Resources for Stewards

AFSCME Steward Handbook

• English
• Español

Helpful Links

• Locals and Contracts
• The Special Status of a Union Steward
• Steward's Role in Investigatory Meetings
• Knowing Your Contract Worksheet
• Common Terms Glossary
• Article about the JANUS Supreme Court Decision

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