Shop Steward Education and Resources
AFSCME STEWARD HANDBOOK
REPRESENTATION
Core Competencies
- Is it a Grievance?
Handout: Problem Solving Decision Tree
Handout: Problem Solving Toolbox
Learning Exercise: Is it a Grievance? - Writing a Grievance
Learning Exercise: Grievance Writing Exercise SAMPLE A | SAMPLE B | SAMPLE C - Informal Resolution & Presentation
Handout: Grievance Presentation - Grievance Handling 101
Learning Exercise: Grievance Handling 101 - Investigatory Meetings
Handout: Investigatory Meeting
Discipline Handout: The Principle of Just Cause
Discipline Handout: Weingarten Rights
Discipline Handout: Garrity & Loudermill Rights
Additional Resources
- CHECKLIST Reclassification, Reallocation
- Handout: Leave Laws side-by-side
- Handout: Leave Law Resources
- Handout: ADA Laws defined
- EEOC - ADA Amendments Act of 2008
- Workplace Bullying Resources
- Sexual Harassment Resources for Stewards
- Workers Rights Manual- Discrimination in the Workplace- WA LERC
- Workers Rights Manual- WA LERC
- Giving & Receiving Feedback
AFSCME Webinars
- 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
- A Good Organizing Issue
- VIDEO: Collective Action Cartoon
- AFSCME Webinar: Building Power Organizing Around Workplace Issues
- AFSCME Webinar: The Power of POP: Planning Purposeful Meetings
- Berger Marks Mentoring Handbook
COMMUNICATION
- Handout: Keys to Effective Listening
- New Employee Orientation (NEO)
VIDEO: Welcome to WFSE (NEO Video)
Booklet: All About WFSE Member Orientation Guide
AFSCME Webinar: New Employee Orientation - Building Our Union on Day One - AFL-CIO Labor History (Unions 101)