https://laborwise.io/blog Plain-language guides for union stewards, reps and officers. en-us https://laborwise.io/blog/choosing-union-management-software https://laborwise.io/blog/choosing-union-management-software 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. Officers Tue, 27 Oct 2026 13:55:00 GMT https://laborwise.io/blog/union-steward-guide https://laborwise.io/blog/union-steward-guide 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. Stewards Thu, 22 Oct 2026 13:30:00 GMT https://laborwise.io/blog/union-dues https://laborwise.io/blog/union-dues 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. Dues Mon, 19 Oct 2026 13:30:00 GMT https://laborwise.io/blog/seven-tests-of-just-cause https://laborwise.io/blog/seven-tests-of-just-cause 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. Stewards Thu, 15 Oct 2026 13:30:00 GMT https://laborwise.io/blog/loudermill-rights https://laborwise.io/blog/loudermill-rights 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. Stewards Mon, 12 Oct 2026 13:30:00 GMT https://laborwise.io/blog/weingarten-rights https://laborwise.io/blog/weingarten-rights 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. Stewards Thu, 08 Oct 2026 13:30:00 GMT https://laborwise.io/blog/garrity-rights https://laborwise.io/blog/garrity-rights 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. Stewards Mon, 05 Oct 2026 13:30:00 GMT https://laborwise.io/blog/how-to-write-a-grievance https://laborwise.io/blog/how-to-write-a-grievance 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. Grievances Thu, 01 Oct 2026 13:30:00 GMT https://laborwise.io/blog/unfair-labor-practices https://laborwise.io/blog/unfair-labor-practices 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. Officers Mon, 28 Sep 2026 13:30:00 GMT https://laborwise.io/blog/roberts-rules-of-order https://laborwise.io/blog/roberts-rules-of-order 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. Officers Thu, 24 Sep 2026 13:30:00 GMT https://laborwise.io/blog/lm-2-lm-3-lm-4-reports https://laborwise.io/blog/lm-2-lm-3-lm-4-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. Officers Mon, 21 Sep 2026 13:30:00 GMT https://laborwise.io/blog/union-grievance-procedure https://laborwise.io/blog/union-grievance-procedure How filing a grievance works: the steps in a typical union grievance procedure, time limits, step meetings, policy grievances and arbitration. Grievances Thu, 17 Sep 2026 13:30:00 GMT https://laborwise.io/blog/duty-of-fair-representation https://laborwise.io/blog/duty-of-fair-representation What the duty of fair representation requires of a union, what counts as a breach and what doesn't, the six-month deadline, and how reps stay protected. Stewards Mon, 14 Sep 2026 13:30:00 GMT https://laborwise.io/blog/how-to-take-meeting-minutes https://laborwise.io/blog/how-to-take-meeting-minutes How to take meeting minutes at a union membership or board meeting: what to include, how to record motions and votes, a full example, and a free template. Officers Thu, 10 Sep 2026 13:30:00 GMT https://laborwise.io/blog/seniority-and-bumping-rights https://laborwise.io/blog/seniority-and-bumping-rights How union seniority works: seniority dates and lists, layoffs by seniority, bumping rights, recall rights, superseniority, and what reps check before layoffs. Stewards Thu, 03 Sep 2026 13:30:00 GMT https://laborwise.io/blog/last-chance-agreements https://laborwise.io/blog/last-chance-agreements What a last chance agreement is, when it makes sense, what to negotiate, a sample agreement, and what happens if a member breaks one, for stewards and reps. Stewards Mon, 31 Aug 2026 13:30:00 GMT https://laborwise.io/blog/union-contract-terms https://laborwise.io/blog/union-contract-terms Plain-English definitions of the union terms stewards and officers hear most: bargaining, union security, contract clauses, pay, discipline and seniority. Stewards Thu, 27 Aug 2026 13:30:00 GMT https://laborwise.io/blog/labor-arbitration-hearings https://laborwise.io/blog/labor-arbitration-hearings How union arbitration works: binding arbitration, arbitrability, choosing an arbitrator, preparing the case, the hearing itself, costs, timing and the award. Grievances Mon, 24 Aug 2026 13:30:00 GMT https://laborwise.io/blog/public-employment-relations-boards https://laborwise.io/blog/public-employment-relations-boards What a public employment relations board (PERB) does, which state board covers public-sector unions where you work, and when to go to the NLRB or FLRA instead. Officers Thu, 20 Aug 2026 13:30:00 GMT https://laborwise.io/blog/union-representative https://laborwise.io/blog/union-representative What a union representative does, the kinds of union reps from shop stewards to business agents, staff reps and organizers, and how to become a union rep. Stewards Mon, 17 Aug 2026 13:30:00 GMT https://laborwise.io/blog/union-officer-positions https://laborwise.io/blog/union-officer-positions The officer positions most unions have, what the president, vice president, recording secretary, treasurer and trustees do, and how union officers are elected. Officers Thu, 13 Aug 2026 13:30:00 GMT https://laborwise.io/blog/collective-bargaining-agreement https://laborwise.io/blog/collective-bargaining-agreement What a collective bargaining agreement is, what a typical union contract covers, how to read one, and how contracts are bargained, enforced and renewed. Officers Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:30:00 GMT https://laborwise.io/blog/insubordination https://laborwise.io/blog/insubordination What counts as insubordination at work, the obey now, grieve later rule, when members can refuse an order, and how stewards defend an insubordination charge. Stewards Thu, 06 Aug 2026 13:30:00 GMT https://laborwise.io/blog/progressive-discipline https://laborwise.io/blog/progressive-discipline How progressive discipline works, what a written warning means, how long it stays on a member's record, and how stewards respond to each step of discipline. Stewards Mon, 03 Aug 2026 13:30:00 GMT https://laborwise.io/blog/strikes-and-picket-lines https://laborwise.io/blog/strikes-and-picket-lines Economic, unfair labor practice, wildcat and sympathy strikes explained, with the picket line rules, notice requirements and strike pay basics officers need. Officers Thu, 30 Jul 2026 13:30:00 GMT https://laborwise.io/blog/union-contract-negotiation https://laborwise.io/blog/union-contract-negotiation How union contract negotiation works, step by step: the bargaining survey, proposals, bargaining sessions, impasse, the tentative agreement and ratification. Officers Mon, 27 Jul 2026 13:30:00 GMT