Talk to your union representative

In a unionized workplace, union members elect a member to be their union representative. Some people call this a “union steward” or “shop steward”.

Responsibilities of a union representative

Your union representative is supposed to do things like:

• make sure your employer follows the collective agreement
• talk to your employer when you want help with a problem about rights in the agreement
• come with you if you want them there when you meet with your employer
• ask staff at the union office to give advice or help
• help you use the process in the collective agreement to make a complaint against your employer