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Meaning of "shop steward" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SHOP STEWARD

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SHOP STEWARD

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Shop steward is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SHOP STEWARD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Union representative

A union representative, union steward, or shop steward is an employee of an organization or company who represents and defends the interests of her/his fellow employees but who is also a labor union official. Rank-and-file members of the union hold this position voluntarily while maintaining their role as an employee of the firm. As a result, the union steward becomes a significant link and conduit of information between the union leadership and rank-and-file workers. The duties of a union steward vary according to each labor union's constitutional mandate for the position. In general, most union stewards perform the following functions: ▪ Monitor and enforce the provisions of the collective bargaining agreement to ensure both the firm and union worker are not violating the terms of the agreement. ▪ Ensure that the firm is in compliance with all federal, state and local laws and regulations. ▪ Represent and defend fellow workers whom the firm believes violated company policy or the terms and conditions of the collective bargaining agreement, often through the grievance process.

Definition of shop steward in the English dictionary

The definition of shop steward in the dictionary is a coworker elected by trade union members to represent them in discussions and negotiations with the management.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SHOP STEWARD

shop
shop around
shop assistant
shop floor
shop front
shop window
shopaholic
shopaholism
shopboard
shopbot
shopboy
shopbreaker
shopbreaking
shopfitter
shopful
shopgirl
shophar
shophroth
shopkeeper
shopkeeping

WORDS THAT END LIKE SHOP STEWARD

air steward
award
Edward
foreward
forward
graveward
Hereward
hiveward
homeward
Howard
leeward
poleward
populist shop steward
reward
Seward
shoreward
sideward
spaceward
steward
toward

Synonyms and antonyms of shop steward in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «shop steward» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SHOP STEWARD

Find out the translation of shop steward to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of shop steward from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «shop steward» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

网店管家
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

delegado sindical
570 millions of speakers

English

shop steward
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दुकान प्रबंधक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

متجر ستيوارد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

профсоюзный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

delegado sindical
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দোকান গোমস্তা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

délégué syndical
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kedai steward
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Vertrauensmann
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ショップスチュワード
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

노조 간부
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Toko steward
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhân viên bán hàng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கடை ஊழியர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

द स्टुअर्ड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Alışveriş müdürü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

rappresentante sindacale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Mąż zaufania
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

профспілковий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

magazin steward
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

shop steward
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

shop steward
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

förtroendeman
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tillitsvalgt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of shop steward

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SHOP STEWARD»

The term «shop steward» is regularly used and occupies the 98.027 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SHOP STEWARD» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «shop steward» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «shop steward» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about shop steward

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHOP STEWARD»

Discover the use of shop steward in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to shop steward and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Human Resource Management
Where the workforce is sufficiently large and represented by a trade union, a shop steward can assist members during grievance inquiries, disciplinary inquiries, and hearings; communicate with management on behalf of workers; relay ...
Trevor Amos, Adrian Ristow, Noel J Pearse, 2009
2
Industrial Relations in South Africa
rights and may agree to appoint fulltime shop stewards or a fulltime coordinating shop steward. Shop Steward Shop stewards from the same union or those from different unions in the same Committees enterprise will establish shop steward ...
Sonia Bendix, 2001
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The Basics of Labour Relations
4.2 Trade union representatives (Shop Stewards) 4.2.1 Appointment of Shop Stewards A trade union which has majority representation will approach an employer with the request to hold Shop Steward elections. Usually Shop Stewards will ...
Sonia Bendix, 2000
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Grievance Arbitration: Issues on the Merits in Discipline, ...
There is no shop steward around and the plane's leaving, so just sign this form that says I've told you about the tilted decals." The shop steward was on lunch break at the other end of the factory. DeLong signed the form and filed a grievance ...
Arnold Zack, 1989
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International Labour Law Reports
Freeman Motors Pty Ltd (1975) 25 FLR 67 by Smithers and Evatt JJ at 78-79: And a shop steward as such does not by virtue of being such, acquire any immunity from dismissal on any ground other than the fact that he is a shop steward.
Alan Gladstone, Zvi H. Bar-Niv, 2001
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The New Rank and File
It was so small a shop that if you wanted to run for shop steward, you could do it. There were shop steward elections every year. I never wanted to run for shop steward. I saw that the men who were elected as shop stewards had a hard time  ...
Staughton Lynd, Alice Lynd, 2000
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Union of Parts: Labor Politics in Postwar Germany
The union's monthly publication for functionaries specif1ed how this would be accomplished: "We can best fight [the isolation of works councils from the union] by setting up strong shop steward committees alongside them, which will simply ...
Kathleen Ann Thelen, 1991
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Decisions and Orders of the National Labor Relations Board
165) him the next day and she would allow the shop steward to meet with them; and that the next day he again was not allowed to meet with the shop steward prior to the predisciplinary meeting. Crenshaw, who is a supervisor of distribution  ...
National Labor Relations Board (U S ), 2012
9
Trade Unions in a Neoliberal World
Farrington, GMB (Massive); Helen Flanagan, PCS shop steward; John Fray, NUJ Deputy General Secretary; GMB; Pat Frost, USDAW Manchester Deputy Divisional Officer; Janice Godrich, PCS President; Rachel Hemingway, Unison shop ...
Gary Daniels, John McIlroy, 2009
10
A Bibliography of British Industrial Relations
'The role of the shop steward.' Kessler, S. and Weekes, B. (eds.). Conflict at work. 1 97 1 . P- 53-74- 1257 Kessler, Sydney. 'Shop steward recognition.' Pen. Manage., m, 7 (July 197 1), 16-19. 1 258 Trades Union Congress. Facilities for shop ...
George S. Bain, Gillian B. Woolven, 1979

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHOP STEWARD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term shop steward is used in the context of the following news items.
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How Numsa shop stewards splurged R200k
A National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) report has pointed to the wholesale looting of workers' money by shop stewards at an Eastern Cape ... «Mail & Guardian Online, Jul 15»
2
ABS shop steward says he will not apologise
Minister of Information and Broadcasting Melford Nicholas will not be getting the apology he requested of Antigua Broadcasting Services (ABS) shop steward, ... «Antigua Observer, May 15»
3
The punk, the shop steward and the friend of aristocrats – meet the …
The punk, the shop steward and the friend of aristocrats – meet the cabinet. Several members of the new government have colourful biographies, and several ... «The Guardian, May 15»
4
Victor Gotbaum, the City's Shop Steward
“The fatuousness of the man bugs me,” Victor Gotbaum once said of Ed Koch, aptly skewering the then-new mayor's “How'm I doing?” shtick. The words were ... «New York Times, Apr 15»
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Steward's Corner: In a 'Right to Work' State, Union Grows by Fighting …
It simply allows people to get the benefits of a union contract—including obligating shop stewards like me to represent them—without having to pay dues to ... «Labor Notes, Mar 15»
6
UHM registers industrial dispute with MEPA over 'unjust' shop
The Union Haddiema Maghqudin has registered an industrial dispute with MEPA over allegations that one of the union's shop stewards was unjustly transferred ... «MaltaToday, Mar 15»
7
Amcu denies shop steward's irregular dismissal
JOHANNESBURG – The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) has denied that one of its most prominent shop stewards at Anglo Platinum ... «Eyewitness News, Feb 15»
8
Stockmann shop steward: Oulu shutdown threat "shock" to employees
Shop steward Pekka Tolonen says that the beginning of employer-employee talks at the Oulu Stockmann department store and the imminent threat of it being ... «YLE News, Feb 15»
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Internal Democracy and Social Division: Lessons from NUMSA's …
ASK ANY NUMSA SHOP steward what happened to the once-mighty National Union of Miners (NUM). How did it allow its membership to collapse? You'll very ... «International Viewpoint, Dec 14»
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Union steward suspended for allegedly telling Polish worker that …
A union official is under investigation for allegedly making a racist remark to a Polish worker. Gary Miller, a UNISON shop steward, and binman at Salford ... «Manchester Evening News, Sep 14»

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