Resources for Officers & Stewards
Officers
- Local Union Election Manual - Union democracy depends upon an understanding of the union's procedures and participation. This manual will help with any questions associated with union elections.
- AFSCME Officers Handbook- This guide is for local union officers and executive board members.
- How to Chair a Local Meeting - From Call to Order to Adjournment, learn how to chair a meeting of your local union.
- How to Take Part in a Local Meeting - At the local union level, membership meetings are where your democratic expression takes place and members make decisions on what they want their local union to do.
Stewards
If you would like to become a union steward, please email [email protected]. To learn more about what union stewards do, a great place to start is the AFSCME Steward Handbook.
Handling Grievances
Training Videos
Representing Co-Workers
- 7 Tests of Just Cause: What Are They and How Do I Use Them?
- Discipline and Discharge: Best Practices for Representing Workers
- It's Not Grievable, Now What?
- The Duty of Fair Representation
- Navigating the 5 Steps of Grievance Handling
- Weingarten Rights: What You Need to Know