As a chief shop steward myself, I very much like this story; the interests of the ground work so to speak and the management are not fundamentally misaligned, in fact quite the opposite. I've had quite a few bosses in my time and have always, always given the most credit on behalf of the workers I represent when they show heart and determination to care for the employees. At the end, everyone benefits.
@@fivedollarsteve - Introducing yourself in person, although corona restrictions may make that difficult. If it can't be done, then find another way (email, a pamphlet or something along those lines). Make sure they have your information, so they can contact you. And lastly, just do the work - represent them to the best of your abilities.
@@cjbotts they know me….just not as steward…and no vote. I was asked to be a steward for the 10 people I work with by the member of the unit council. It’s all new to me and was just seeking any advice I can get.
We just unionized at my job and I was part of the bargaining committee and have shop steward training towards the end of the month and I have already lost count of how many times I've tried explaining to people that anytime you do business with someone it's me vs you UNTIL the contract is signed... at that point "me vs you" is over and we have to come together for our unified goal. A happy, healthy, success work environment. The only employees who should be worried are those who don't do what they're supposed to and the only people in management who should be worried are those who don't do what they're supposed to. The managers who deal with us on a daily basis aren't getting paid less because we're getting paid more. Our raises don't come out of their salaries. One would believe they would WANT their employees to be better taken care of so that they can come to work without the distractions of a messed up home life due to medical bills they can't cover, disrespect/mistreatment at the job site or any other preventable issue. The company could have been treating people right the whole time. Dont be upset with me for fighting for whats right because I can be fair or I can be petty and try to swing things the other way 🤷♂️
For anyone interested, we got majority 2 days after going public and we won our contract in 2 days of bargaining. Contract went into effect July 1st so were now officially 1 week in 😁
As a chief shop steward myself, I very much like this story; the interests of the ground work so to speak and the management are not fundamentally misaligned, in fact quite the opposite. I've had quite a few bosses in my time and have always, always given the most credit on behalf of the workers I represent when they show heart and determination to care for the employees. At the end, everyone benefits.
I've just been assigned to be a steward to 10 co-workers for our new union. What's the best way to introduce yourself to your co-workers?
@@fivedollarsteve - Introducing yourself in person, although corona restrictions may make that difficult. If it can't be done, then find another way (email, a pamphlet or something along those lines). Make sure they have your information, so they can contact you. And lastly, just do the work - represent them to the best of your abilities.
@@fivedollarsteve how did you get voted steward if the workers don’t know you? Not being a smartass serious question
@@cjbotts they know me….just not as steward…and no vote. I was asked to be a steward for the 10 people I work with by the member of the unit council. It’s all new to me and was just seeking any advice I can get.
It’s a shame we don’t have more people like you in the NHS. 👍🏻
We just unionized at my job and I was part of the bargaining committee and have shop steward training towards the end of the month and I have already lost count of how many times I've tried explaining to people that anytime you do business with someone it's me vs you UNTIL the contract is signed... at that point "me vs you" is over and we have to come together for our unified goal. A happy, healthy, success work environment.
The only employees who should be worried are those who don't do what they're supposed to and the only people in management who should be worried are those who don't do what they're supposed to.
The managers who deal with us on a daily basis aren't getting paid less because we're getting paid more. Our raises don't come out of their salaries. One would believe they would WANT their employees to be better taken care of so that they can come to work without the distractions of a messed up home life due to medical bills they can't cover, disrespect/mistreatment at the job site or any other preventable issue.
The company could have been treating people right the whole time. Dont be upset with me for fighting for whats right because I can be fair or I can be petty and try to swing things the other way 🤷♂️
For anyone interested, we got majority 2 days after going public and we won our contract in 2 days of bargaining. Contract went into effect July 1st so were now officially 1 week in 😁
Respect is common sense, The Union and the company are supposed to work together!