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Welcome to the Stewards' Info Page

Tools For Stewards

Here is some information, downloadable forms, web-links and other tools that may be useful to Stewards. Scroll down the page to a topic.

What Is A Shop Steward?

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General Information

The role of the Steward - The Steward's job: what you need to do, to know, to have.

Our rights under the law - Union members have rights! Dont let anyone take those rights away.

About Union Management Consultation Commitees - The Role of the Steward and the Union Management Consultation Committee.

The Steward's Dictionary - Some terms to know.

Education

Education is an integral and ongoing part of all union activity. The Alliance Education Program offers various courses which provide members with learning opportunities to develop knowledge, skills and personal confidence.

Click for the PSAC education schedule in Ontario.

Click for a list of courses that are available.

Grievances and Representation

What is a grievance - Types of grievance, the grievance procedure, adjudication/arbitration.

Problem solving: grievances and complaints - Identifying a grievance.

Acting Pay: Some Principles

Classification grievances - Information on the national website.

Discipline: Mitigating Factors

Discipline - Rights to Union Representation

Duty of Fair Representation

Estoppel - Estoppel is a very important and often misunderstood doctrine of fairness. Even where the collective agreement or an employer policy clearly does not establish an entitlement, a separate question may arise as to whether “fairness” would prevent its strict application.

Facts win grievances - Use the 7 “W’s” to gather all the essential facts.

Investigation of a complaint or grievance - Gathering the Facts.

Interpretation of Collective Agreements - Tips on interpreting the CA.

Grievance Presentation Form

Grievance file check-list

Grievance arbitration and adjudication cases of interest - A list on the national website.

The grievance hearing - Basic points to remember in preparing and presenting your case.

Grievance Transmittal Form

Grievance flowchart - Includes timelines.

Writing the grievance - Includes an example and transmittal information.

Hearing conduct - very general outline regarding the procedure which is followed at adjudication or arbitration hearings.

Off-Duty Conduct - Principles regarding off duty conduct.

Operational Requirements: Some Principles - Operational Requirements are a question of fact to be determined in each case.

Sample Consent Form

Sick Leave, Medical Certificates, Medical Examinations and Related Issues: Some Principles - From a current examination of the case law on sick leave, medical certificates and medical examinations, the following principles will serve as a guide.

"Special Leave" with Pay - Snowstorms/Inclement Weather: Some Principles - The following principles outline what we have learned from arbitrators’ decisions on the many grievances on denial of “special leave”.

Steward factsheet

Unfair Labour Practices - Unfair labour practices interfere with workers’ rights to join and participate in the union, or in the union’s right to represent its members.

Union Representative Immunity - Union representative “immunity” refers to the latitude a representative enjoys in dealing with management.

Using the 7 W's to gather facts - Some examples.

Work force adjustment and your rights - A series of fact-sheets at the national website.