National Bargaining Conference

Each participant at the conference will attend three workshops.

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS

Strategic Planning for Bargaining (workshop is now full)
Looking at the external and internal factors and players that affect bargaining, participants will look at what goes into developing a strategic plan that will have the strongest impact on bargaining.

Engaging members
Member engagement and participation build union power. This workshop shares success stories and looks at strategies to engage members and strengthen locals for the challenges ahead.

Campaigning to Win
Campaigning to build public support for our members and the services they provide increases our strength at the bargaining table. This workshop will look at how to mount a winning campaign and the supports available from CUPE National (cost-shared campaigns, strike averting campaigns).

Winning Strikes
It takes a lot of planning and preparation to run a successful strike. This workshop walks participants through all aspects of strike planning and allows participants to share best practices.

CUPE is committed to ensuring that our functions are accessible to members of diverse backgrounds. The information requested here will help us to assess our success in reaching young workers and members of equality-seeking groups (women, racialized and Indigenous members, persons with disabilities and LGBTQ2+ members).

The CUPE National Executive Board has adopted a policy to ensure that members with disabilities do not face barriers to participation at national events. At its March 2009 meeting, the NEB passed a policy to pay 100 per cent of the additional costs directly related to necessary equipment, or to the assistance of a personal attendant, required by a participant with a disability for the duration of the conference. All other costs related to members’ participation at the national event remain the responsibility of the sponsoring chartered organization.

Participants attending CUPE’s National Bargaining Conference who need assistance when the conference is in session are required to complete this form (outside activities are the responsibility of the participant). CUPE will endeavour to make appropriate arrangements for all requests received by no later than March 1, 2019. CUPE will provide services at the conference site, and ensure accessible hotel rooms are available for participants who require them. Please ensure you advise WE Travel if you require an accessible room.

Which of the following applies to you?

 

If your personal care attendant will accompany you to the meeting: Please provide the name and contact number of your attendant:

Do you require assistance in the event of an emergency? If yes, please provide details (name and telephone number of contact person):

Per article 14.4 of the National Constitution:

“One-tenth of one per cent of all General Fund revenue will be placed in the National Convention and Events Assistance Fund. The National Executive Board will make regulations governing the National Convention and Events Assistance Fund.”

Our National Bargaining Conference is eligible for qualifying locals to apply for financial assistance.

The eligibility criteria for national events assistance are as follows:

a. Local union financial capacity;
b. Ensuring regional representation;
c. For specialized events, ensuring sector or sub-jurisdictional representation, or pension plan representation, or other designated representation as required;
d. Ensuring gender balance, diversity representation or participation of youth.

The national officers will have final authority to grant national events assistance to local unions.

Please note that the fund is not unlimited and that assistance is not guaranteed. The fund is intended to assist locals who could not otherwise attend a national conference and to ensure regional and sector representation, gender, diversity and young worker representation, as well as other criteria that may be specific to the event held.

All applications will be considered and all applicants will receive a reply. Please note that under the regulations, locals who access this fund are limited to sending one member only to this conference.

Applications for assistance must be submitted by mail or online no later than March 1, 2019:

• Apply online
• Download the application form

If applying by mail, submit the form to:
National Secretary-Treasurer
Canadian Union of Public Employees
1375 St. Laurent Blvd.
Ottawa, ON K1G 0Z7
Email: nrocque@cupe.ca

At-home: Article 6.3(d) of the CUPE Constitution provides for a subsidy to offset at-home child and family care costs up to a maximum of $90 per day per delegate. Requests for this subsidy should be made by the local union following the conference.

Submit via mail with receipts no later than April 22, 2019 to:
National Secretary-Treasurer
Canadian Union of Public Employees
1375 St. Laurent Blvd.
Ottawa, ON K1G 0Z7

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On-site: Child care services will be made available at TCU Place during regular conference hours. The child care centre will be open:

• Monday, March 18, 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
• Tuesday, March 19, 8:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
• Wednesday, March 20, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
• Thursday, March 21, 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon.

Following the adoption of resolution No. 26 at the 2009 National Convention, CUPE will provide on-site child care at the National Bargaining Conference at no cost to the parent.

If you wish to take advantage of these child care services, please complete the information below.

Note: We regret that we will be unable to accommodate any children who have not been registered by March 1, 2019.

First child

Second child

W.E. Travel is the designated official travel agency for CUPE’s National Bargaining Conference. Their workers are members of CUPE 3532.

To make travel and hotel reservations, please call:

1-888-676-7747
Monday – Friday
8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time)

Or book online at wetravel.net