REGISTER NOW: Atlantic Weeklong School, November 15 - 20 at White Point Beach Resort

Come to CUPE’s Fall Weeklong School and build the skills needed to create healthier, stronger workplaces. Choose one of three program streams designed to help us better support ourselves, our locals, and our worksites as we tackle the challenging issues we face together.

Class size will be limited to approximately 25 participants per stream. Participants will be registered on a first-come, first-served basis. Registration fees MUST be received by September 30th. Please note, you must fill out the online registration form AND send a cheque and paper registration form by mail for your registration to be completed.

Fees are $1600/person for double occupancy or $2000 per person for single occupancy; fees include registration, room and all meals, Sunday dinner through Friday lunch. Some scholarships are available. For more information, NL members can contact Sherry Hillier (sherryh@cupe.ca), and NS members can contact Nelson Scott (vicepresident@cupe.ns.ca). Please include “weeklong school scholarship” in the subject line of your email.

STREAM 1: The Year of Health and Safety

We will tackle the skills and knowledge required to provide proper health and safety advocacy, with a focus on preventing and addressing issues that affect both psychological and physical safety in the workplace and on the role of union advocates in that process.

Introduction to Health and Safety
Preventing Mental Health Injuries at Work
Making Committees Work
Basics of Incident Investigation
Violence Prevention
Workload and Overwork

STREAM 2: Representing Members

Everything you should know and need to know about representing members.

Introduction to Stewarding
Duty of Fair Representation
Representing members in front of Management
Grievance Handling
Ally Skills for Stewards
Challenging Racism
Understanding Mental Health
Handling Discipline and Discharge
What Stewards Need to know about Arbitration

STREAM 3: Local Executive Training

As union activists, we often ask why some members are involved while others are not, and what we can do to change that. This stream brings together workshops from our Local Executive Training, Steward Learning Series, and Anti-Racist CUPE programs to explore member engagement, leadership, inclusion, and solidarity. Participants will build practical

skills for using their elected positions to strengthen their locals, support the broader labour movement, and contribute to stronger, more connected communities.