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Cancelled: Steward Learning Series Workshop

April 11 - 12, 2020 | CUPE Sydney Area office, Sydney, 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: HS - Basics of Incident Investigations

April 13, 2020 | Local 5167, Hamilton, Ontario | English
Learn how to identify root causes of workplace incidents, injuries, and diseases, common routes of entry of toxic substances, and your role in the investigation process.

Cancelled: Pensions - The attack on our deferred wages: the real story

April 14 - 19, 2020 | La Place Rendez Vous Hotel and Convention, Fort Frances, Ontario | English | $250 (Affiliate) | $275 (Non-affiliate)
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...

Cancelled: SLS - Conflict skills for stewards

April 14, 2020 | Local 2380, Barrie, Ontario | English
Unresolved workplace conflict is stressful and weakens the union. Learn about the sources of workplace conflict and how to choose a response that fits the situation. Practice conflict communication skills that will help you resolve conflict at work and in the union.

Cancelled: Health and Safety Series

April 15 - 16, 2020 | CUPE Kelowna Area Office, Kelowna, British Columbia | English
- Basics of Incident Investigations - Making Committees Work - Understanding Mental Injuries at Work - Violence Prevention **All Participants must have completed Introduction to Health and Safety before registering**

Cancelled: Social Media

April 15, 2020 | CUPE Ottawa Area Office, Ottawa, Ontario | English | $50 (Affiliate) | $50 (Non-affiliate)
Facebook, Twitter, YouTube… How can they benefit my local? How are groups using social media for activism? How can I deal with people’s resistance? What are the guidelines for using social media? Explore questions like these and get lots of hands-on practice in CUPE’s Social Media workshop.

Cancelled: SLS - Understanding mental health

April 15, 2020 | Local 1974, Kingston, Ontario | English
Explore the steward’s role in supporting and representing members dealing with mental health issues. Learn how to challenge stigma, and how to approach a conversation with a member about a possible mental health issue.

Cancelled: HS - Making Committees Work

April 15, 2020 | Niagara Area Office, St. Catharines, Ontario | English
This module explores the structure, role and function of health and safety committees, their strengths and limitations, and how they can best work within the legislative framework, and within our union. NOTE: This workshop should be taken before "HS - Recommendations and notetaking"

Cancelled: Cannabis in the Workplace

April 15, 2020 | CUPE Local 218, Whitby, Ontario | English
Cannabis legalization puts Canada on the cutting edge in both the medicinal and recreational use of this remarkable product. However this is likely to result in a learning curve in the workplace. The issues that will arise will in some ways analogous to the issues surrounding the medical use of cann...

Cancelled: Steward Learning Series

April 16 - 17, 2020 | CUPE Local 905, Newmarket, Ontario | English | $20
Representing Members in Front of Management, Grievance Handling, Creating An Harassment Free Workplace, Growing Our Mobilizing Power

Cancelled: BC Retirement Planning

April 16 - 18, 2020 | Fraser Lake Learning Centre, Fraser Lake, 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 Retir...

Cancelled: Steward Learning Series

April 16 - 17, 2020 | Summerland Arts & Cultural Centre, Summerland, British Columbia | English | $50
- Introduction to Stewarding - Notetaking

Cancelled: Steward Training

April 17, 2020 | Local 4153, Hamilton, Ontario | English | $25
Conflict Skills & Creating Harassment Free Workplaces

Cancelled: Preparing to Lobby

April 17 - 18, 2020 | Local 1011, Burlington, Ontario | English
This workshop prepares participants to lobby local, municipal, school board, provincial or federal level politicians. By registering for the workshop, participants commit to participate in a lobby that will be arranged with CUPE in the weeks or months that follow. Locals are encouraged to send a mix...

Cancelled: Steward Learning Series

April 17 - 18, 2020 | Local 7575, London, Ontario | English | $25
Handling Discipline & DIscharge, Solidarity with Indigenous Workers & Duty of Fair Representation

Cancelled: Introduction to Stewarding

April 18 - 19, 2020 | CUPE Yarmouth Area Office, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia | 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 wo...

Cancelled: Health and Safety Series

April 18 - 19, 2020 | Holiday Inn Express Stellarton-New Glasgow, Stellarton, 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 ...

Cancelled: Steward Learning Series Workshop

April 18 - 19, 2020 | CUPE St. John's Area Office, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador | 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.