Resources for Stewards
Additional resources for stewards are available in the Steward Resource Center of the Grievance Data Base.
General information about your rights at work:
Overview of
Oregon's Public Employee Collective Bargaining Act (PECBA)
Weingarten Rights (your right to representation).
More info about
Weingarten Rights.
See also purple sidebar at right on
this page for Weingarten Rights in other languages.
Seven tests of just cause
Download a copy of your
union contract.
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Forms for filing and tracking grievances:(available for download as Word documents and Adobe PDFs)
NOTE: Stewards are urged to use the electronic Grievance Data Base for Stewards whenever filing grievances.
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Bully Boss Training:
SEIU Local 503 periodically offers a workshop for Chief Stewards called "Harassment and How to Deal with Bully Bosses." The training helps stewards to recognize “Bully Bosses,” and to develop effective strategies to empower workers faced with this situation. Check with your SEIU Organizer for the next scheduled training, or download the training handouts here:
Bully Boss Training Agenda
Bully Boss Training Facilitator's Notes
Bully Boss Training Exercise
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The Stewards Manual: an on-line resource for member leaders
View The Stewards Manual at www.seiu.org
As front-line leaders at the worksite, SEIU stewards are required to
wear many hats. They are problem solvers, educators, and communicators.
And, most importantly, they are organizers.
» Your Role As Steward: The Basics
Get the basics about what you need as a steward, what your protections
and duties are, and how to welcome new workers to the job.
» Talking to Your Co-Workers
The how-to of explaining SEIU and how we work as a union, explaining our dues system, and what a difference the union makes.
» Problem-Solving 101
What do you do when confronted with a problem. This section teaches how
to identify problems, what you have a right-to-know as steward, how to
analyze the problem, and working with management to resolve issues
quickly.
» Your Role As Steward: In-Depth
So, you've got a dispute in your workplace that's not going away
easily. Stewards wear many hats, and have lots of tools at their
disposal to resolve issues short of filing formal grievances.
» Disputes and Grievances: Rights, Procedures and Best Practices
For the occasions when meetings between management and a member can
lead to discipline or a grievance, read the step-by-step of the
members' (and your) rights, and how to formally craft grievances to
reach the right resolution for workers.
» Glossary and Bibliography
Read about SEIU's terminology and supporting information to find out more.