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 

• AFSCME Steward Handbook 2024 (English) 
• AFSCME Manual del Delegado 2024 (Español)  
• AFSCME Steward Handbook 2014 (English) 
• AFSCME Manual del Delegado 2014 (Español) 

Handling Grievances

• Grievance Fact Sheet

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

Organizing

• Building Power Organizing Around Workplace Issues
• The Power of POP: Planning Purposeful Meetings
• New Employee Orientation: Building Our Union on Day One