steward
12
5.0
- noun
- /ˈstuːərd/
- Jargon
:
delegado sindical
- Every month, the union steward updates workers on the latest negotiations with management.
- a shop steward
- a union steward
Well, from the little I know, some of the stewards have gone to policy makers and said we are concerned.
- Well, from the little I know, some of the stewards have gone to policy makers and said we are concerned.
- My father was a trade union activist, a shop steward, a branch official in the EEU, as it was known then, the Amalgamated Engineering Union.
- The most obvious signs would include use of words associated with unions or union LED movements like Living wage or Steward Living Wage.
Examples
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During the meeting, the steward raised important issues about employee rights.
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Meanwhile, Heywood had been elected as a shop steward for Unison and campaigned for greater protection for care workers' rights.
Academic text (2011) -
You got a union shop steward, call them, if not go back to work.
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"Curtis, as a union steward, was not concerned so much with losing his job.
Academic text (1992) -
There was no shop steward or company foreman, or anybody from our Local.
Fiction book (1993) -
After rising to union steward, he has a real sense of accomplishment in his job.
Academic text (1992) -
I am a former union member and shop steward who is now disgusted with unions.
Blog text (18) -
My father was a trade union activist, a shop steward, a branch official in the EEU, as it was known then, the Amalgamated Engineering Union.
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If you have any concerns about working conditions, I suggest you talk to your steward.
Synonyms
3
5.8
A worker chosen by other workers to speak for them to management
2
3.7
A person elected by workers to speak for them in talks with managers
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Steward comes from Old English parts stig 'house' and weard 'guardian', so the original idea was a person who looked after a household; that's why a union steward is like a guardian for workers, protecting their rights and interests.