shop steward

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steward
In an age of global competition, it is perhaps not enough to overturn the shop stewards.
Physicians must act in the capacity of stewards in order to maximize benefits to patients and protect the limited resources of society.
By contrast issues outside the immediate bargaining process, such as relations with members and personal problems, were raised less frequently by stewards.
Expert power is based on the officers' expertise and referent power on the identification of stewards with their officers.
The agents frequently distributed gifts of venison, cider, and even puppies and plants to local landowners, stewards and other influential people.
Consequently, new union-based structures('factory councils') were developed as organisations of the shop stewards, to be directly representative of the rank and file.
To be sure, the chances are that particular shop stewards are available to have these feelings deposited in them.
In chapter 9 we look at relations with management and at the generally negative views of management promulgated by officers to their stewards.
Problems faced by part-time women shop stewards were researched by this same group of men.
Then large households required butlers and stewards to satisfy their material needs, marshals for ceremonial.
Shop stewards would lead unofficial disputes even in a downturn, confident that management would not dare attempt victimization.
First, legislation allowed paid release only for certain stipulated categories; these were for the most part workplace stewards and health and safety representatives.
One strong piece of evidence in support of this argument comes from the incidence of dissent between officers and stewards.
Dismissals of workers, especially of shop stewards, was a frequent cause of unofficial strikes.
In the specific case of the auto industry, union organisers and shop stewards had to craft agreements within the parameters of these policies.
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