CUPE Ontario 2025 University Workers Coordinating Committee (OUWCC) Conference

Please use the following form to register for the CUPE Ontario OUWCC Conference on February 27th to March 2nd, 2025. Fee is $350 for affiliated locals and $450 for non-affiliated locals per delegate. $50 late fee applies after January 27th, 2025.  If you have any questions or issues regarding registration, please contact Winnie Lau at [email protected]

*All registration must be done by a local’s executive

*No refunds or cancellations will be available after February 19, 2025

Workshop Descriptions

February 28, 2025, 1:00PM – 4:00PM

*Choose one workshop during on-line registration.

Action Network – 3 hours duration

Spots remaining: 18

Action Network is a platform that helps organizations mobilize members and engage supporters with email, mobile messaging, petitions, events, and automation. It is a tool that CUPE locals can use to email members, engage in online advocacy, and manage a list of community supporters. It offers locals a powerful email management tool and a suite of actions that can integrate into a local website.

This workshop will introduce Action Network and its capabilities. We will focus on how it can be used for member communications before diving into how we can use its data analysis tools to map engagement within our locals and communities and build power through data based decision making. We will finish by outlining how your local can join Action Network and get free training through CUPE.

Solidarity with Indigenous Workers – 3 hours duration

Spots remaining: 25

Learn about Canada’s history of colonialism, engage in some myth-busting, and explore ways you can build solidarity with Indigenous workers and support reconciliation in the workplace.

Conflict Skills for Union Activists – 3 hours duration

Spots remaining: 15

This workshop covers:

  • Understanding conflict as a regular part of human interaction;
  • 5 responses to conflict and choosing the right response;
  • Tips for preventing bias from getting in the way;
  • Dealing with hostility on the picket line;
  • Communication skills for informal conflict resolution.