shop steward

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shop steward

A union member elected to represent coworkers in dealings with management.

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shop steward

1. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) a coworker elected by trade union members to represent them in discussions and negotiations with the management

2. (Professions) a coworker elected by trade union members to represent them in discussions and negotiations with the management

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shop′ stew`ard

an employee elected to represent a unionized shop, or the like, in dealings with an employer.

[1910–15]

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shop steward - a union member who is elected to represent fellow workers in negotiating with management

steward

union representative - a representative for a labor union

Translations

delegato sindacale

shop steward

n (Brit) (Industry) → rappresentante m/f sindacale

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Mr Cunningham, a Scot by birth, explained how he came to live in Coventry and how he obtained his first job at Rolls Royce where he became a shop steward and then senior shop steward.

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"It's always been in my nature to help and to speak out on behalf of others," Shirley says, "and when our store's union Shop Steward stepped down, I became a Shop Steward.

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"With the union, you have a voice, and as a Shop Steward, I like being part of that process and being there for members."

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Council bosses postponed their inquiry because shop steward Willie Cree was stinking of booze.