Stewards Guide

1. Forward

2. The Stewards Big Job & The Need for Stewards

3. The Need for Stewards cont. & Two Main Tasks

4. Building A Strong Union, Put Life Into Your Contract, & Know Your Contract

5. How the Stewards can Help Build Their Union & Roles and Responsibilities: Negotiator

6. Roles and Responsibilities: Leader & Roles and Responsibilities: Educator

7. Roles and Responsibilities: Communicator & Roles and Responsibilities: Organizer

8. Roles and Responsibilities: Political Activist & Meeting the New Hire on the First Day

9. Be Professional and Fair & Talk Union & Making Members 'One Hundred Percenters'

10. Dues-Life Blood of the Union & Know the Workers in Your Department & Keep the Members Informed

11. Meet Problems Before They Become Grievances & Keep a United Union Front & Be a Good Listener

12. Good Relations With Your Supervisor & Grievance Procedures & Grievance Handling

13. Abide by Contract Rules & Get All the Facts

14. Is It A Just Grievance?

15. Write it Down & Go To the Supervisor

16. Use A Positive Friendly Approach & Be a Good Listener & No Empty Threats & Try to Settle at First Stage

17. Stick to the Facts and Stick to the Point & Insist on Retroactive Agreements & Don't Gloat & Get to the Roots From Which Grievances Grow & Educate the Supervisor

18. The Contract Is Your Constitution & When Strikes Occur & Labor Legislation A Steward Should Know About

19. Federal, State, County, and Municipal Government Employees & Negotiating With Public Officials & Give them a Chance & Machinists Non-Partisan Political League

20. About Our Number One Job-Organizing & What Can You Do? & Suggestions for Further Reading

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