shop steward
a unionized employee elected to represent a shop, department, or the like, in dealings with an employer.
Origin of shop steward
1- Also called committeeman, shop chairman.
Words Nearby shop steward
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How to use shop steward in a sentence
As the former union shop steward at a manufacturer for automobile parts, Richardson thinks unionizing could change that.
'We Not Human At All.' Why the Fight to Unionize an Alabama Amazon Warehouse Could Spur a Labor Union Resurgence | Abby Vesoulis | March 27, 2021 | TimePeter Sellers— and this is Sellers before he went international—plays a shop steward in a union.
Tracey Ullman’s 11 Favorite British Performances Ever | Tracey Ullman | December 26, 2010 | THE DAILY BEASTTorkleson was waiting to see the shop steward when he came in next morning.
Meeting of the Board | Alan Edward NourseOf course Bailey, the shop steward, would take his usual delight in bringing that up.
Meeting of the Board | Alan Edward NourseThe shop steward was a goad, annoying, perhaps even infuriating, but tolerable.
Meeting of the Board | Alan Edward Nourse
Until shop steward Bailey suddenly found himself in charge of a dozen sputtering machines and an empty office.
Meeting of the Board | Alan Edward Nourse
British Dictionary definitions for shop steward
a coworker elected by trade union members to represent them in discussions and negotiations with the management
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