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CUPE has created a tip sheet will help union activists have difficult conversations in a way that can build solidarity and make changes for the better.

Want to build bargaining power in your local? Check out CUPE’s Online Bargaining Program. This series of resources and live online workshops will help your local build its power at the bargaining table to get the best deal for your members.

The Keep our pensions out of privatization toolkit gives CUPE activists and pension representatives information about the dangers of pension funds investing in public-private partnerships (P3s) and other types of privatization.

The Health and Safety Learning Series gives members a wide range of knowledge and skills related to workplace health and safety.

The purpose of this handbook is to give newly appointed stewards an outline of their duties, where they can turn for advice and the names of CUPE Education Department courses that will help them to be more effective. This handbook is an introduction to stewarding. It is not an exhaustive guide. Download the handbook here.

The Steward Learning Series is a series of three-hour modules to provide in-depth education for stewards as grievance handlers, advocates, problem solvers, communicators, leaders, workplace organizers, and human rights’ champions. Download the brochure.

The National Advisory Committee on Pensions works to build the capacity of CUPE, the labour movement and our allies to promote, defend and improve pension plans. They provide advice on how to assist union trustees and pension activists in analyzing information to improve pension plans, including new developments and issues in pension funds and investments.

After wages, pensions and benefits are the biggest monetary items in a collective agreement. Usually, the specific provisions of a pension or benefits plan are laid out in a plan booklet, not the collective agreement. This is why it is important to include details about pension and benefits rights in your local’s agreement. Download a copy of Pensions and benefits (Section I of the Bargaining Equality binder). It includes checklists, a fact sheet, and examples of contract language from CUPE locals.