 2019 | Alt Hotel St. John's, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador | English
Given the political climate (large and small) this school will help you develop action and leadership skills in the run-up to our looming elections. This is a school for activists new and old, who want to take-on austerity, tackle #metoo, and create a workplace more in harmony with the planet.
Grow your mobilizing power, learn about green stewarding, stop harassment and gendered violence in the workplace.

On behalf of CUPE Union Development and CUPE Atlantic please find the program brochure at the following link:

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Health and Safety Modules: Recommendations and notetaking, Mobilizing around health and safety, and Workload and overwork

June 3 - 4, 2019 | CUPE Dalhousie, Dalhousie, New Brunswick | English
Before you start the series, you must complete the 9-hour Introduction to Health and Safety workshop. After that, you can start taking modules in the Health and Safety Learning Series. All modules are 3 hours.

To receive a Health and Safety Learning Series Certificate, you must complete:
 All modules in the Skills section
 At least 3 modules of your choice from the Perspectives section
 At least 3 modules of your choice from the Hazards specific section
 The modules don’t have to be taken in any particular order.

BARG - Analyzing your Collective Agreement

Jun 4, 2019 | CUPE BC Regional Office, Burnaby, British Columbia | English
In this workshop, the local executive:
• analyzes their contract and identifies gaps;
• learns about the Collective Agreement Information System (CAIS) and the importance of using clear language.

NOTE: This workshop is for the local executive.

Steward Learning Series

Jun 4, 2019 | Barrie Area Office, Barrie, Ontario | English
What Stewards Need to Know About Arbitration & Resolving Member to Member Conflict

Health and Safety Learning Series

June 6 - 7, 2019 | Union Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba | English | $45
Workshops offered in this Health and Safety Learning Series are:
- Ergonomics
- Law and Orders
- Understanding Mental Injuries at Work

Steward Learning Series

June 6 - 7, 2019 | CUPE Brandon Area Office, Brandon, Manitoba | English
Workshops offered in this Steward Learning Series are:
- Popular Economics for Stewards
- Representing Members in Front of Management
- Taking on Privatization

Women Breaking Barriers

June 6 - 7, 2019 | CUPE Charlottetown, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island | English
Learn about women’s oppression, politics and social change – all from a woman’s perspective. Explore the barriers, challenges and opportunities for women in the union. Discover your own personal leadership style and develop a plan for your personal next step.

NOTE: This workshop is open to members who identify as women.


Cancelled: Women Breaking Barriers

June 6 - 7, 2019 | CUPE Sault Ste Marie Area Office, Sault Ste Marie, Ontario | English | $20 (Affiliate) | $25 (Non-affiliate)
Learn about women’s oppression, politics and social change – all from a woman’s perspective. Explore the barriers, challenges and opportunities for women in the union. Discover your own personal leadership style and develop a plan for your personal next step.

NOTE: This workshop is open to members who identify as women.


Cancelled: Health & Safety

June 6 - 7, 2019 | CUPE Local 905, Newmarket, Ontario | English | $20
Identifying & Documenting Hazards, Law & Orders, Making Committees Work, Solidarity Beyond Borders

BC Retirement Planning

June 6 - 8, 2019 | CUPE Local 23, Burnaby, British Columbia | English | $75
It’s never too early to start planning for your retirement. Learn about government and workplace pensions and leave with some good tools to help you prepare financially and psychologically.

NOTE: This workshop does not provide specific or personal financial advice.

MPP will cover Approaching Retirement which is interactive with plenty of time for discussion and a chance to ask questions.

You will cover the following:

Choosing your best pension option
Life stages around retirement
Retirement Checklist
Retirement application process
Income and expense worksheets
Implications of returning to work
Each participant will receive a handbook to take home.

Please bring a calculator

Cancelled: LET - Parliamentary Procedure - Refresher

Jun 7, 2019 | CUPE Local 15, Vancouver, British Columbia | English
The Servicing Representative may offer the session to a Local executive who:
• has taken the 9- hour parliamentary procedure workshop, to help refresh and practice chairing skills.
• has not taken the full workshop and needs a primer.

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