Union stewards represent departments, shifts, and work sites. They monitor collective-bargaining agreements, advise employees on contract provisions, confront employers over safety issues, and represent employees in grievance proceedings. A steward's job is important and exciting.

Much of this Steward Training Manual focuses on the important tasks of processing grievances. It will be a valuable resource as you honestly perform your work and organize your co-workers to enforce our Collective Bargaining Agreement. A shop steward’s duties go far beyond filing grievances, for the members rightfully look to you as union ...

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As an UWUA steward, your job involves much, much more than handling grievances. Grievances are important. They are often the most visible and dramatic aspect of the union’s presence.

The Steward’s knowledge and understanding of the contract should enable him or her to educate the workers on their rights under the contract. The Steward should also explain to members the goals of the APWU and why the Union needs the members’ active participation. COMMUNICATOR:

Shop Stewards undergo extensive training and development to build a strong union through representation and organizing. So how does this journey begin? COURSES FOR STEWARD CERTIFICATION

The OPEIU Leadership/Shop Steward Guide provides training materials and resources for local union shop stewards, staff and emerging leaders. What a union leader needs to do (i.e. greet new members, represent all members fairly, look for ways to agitate, organize...and other examples).

Shop stewards must lead the way in organizing our co‐workers to attend informational pickets and picnics, union meetings and visits to congressional representatives. Stewards also must help sign up non‐members to join the union.

Become a Shop Steward. Last Update: 4/1/2024. Do you want to become an ACMEA Shop Steward? You can do so in four easy steps: Watch the Orientation Video below to learn about the role and the benefits; Review the Questions and Answers section; Sign Up to Become a Shop Steward and to Join Our Next Training; Attend the next training; 1 ...

The OPEIU Leadership/Shop Steward Guide provides training materials and resources for local union shop stewards, staff and emerging leaders. Most of the content can be customized and adapted to fit the unique training needs of each local union.