Guides for stewards and officers.
Practical, plain-language help with the work of running a local: grievances, members' rights, dues, meetings and records.
OfficersHow to choose union management software: a buyer's guide for unions
What union management software should do for your union, the questions to ask every vendor, how pricing works, and how to move your records over safely.
StewardsThe shop steward guide: what union stewards do and how to do it well
What a union steward does, what a steward isn't, the rights that come with the job, how to become one, and a checklist for your first month.
DuesUnion dues: what they are, how much they cost, and where the money goes
What union dues are, how much they cost and how they're figured, what they pay for, whether they're tax deductible, and who has to pay them.
StewardsThe seven tests of just cause: a steward's guide
What each of the seven tests of just cause asks, how stewards use them to fight unfair discipline, and a free checklist and worksheet to work through.
StewardsLoudermill rights: what happens at a Loudermill hearing and how to prepare
What a Loudermill hearing is, who has Loudermill rights, what the employer has to tell a member first, and how stewards help a member respond before discipline.
StewardsWeingarten rights: a guide for stewards and members
When a member can have a steward in the room, what management can and can't do, what the steward can say, and how New York's public-sector rule differs.
StewardsGarrity rights: what the Garrity warning means for union members
What Garrity rights are, when a Garrity warning applies, what a Garrity statement can and can't be used for, and what stewards should do in the interview.
GrievancesHow to write a grievance: a steward's guide
What to put in a written grievance, how to word the statement and the remedy, and the mistakes that sink good cases. With a worked example.
OfficersUnfair labor practices: what counts as a ULP and how a union files a charge
What an unfair labor practice is, common examples by employers and unions, how to file a ULP charge with the NLRB or a state board, and what happens next.
OfficersRobert's Rules of Order for union meetings: a plain-English guide
How to run a union meeting with Robert's Rules of Order: making motions, the order of business, point of order, tabling, reconsidering, and a free cheat sheet.
OfficersLM-2, LM-3 and LM-4: a treasurer's guide to union financial reports
Which LM report your union files, when it's due, what goes in the LM-2, LM-3 and LM-4, how to file in EFS, and the mistakes that cause trouble with OLMS.
GrievancesFiling a grievance: the union grievance procedure, step by step
How filing a grievance works: the steps in a typical union grievance procedure, time limits, step meetings, policy grievances and arbitration.