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Introduction to Stewarding

November 18 - December 10, 2019 | Local 2380, Barrie, 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: Participants should bring a copy of their collective agreement to the workshop.

See more Stewarding courses under the Steward Learning Series.

Public Speaking

November 30 - December 1, 2019 | CUPE Atlantic Regional Office, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia | English
This workshop will help you gain the confidence you need to speak up at a meeting or public event. Take the opportunity, in a supportive environment to practice speaking on various issues and resolutions. Learn ways to deal with nervousness, and how to prepare and present.

Pensions - An Introduction

November 30 - December 1, 2019 | CUPE Sydney Area office, Sydney, Nova Scotia | English
Pensions are our deferred wages. That’s what makes them a union issue – whether you’re trying to get a workplace pension for your members or are trying to protect the one you have.
In this workshop, you’ll learn about:
• Government pensions – the Canada Pension Plan, the Old Age Security Program and the Guaranteed Income Supplement;
• The different kinds of workplace plans and why some are better than others;
• The attacks on workers’ pensions – and how we can fight back as union members.

Cancelled: Health and Safety Series

November 30 - December 1, 2019 | Mount Peyton Hotel, Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland and Labrador | 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.

Introduction to Stewarding

November 30 - December 1, 2019 | CUPE St. John's Area Office, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador | 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: Participants should bring a copy of their collective agreement to the workshop.

See more Stewarding courses under the Steward Learning Series.

Cancelled: Health and Safety Series

November 30 - December 1, 2019 | CUPE St. John's Area Office, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador | 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.

Michael Stokes Memorial Week Long School

December 1 - 6, 2019 | White Oaks Resort & Spa, Niagara on the Lake, Ontario | English | $1800
Registration, Dinner & Welcome Briefing on Sunday evening beginning at 4 pm. Workshop times are 9 am - 5 pm (Monday - Thursday) & 9 am - 12 pm (Friday). WSIB will begin on Sunday evening from 7 pm - 10 pm. Please note, some workshops will run extend hours or require evening work.

Cancelled: Bargaining Training - Windsor

December 2 - 6, 2019 | Windsor Area Office, Windsor, Ontario | English | $150 (Affiliate) | $175 (Non-affiliate)
Analyzing Your Collective Agreement, Mobilizing for Bargaining, Strategic Planning for Bargaining, How Bargaining Works, Surveying the Members, Note Taking for Bargaining

Lobbying

Dec 2, 2019 | Across NB, New Brunswick | English
breaking the mandate- lobbying

picket captain

Dec 3, 2019 | Fredericton, New Brunswick | English
picket captain

Cancelled: LET - Leadership Essentials

December 3 - 4, 2019 | Best Western Edmundston, Edmundston, New Brunswick | French
Who am I as a leader? Who are we as a local union? How do we fit into the broader movement? Learn how to use the power of your elected position to build power and strengthen solidarity in the union, in the labour movement and in our communities.

SLS - Disability and ableism in the workplace

Dec 3, 2019 | Local 79, Toronto, Ontario | English
Explore what ableism is, how to recognize it, and ways to address it. Learn about how to make your workplace and union accessible to workers with visible and invisible disabilities.

L4029 Executive Training

Dec 3, 2019 | CUPE Manitoba Regional Office, Winnipeg, Manitoba | English
Workshop offered are:
- Introduction to CUPE
- Parliamentary Procedure Refresher
- Leading as a Team

BC Retirement Planning

December 5 - 7, 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

BARG - Picket Captain Training

Dec 5, 2019 | CUPE BC Regional Office, Burnaby, British Columbia | 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.

SLS - Handling discipline and discharge

Dec 5, 2019 | Keyano College, Fort McMurray, Alberta | English
Learn about key legal concepts and terms, and the role of stewards during an employer’s investigation, when discipline is given, and during grievance meetings.

Cancelled: Advanced Health and Safety Learning Series

December 5 - 6, 2019 | Union Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba | English | $20
Workshops offered are:
- Identifying and Documenting Hazards
- Law and Orders
- Recommendations and Notetaking

Prerequisite: Introduction to Health and Safety

Cancelled: LET - Recording Secretaries

December 5 - 6, 2019 | CUPE Brandon Area Office, Brandon, Manitoba | 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;
• Communicate effectively with members.

bargaining

Dec 5, 2019 | Across NB, New Brunswick | English
Breaking the mandateL bargaining

Cancelled: LET - Parliamentary Procedure

December 6 - 7, 2019 | CUPE Alberta Regional Office, Edmonton, Alberta | 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.

Cancelled: Union Supervisors in the Workplace

Dec 7, 2019 | CUPE 417 Office, Red Deer, Alberta | English
This workshop will help you build union solidarity in locals where some members of the union supervise other members. It provides tips on how unionized supervisors can carry out their duties and discusses how locals can ensure that tensions between supervisors and those supervised don’t get in the way of the local union’s activities.

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