{"id":186,"date":"2014-07-04T02:52:05","date_gmt":"2014-07-04T02:52:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ibew1613.org\/blog\/?page_id=186"},"modified":"2014-07-04T02:54:47","modified_gmt":"2014-07-04T02:54:47","slug":"steward-tools","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.ibew1613.org\/blog\/?page_id=186","title":{"rendered":"Steward Tools"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Online Steward Manual<\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;\">1.\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibew1613.org\/stewards\/stewards_rights.html\">Rights and Responsibilities of a Union Steward<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;\"><i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibew1613.org\/stewards\/negotiator.html\">Negotiator<\/a><br \/>\n<\/i><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u2022\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;\"><i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibew1613.org\/stewards\/leader.html\">Leader<\/a><br \/>\n<\/i><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u2022\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;\"><i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibew1613.org\/stewards\/educator.html\">Educator<\/a><br \/>\n<\/i><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u2022\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;\"><i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibew1613.org\/stewards\/communicator.html\">Communicator<\/a><br \/>\n<\/i><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u2022\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;\"><i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibew1613.org\/stewards\/organizer.html\">Organizer<\/a><\/i><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;\"><i>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibew1613.org\/stewards\/nonmember.html\">Signing Up The Non-Member<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibew1613.org\/stewards\/answers.html\">Answers To Objections About Joining The Union<\/a><\/i><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;\"><br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;\"><i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibew1613.org\/stewards\/activist.html\">Political Activist<\/a><br \/>\n<\/i><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u2022\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;\"><i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibew1613.org\/stewards\/welcome.html\">Welcome Committee<\/a><\/i><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\"><i>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/i><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0 2.\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibew1613.org\/stewards\/establish.html\">Establishing Yourself In The Role Of Steward<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0 3.\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibew1613.org\/stewards\/new_stewards.html\">New Stewards Take Note<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0 4.\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibew1613.org\/stewards\/steward_goals.html\">Goals Of A Union Steward<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0 5.\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibew1613.org\/stewards\/listening.html\">Listening to Others<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0 6.\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibew1613.org\/stewards\/nobodys_perfect.html\">Nobody&#8217;s Perfect &#8212; 20 mistakes that shop stewards make<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0 7.\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibew1613.org\/stewards\/mistakes.html\">Ten Mistakes A Steward Should\u00a0<\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;\"><i><b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibew1613.org\/stewards\/mistakes.html\">Never<\/a><\/b><\/i><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibew1613.org\/stewards\/mistakes.html\">\u00a0Make<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0 8.\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibew1613.org\/stewards\/weingarten.html\">Make Sure That Members Know When To Ask For A Steward<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">\u2022\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"><i>When Questioning by the Boss Could Lead to Discipline&#8230; Ask for a Union Steward<br \/>\n<\/i><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\"><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0 9.\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibew1613.org\/stewards\/grievance_description.html\">What is a Grievance?<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;\">10.\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibew1613.org\/stewards\/changing_rules.html\">Past Practice Issues<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">\u2022\u00a0 Can Employers Change the Rules in the Middle of the Game?<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;\">11.\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibew1613.org\/stewards\/in_writing.html\">Get It in Writing<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;\">12.\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibew1613.org\/stewards\/grievance_interview.html\">The Grievance Interview<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;\">13.\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibew1613.org\/stewards\/handling_grievances.html\">Handling Grievances<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;\">14.\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibew1613.org\/stewards\/no_means.html\">What Does &#8220;No&#8221; Really Mean<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;\">15.\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibew1613.org\/stewards\/grievance_writing.html\">Writing a grievance<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;\">16.\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibew1613.org\/stewards\/resolve_early.html\">Resolving Issues Early<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;\">17.\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibew1613.org\/stewards\/grievance_presentation.html\">Dozen Points on Grievance Presentation<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;\">18.\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibew1613.org\/stewards\/witnesses.html\">Ten Rules to Prepare Witnesses for the Grievance Hearing<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;\">19.\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibew1613.org\/stewards\/ways_to_lose.html\">Seven Ways To Lose A Winning Grievance<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;\">20.\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibew1613.org\/stewards\/no_grievance.html\">When the Member Doesn&#8217;t Have a Grievance<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;\">21.\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibew1613.org\/stewards\/disciplinary.html\">The Disciplinary Interview<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;\">22.\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibew1613.org\/stewards\/discipline.html\">Preparing Discipline Cases<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;\">23.\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibew1613.org\/stewards\/at_hearing.html\">The Steward&#8217;s Role at a Disciplinary Hearing<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;\">24.\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibew1613.org\/stewards\/documenting.html\">Documenting Discipline: What the Bosses Do<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;\">25.\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibew1613.org\/stewards\/insubordination.html\">Insubordination &#8211; A Dozen Questions to Ask<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;\">26.\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibew1613.org\/stewards\/miserable.html\">How Can They Make My Life Miserable?<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;\">27.\u00a0 Important Labor Laws<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibew1613.org\/stewards\/nlra.html\">The most important law for U.S. workers is the National Labor Relations Act.<\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u2022\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;\"><i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibew1613.org\/stewards\/weingarten_rights.html\">Description, questions, and answers on Weingarten rights<\/a><\/i><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u2022\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dol.gov\/elaws\/fmla.htm\">Family and Medical Leave Act<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u2022\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.usdoj.gov\/crt\/ada\/adahom1.htm\">American&#8217;s With Disability Act<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u2022\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibew1613.org\/stewards\/Rep_Duty_1.html\">The Duty of Fair Representation, Memorandum<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;\"><b>\u2026..Other On-Line Steward Resources<br \/>\n<\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\"><b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u2022\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ljextra.com\/\">Law Journal<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; For up-to-date legal headline news.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u2022\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibew1613.org\/stewards\/accidents.html\">Are Accidents Waiting To Happen On Your Job?<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u2022\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.eeoc.gov\/\">US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u2022\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dol.gov\/\">Department Of Labor<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u2022\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.osha.gov\/\">Occupational Safety &amp; Health Administration<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u2022\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/WH\/Welcome.html\">The White House<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u2022\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.willamette.edu\/law\/wlo\/laborlaw\/\">Willamette Law On Line<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Online Steward Manual 1.\u00a0\u00a0Rights and Responsibilities of a Union Steward \u2022\u00a0\u00a0Negotiator \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u2022\u00a0\u00a0Leader \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u2022\u00a0\u00a0Educator \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u2022\u00a0\u00a0Communicator \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u2022\u00a0\u00a0Organizer \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Signing Up The Non-Member Answers To Objections About Joining The Union\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0\u00a0Political Activist \u00a0 \u00a0 &hellip; 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