Stewards Corner Newsletter
On a monthly basis the Stewards Corner provides information for Local Union leaders to represent their members, enforce their collective bargaining agreements, and build the Union. Knowledge is power.
All previous articles are available to download and print and listed by topic below. Many Local Union leaders share them with officers and stewards and use them to teach new activists.
- August 2024: Steward's Guide to Safety Data Sheets
- July 2024: Role Of Reasonability + Earning Respect as a Steward
- June 2024: Supporting Members through Menopause + Tips for New Stewards
- May 2024: Marijuana, Safety, and Fairness, Part II | Advice from Fellow Members
- April 2024: Marijuana, Safety, and Fairness | USW History Exhibit
- March 2024: Using Recognition Clause To The Unions Advantage | Your Solution For Building Activism With New And Young Members
- Feb. 2024: The Fundamentals Of Grievance Handling | Civics For The Shop Floor
- Jan. 2024: To Express One Thing Is To Exclude Another | To Unite All Doesn't Allow For Workplace Harassment
- Dec. 2023: Discipline And Discharge: Damaging Employer Property | The Union Bah Humbug: The Case Of The Missing Thank You
- Nov 2023: Intergenerational Union Solidarity | There's A Role For Everybody In Our Union
- Oct 2023: Bringing Your Local Union Meeting to the Shop Floor
- Sept. 2023: Mental Health | Grievances vs Gripes
- August 2023: Cutting Through the Jargon | Workers' Spaces on the Job
- July 2023: Stewards And Public Speaking | Leeann Fosters Story
- June 2023 Setting And Meeting Goals | Representing Members: Sleeping Versus Dozing
- May 2023: Internal Organizing: Understanding Your Bargaining Unit | Let's Talk About Mental Health
- April 2023: Domestic Violence In The Workplace | Dealing With & Learning From Our Mistakes
- March 2023: Horseplay | Time-Sensitive Grievances
- February 2023: Progressive Discipline | What Do Members Expect?
- January 2023: Negligence vs. Incompetence | Decoding Union Terminology
- Dec 2022: Precedence In Grievance Handling | Tools of the Steward
- Oct 2022: Social Media Do's & Dont's | Understanding Inflation
- Sept 2022 No Fault Attendance Just Cause
- Agosto 2022
- August 2022: Convention Basics | How to Explore Grievance Settlements
- July 2022: Setting An Advocate Up For Success | ABCs of a Union Steward
- June 2022: Absenteeism | Representing LGBTQ Workers
- May 2022: Dealing With Difficult Supervisors | May Day History
- Mayo 2022
- April 2022: Just Cause 101 | Understanding Past Practice
- Abril 2022
- March 2022: Asking The Right Questions: Using Information Requests | Ruben Garza Story
- Marzo 2022
- February 2022: Organizing The Job | Health & Safety
- Febrero 2022
- January 2022: How To Present Grievances | Weingarten Representation Checklist
- Enero 2022
- December 2021: Writing Grievances | USW History
- Diciembre 2021
- November 2021: Different Parts Of a CBA | Weingarten Rights
- Noviembre 2021
- October 2021: The Union Difference: Fred Redmond's Story | Mentoring
- September 2021: Duty of Fair Representation | Right To Information
- August 2021: Family & Medical Leave Act 101 | Grievance Fact Sheet & Grievance Chain
- July 2021: Understanding The Equality Principle | Interviewing Members for Investigations
- June 2021 Organizing Non Members | Grievance Timelines
- May 2021: Welcoming New Hires to the Union | What is a Grievance?
- April 2021: Stewards as Organizers | Organizing around Grievances
- March 2021: Educating Your Coworkers about the Union | Note-taking
- September 2020
- Copy of September 2021: Duty of Fair Representation | Right To Information