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April 12, 2025 | ONLINE, Alberta | English

Introduction to Stewarding - Part 2 (OLS)

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 online workshop is for you! Note: This is Part 2 of Introduction to Stewarding. Part 1 is a pre-requisite to this course.
April 12, 2025 | CUPE Corner Brook Area Office, Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador | English

SLS - Handling discipline and discharge

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. NOTE: Please bring your collective agreement and Steward Handbook to the workshop.
April 12, 2025 | CUPE Corner Brook Area Office, Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador | English

SLS - Representing gender and sexually diverse members

Homophobia, biphobia, and transphobia play out in our workplaces, locals, and communities. Learn how to challenge these kinds of discrimination, and respectfully represent gender and sexually diverse members in your workplace.
April 12 - 13, 2025 | CUPE Sydney Area office, Sydney, Nova Scotia | English

Intro to Stewarding & Representing Members in Front of Management

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 w...
April 13, 2025 | CUPE Corner Brook Area Office, Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador | English

SLS - HS - Preventing Mental Injuries at Work

New forms of work, job insecurity, work intensification, high demands, violence and a resulting poor work-life balance are resulting in psychosocial and mental health problems in CUPE workplaces. This module focuses on the workplace as the cause or a contributor to mental health issues, and not the ...
April 13, 2025 | CUPE ARO Boardroom, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia | English

SLS - Representing gender and sexually diverse members

Homophobia, biphobia, and transphobia play out in our workplaces, locals, and communities. Learn how to challenge these kinds of discrimination, and respectfully represent gender and sexually diverse members in your workplace.
April 14, 2025 | ONLINE, Ontario | English

Cancelled: Introduction to Stewarding - Part 2 (OLS)

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 online workshop is for you! Note: This is Part 2 of Introduction to Stewarding. Part 1 is a pre-requisite to this course.
April 15, 2025 | CUPE Victoria Area Office, Victoria, British Columbia | English

LET - Parliamentary Procedure

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.
April 15, 2025 | ONLINE, Ontario | English

Health and Safety - An Introduction - Part Two (OLS)

This 2-part online workshop serves as an introduction into the world of health and safety and explores different basic concepts such as the: • identification of hazards; • hierarchy of controls; • basic role of health and safety committees; • basics on the right to refuse. NOTE: Completion of Part...
April 16 - 17, 2025 | CUPE North Bay Area Office, North Bay, Ontario | English | $77.97 (Affiliate) | $77.97 (Non-affiliate)

WSIB Level 1 Rights and Obligations

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...
April 17, 2025 | ONLINE, Alberta | English

Social Media Workshop (OLS)

Want to make the most of social media for your local? This one hour online hands-on session will walk you through the basics such as what to post, how to grow your audience, and how to use social media to support your campaigns and connect with members. Whether you're brand new or just want to up yo...
April 17, 2025 | ONLINE, British Columbia | English

Introduction to Stewarding - Part 1 & 2

9:00 am to 12:00 pm (Pacific) Introduction to Stewarding - Part 1 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm (Pacific) Introduction to Stewarding - Part 2
April 22, 2025 | CUPE Saint John Office, Saint John, New Brunswick | English

Union Supervisors in the Workplace

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 w...
April 23 - 24, 2025 | CUPE Local 905, Newmarket, Ontario | English | $25

LET - Parliamentary Procedure

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.
April 23, 2025 | Fredericton Inn, Fredericton, New Brunswick | English

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

LET - Strategic Planning

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 m...
April 25, 2025 | Four Points by Sheraton Edmundston, Edmundston, New Brunswick | French

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 w...
April 26, 2025 | CUPE Ottawa Area Office, Ottawa, Ontario | English

Job Evaluation

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...
April 27 - May 2, 2025 | Coast Canmore Hotel & Conference Centre, Canmore, Alberta | English | $2250

2025 Alberta Spring Weeklong School

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 ...
April 29 - 30, 2025 | CUPE Manitoba Regional Office - Training Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba | English

New Stewards Program

Sessions offered are: - Introduction to Stewarding - Representing Members in Front of Management - Duty of Fair Representation