Page 11 - UFCW Union Steward Handbook

THE UFCW AND THE ROLE OF THE UNION

l Showing solidarity by participating in worksite actions like wearing
stickers/buttons, signing petitions, passing out flyers or taking other
actions to enforce the contract.
l Contributing ideas for bargaining proposals, supporting the
bargaining committee and showing management that we are united
for a good contract.
l Asking fellow workers and members to contribute to our Active Ballot
Club (ABC) so that we can elect worker-friendly representatives and
register our co-workers to vote.
l Staying informed and participating in all aspects of building and
running our union.
l Recruiting co-workers from other shifts and job areas to become
stewards and activists themselves.

If you give me a fish, you have fed me for a day.
If you teach me to fish, then you have fed me until the river is
contaminated or the shoreline seized for development. But if you
teach me how to organize, then whatever the challenge I can join
together with my peers and we will fashion our own solution.

—Ricardo Levins Morales, labor artist

UFCW UNION STEWARD HANDBOOK 9