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Y. Rittau and T. Dundon, 2010, The roles and functions of shop stewards in workplace partnership: evidence from the Republic of Ireland, Employee Relations, Vol 32(1), p. 10-27.
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Represent and defend fellow workers whom the firm believes violated company policy or the terms and conditions of the collective bargaining agreement, often through the
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of the firm. As a result, the union steward becomes a significant link and conduit of information between the union leadership and rank-and-file workers.
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Working-Class Politics in the German Revolution. Richard Müller, the Revolutionary Shop Stewards and the Origins of the Council Movement
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Working-Class Politics in the German Revolution. Richard Müller, the Revolutionary Shop Stewards and the Origins of the Council Movement
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is an employee of an organization or company who represents and defends the interests of their fellow employees as a
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agreement (labour contract) to ensure both the firm and union worker are not violating the terms of the agreement.
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by fellow workers or sometimes by appointment of a higher union body) while maintaining their role as an
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organised shop stewards against the First World War. In Germany, a network of shop stewards called
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Communicate and disseminate official union policy, memos and directives to workers in the shop.
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mandate for the position. In general, most union stewards perform the following functions:
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Ensure that the firm is in compliance with all national, state and local
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Popularize and promote union consciousness and values in the workplace.
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The duties of a union steward vary according to each trades union's
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A British shop steward discusses an issue with a foreman during WWII
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Unions at the Workplace: Shop Steward Leadership and Ideology
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members of the union hold this position voluntarily (through
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states that the precise origins of the terms are unclear.
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Unlike other union representatives, stewards work on the
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Index

Union steward

trades/labour union
Rank-and-file
democratic
election
employee
constitutional
collective bargaining
laws
regulations
grievance
shop floor
Shop Stewards Movement
Revolutionary Stewards
January Strike
Australasia
shop steward
trades union
printing
journalism
compositors
National Union of Journalists
ISBN
978-9-00421-921-2
The Union Steward's Complete Guide
ISBN
978-9-00421-921-2
"National Union of Journalists (NUJ): Chapels and branches"
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