Steward's Toolbox

Get the “indispensable guide for labor’s frontline troops.”

January 17, 2012: Robert Schwartz’s classic guide for union stewards is now available as a 2-CD audiobook.

August 11, 2010: What should a fired member do if management offers them a “Last Chance Agreement” as a condition for getting their job back?

July 9, 2010: How can you protect members and enforce the contract when management is trying to derail the grievance procedure?

February 26, 2010: What is the most disliked rule in the 1993 Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)? Undoubtedly, the provision that allows employers to substitute workers’ vacation leaves during FMLA absences.

Following the Seven Tests for Just Cause can help protect Teamsters from discipline or discharge.

January 29, 2010: Warehouse jobs are brutal. Production standards and mandatory overtime take a toll on our bodies.

Using your union’s legal right to acquire information from the employer can help you defend your rights and win grievances and arbitrations.

Most Teamster contracts protect workers from termination except for “just cause.”

Just four days before George Bush left office, the Department of Labor put new regulations for the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) into effect.