STEWARD INFORMATION

STEWARD TRAINING

Local 772 provides an all-encompassing training session for Shop Stewards that includes the grievance process, arbitrations and human rights with guest speakers.

Our last session held Saturday October 13th was a big success!

Any Stewards interested in attending an upcoming session are asked to contact us at
905-527-5250 (Hamilton) or 613-748-0546 (Ottawa).

IUOE STEWARD TRAINING MANUAL

Download a copy here or call the Hamilton office at 905-527-5250 or 1-800-286-0422 for a copy. Please note: English version only.

IUOE CONSTITUTION AND LOCAL 772 BY-LAWS

Download a copy of the IUOE Constitution here and the Local 772 by-laws here.

STEWARDS AND COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVE EXPENSES

The Union will reimburse with receipts any expenses for registration, mileage and parking for approved Labour Related Courses. Please contact the union office for course approvals.

To submit an expense, please download, complete the form here (Excel) and here (PDF), and submit to iuoe772hamilton@rogers.com.

WHAT IS A GRIEVANCE?

As a steward, you are likely to get complaints on every aspect of working conditions in your workplace. But they may be just that - complaints. For a legitimate grievance to have occurred there must have been a violation of the collective agreement, federal or provincial law, or an employee's rights on the job.

INVESTIGATING A GRIEVANCE

Whether a grievance is won or lost is often determined by how the steward investigates the problem. Therefore, the steward must be prepared to do the following:

Investigate and listen carefully to the worker's statement.
Know your collective agreement.
Document, document, document.
Distinguish between fact and opinion.
Ask questions for clarification or additional information.
Determine which facts are relevant to the matter under discussion.
It is critical you follow your collective agreement's proper grievance step procedures and timelines.

GRIEVANCE FORMS

For a blank, uneditable .PDF grievance form, click here. Please note that this is for emergency use only. Leave the grievance # field blank and contact the Hamilton office immediately for a supply of hard copy grievance forms.

For a blank, editable Word-format grievance form, click here.

UNION STEWARD HANDBOOK

The Canadian Labour Congress provides this Union Steward Handbook to help new union stewards, but anyone can learn from it. As a worker, whether you are in a union or not, there is much here that can equip you to face the many challenges of today’s more precarious employment environment.

Download an PDF version of the handbook here or download a print-ready version here.