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Episode 163: THE STEWARD IS NOT POWERLESS Know Your Rights, Build Your Case, Defend the Contract
This episode is a full-scale training session for shop stewards, branch officers, activists and every letter carrier who has ever wondered what a steward can actually do when management says no.
Using the Fall 2004 edition of the NALC Activist as ourfoundation, we are going to break down five major areas:
We are going to talk about power.
Where does management's power come from?
Where does the Union's power come from?
Why does arbitration matter even when your grievance never reaches arbitration?
What should a steward do when management says, "I don't have time for you today"?
What happens…
The skinny
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