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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?

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 - Preparing for a Successful Strike

Jun 17, 2019 | Fredericton Inn, Fredericton, New Brunswick | English
To be effective, a strike needs to be well organized. This workshop covers the four pillars of a well run strike: administration, finance/strike pay, communications and picket schedules.

NOTE: This workshop is for the Strike Committee.

LET - Introduction to CUPE

Jun 20, 2019 | CUPE Saint John Office, Saint John, New Brunswick | English
Learn about CUPE structure and about the values and principles of the labour movement. Understand the roles and responsibilities of elected officers, the bylaws and constitution that structure our organization. Leave knowing how to make your voice heard at a union meeting and how to participate in the decisions of your union.

LET - Financial Essentials

Jun 21, 2019 | CUPE Saint John Office, Saint John, New Brunswick | 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. 

LET - Financial Essentials

Jun 25, 2019 | Coastal Inn, Sackville, New Brunswick | 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. 

LET - Financial Officers

Jun 26, 2019 | Coastal Inn, Sackville, New Brunswick | English
Once secretary-treasurers and trustees complete the Financial Essentials 1-day workshop, they will spend Day 2 learning about bookkeeping and auditing.

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-if possible.

Introduction to Stewarding

June 27 - 28, 2019 | Days Inn & Suites Moncton, Moncton, 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: See more Stewarding courses under the Steward Learning Series.

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