Education

Current CUPE Available Courses:

If you are interested or need further information about a provided course, pleases click here or contact an executive member.

LET – Leading as a Team & Conflict Ready Executives (OLS)
Oct 27, 2022 | Inn at the Quay, New Westminster, British Columbia

FALL 2022 Weeklong School – Nanaimo
Jul 13, 2022 | 9:00am – 12:00pm (Pacific)

Introduction to Stewarding – Part 1 & 2 (OLS)
Nov 9, 2022 | Online, British Columbia

Challenging Racism (OLS)
Nov 16, 2022 | Online, British Columbia | English

LET – Secretary-Treasurer Orientation (OLS)
Jul 27, 2022 | 9:00am – 12:00pm (Pacific)

Health and Safety – Part 1 & 2 (OLS)
Nov 23, 2022 | Online, British Columbia | English

Introduction to Allyship (OLS)
Nov 30, 2022 | Online, British Columbia | English

BC Retirement Planning
December 5 – 6, 2022 | CUPE Local 389, North Vancouver, British Columbia

SLS – Grievance handling (OLS)
Dec 7, 2022 | Online, British Columbia

Introduction to Stewarding – Part 1 & 2 (OLS)
Dec 14, 2022 | Online, British Columbia

Introduction to Stewarding – Part 1 & 2 (OLS)
Jan 11, 2023 | Online, British Columbia

Duty of Fair Representation (OLS)
Jan 18, 2023 | Online, British Columbia

SLS – Grievance handling (OLS)
Jan 25, 2023 | Online, British Columbia

Health & Safety Series
Feb 9, 2023 | School District #46, Gibsons, British Columbia

Health and Safety Series
Feb 10, 2023 | Early Years Centre, Sechelt, British Columbia

*OLS is Online Learning Supported.

Retirement

When you’re starting to think about retirement, there are a few steps need to take beforehand. Below are the steps they need to take to help make the retirement process a little easier on everyone.

If you are planning on retirement in the next 5-years, please complete the attached Estimate Application, and forward the completed application to Pension Services in MWB, or by email at pensions@uvic.ca . Pensions asks that these requests be submitted at least 3-months prior to your retirement date, but no later than 1-month prior to your retirement date. The more lead time you can provide pensions, the more smoothly this process will go.
At least 1-month prior to your retirement date, you must also inform the department of your impending retirement. I have attached a template letter that staff can use for this. This letter must be handed in to the Supervisor, with a cc to the Manager, who will then pass on the letter to me for the departments records. Once I have this letter, I can then complete the forms that pensions need to start formally processing the retirement. Again, the more lead time the staff member provides, the smoother the process.
Members are also encouraged to contact the Benefits department for information on continuation after retirement. Staff can send these requests to benefits@uvic.ca .

For more information on this process, please visit pensions website at https://www.uvic.ca/pensions/staff-plan/during-career/index.php.

Below are the downloadable documents:

Estimate Application

Template Retirement Letter

Collective agreement

Our current collective agreement, negotiated in 2020, runs through to the end of March, 2022

You can view or download it here

CUPE 917 Collective Agreement

University Club – CUPE 917 Collective Agreement

Retirment

When you’re starting to think about retirement, there are a few steps need to take beforehand. Below are the steps they need to take to help make the retirement process a little easier on everyone.

If you are planning on retirement in the next 5-years, please complete the attached Estimate Application, and forward the completed application to Pension Services in MWB, or by email at pensions@uvic.ca . Pensions asks that these requests be submitted at least 3-months prior to your retirement date, but no later than 1-month prior to your retirement date. The more lead time you can provide pensions, the more smoothly this process will go.
At least 1-month prior to your retirement date, you must also inform the department of your impending retirement. I have attached a template letter that staff can use for this. This letter must be handed in to the Supervisor, with a cc to the Manager, who will then pass on the letter to me for the departments records. Once I have this letter, I can then complete the forms that pensions need to start formally processing the retirement. Again, the more lead time the staff member provides, the smoother the process.
Members are also encouraged to contact the Benefits department for information on continuation after retirement. Staff can send these requests to benefits@uvic.ca .

For more information on this process, please visit pensions website at https://www.uvic.ca/pensions/staff-plan/during-career/index.php.

Below are the downloadable documents:

Estimate Application

Template Retirement Letter