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WSIB Level 1 Rights and Obligations

April 16 - 17, 2025 | CUPE North Bay Area Office, North Bay, Ontario | English | $77.97 (Affiliate) | $77.97 (Non-affiliate)
Explore your rights & obligations under the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act. The two-day model is filled with presentations, videos, and discussions. Who should attend: WSIB representatives, Workers’ Compensation activists, RTW specialists, union leadership and union stewards, H&S representatives and activists, supervisors and employers, and young workers.

Union Supervisors in the Workplace

Apr 22, 2025 | CUPE Saint John Office, Saint John, New Brunswick | 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.

NOTE: Please bring your collective agreement to the workshop.

Introduction to Stewarding

Apr 23, 2025 | Fredericton Inn, Fredericton, 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: Please bring a copy of your collective agreement to the workshop.

LET - Parliamentary Procedure

April 23 - 24, 2025 | CUPE Local 905, Newmarket, Ontario | English | $25
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 - Strategic Planning

April 25 - 26, 2025 | Quattro Hotel, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario | 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.

Job Evaluation

Apr 26, 2025 | CUPE Ottawa Area Office, Ottawa, Ontario | English
This workshop will interest you if your Local is thinking about a joint job evaluation program for pay equity purposes, or if you have new joint pay equity committee members. It covers topics such as collection of job information, rating jobs, weights, banding, selection of male comparators, job-to-job and proportional value comparisons and achieving/ maintaining pay equity. The workshop will utilize the CUPE Gender Neutral Generic Tool to rate a job by looking at the different sub-factors for purposes of Job Evaluations. We will also discuss Job Analysis Questionnaires and roles of the raters.

2025 Alberta Spring Weeklong School

April 27 - May 2, 2025 | Coast Canmore Hotel & Conference Centre, Canmore, Alberta | English | $2250
4 Workshops series are being offered. Choose one of the following streams for the entire week:

(a) From the Streets to the Ballot Box: Building Political Power
(b) SLS - Steward Learning Series #1. The Basics
(c) Collective Bargaining
(d) SLS - Steward Learning Series #2 Advanced

Maximum 20 participants per workshop.

Steward Learning Series

April 29 - 30, 2025 | CUPE Brandon Area Office, Brandon, Manitoba | English
This workshop offers the following sessions:

1. INTRODUCTION TO STEWARDING
- 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.

2. GRIEVANCE HANDLING
- 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.

3. HANDLING HUMAN RIGHTS GRIEVANCES
- This course offers participants the opportunity to build skills for handling human rights grievances.

New Stewards Program

April 29 - 30, 2025 | CUPE Manitoba Regional Office - Training Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba | English
Sessions offered are:
- Introduction to Stewarding
- Representing Members in Front of Management
- Duty of Fair Representation

Anti-Harassment and Bystander Training

May 2, 2025 | CUPE ARO Boardroom, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia | English
When we are disrespected in our union, or when harm, harassment, and discrimination happen we are unsafe. We would not accept it from our supervisors and managers at work, and it is not ok in our union space. When we witness others being harmed, oppressed or injured, we can intervene in safe and effective ways before, during, or after a harassing or violent situation.

In this 3-hour workshop, learn and practice how to intervene.

At the Bargaining Table Module 1 & Module 2

May 3 - 4, 2025 | CUPE Sydney Area office, Sydney, Nova Scotia | English
This workshop gives bargaining committee members the training they need, when they need it, so they can get the best deal possible for their members. It is delivered by the national servicing rep and happens in stages throughout negotiations. The workshop explores how to work effectively in caucus, as well as at the bargaining table.

NOTE: This workshop is for bargaining committee members.

LET - Financial Essentials

May 3, 2025 | Best Western Plus Bridgewater Hotel, Cookville, Nova Scotia | 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 regarding the finances of the union, budgeting and how to be transparent and accountable to members. 

NOTE: This workshop is a pre-requisite for Secretary-Treasurers and Trustees wishing to take LET - Financial Officers.

LET - Financial Officers

May 4, 2025 | Best Western Plus Bridgewater Hotel, Cookville, Nova Scotia | English
Following the completion of LET - Financial Essentials, this 6-hour workshop allows Secretary-treasurers and Trustees to delve deeper into local finances.

Secretary-treasures 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.

NOTE: Please bring a laptop, if possible.

Steward Learning Series

May 5 - 6, 2025 | Online via Zoom - MB, Online, Manitoba | English
Sessions offered are:
- Introduction to Stewarding - Part 1
- Introduction to Stewarding - Part 2

Mental Health First Aid

May 7 - 8, 2025 | CUPE Sault Ste Marie Area Office, Sault Ste Marie, Ontario | English
One in three Canadians will experience a mental health problem at some point in their life. The earlier a problem is detected and treated, the better the outcome. Mental Health First Aid Canada gives people the skills to provide that early help that is so important in recovery. Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is the help provided to a person developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis. Just as physical first aid is administered to an injured person before medical treatment can be obtained, MHFA is given until appropriate treatment is found or until the crisis is resolved. The MHFA Canada program aims to improve mental health literacy, and provide the skills and knowledge to help people better manage potential or developing mental health problems in themselves, a family member, a friend or a colleague. The program does not teach people how to be therapists. It does teach people how to Recognize the signs and symptoms of mental health problems, provide initial help.

LET - Parliamentary Procedure

May 7, 2025 | CUPE BC Regional Office, Burnaby, British Columbia | 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.

Words Tell All: Communicating in an age of deception

May 9, 2025 | CUPE Victoria Area Office, Victoria, British Columbia | English
A Hungarian proverb states “Man was given a tongue with which to speak, and words to hide his thoughts.” In public statements, interviews, and social media, deception has become a norm in communications in our digital age. With so many mediums to convey information (and misinformation) how is someone supposed to get to the truth? The language of lies is distinctly different from the language of truth. It has become vitally important for individuals from all walks of life and professionals in any field to learn the intricacies of detecting deception.

This highly interactive session uses high profile media cases to illustrate the signs of deceit. From politicians to celebrities, athletes to criminals, patterns of deception become clear when one understands the subtleties of speech. We use language not only to cloak what we don't want others to know, and even use it to convince ourselves of the lies we tell.

The key to being a highly effective communicator is having a keen sense of awareness as to what words reveal. If we can learn to understand the signals that people are sending us, we can decipher them and get to the real meaning of an issue. Most importantly, we learn to ask the right questions and listen for the right answers.

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