Steward information, 1979-1986

[pocket guide for Shop Stewards] [File Folder 1 Title: 609 Steward Meetings Contents: blank petition for the President and Executive Board “To call a special membership meeting of the local for the purpose go getting a full report on the arbitration awards of William Fallon” for two grievance cases; blank form for minutes for Third Step Hearing; grievance reports] [File Folder 2 Title: Art 4 Contents: General Wording to be used on Grievances; Letter of Intent regarding Article 4 in the union-company agreement; statement of grievance issue regarding an employee's seniority; letters of intent regarding production levels; Article 4 Company-Union Cooperation dated September 28, 1979; “questions a chief steward and/or steward must ask when a member(s) is taken into the office and told that a certain amount of pieces are required, and is to be recorded on the members card; handwritten notes “Meeting Dist 170 Executive Board of 609 Meeting State of the Union”] [Loose material: District 170 Steward's Instructions, “In the event a worker comes to [the steward] with a complaint”] [File Folder 3 Title: IAM + Stewards/ 1. Know Your IAM 2. Stewards Duties Contents: “The Steward Key: to a successful grievance procedure; a large number of District 170 Steward's Instructions; chart for grievance procedure, “procedure you must follow when a grievance is filed”] [File Folder 4 Title: Steward Training: Procedure to Follow When A Grievance Is Filed Contents: chart outlined out a grievance is filled; Work Sheet (Reference – Letter of Intent – Clarification of Article 4; “procedure you must follow when a grievance is filed”; pocket guide for shop steward] [Loose Materials: letter from John Palmieri regarding a Steward's duties; “Union Dues and the Union's Program: The Amount of Dues and the Services they Provide Vary from Lodge to Lodge” chart with explanations; “What Does the Steward Need to Know to Carry Out These Duties?”; “Those Five Important “W's” In Every Grievance!!” from the Labor Education Center, University of Connecticut] [File Folder 5 Title: Trade Adjustment Act Re: TA-W-17-148 USRACO – Victory Lodge 609 Contents: letters from State of CT Department of Labor informing that “all workers at the U.S. Repeating Arms Co. (USRA) in New Haven who have been laid off for lack of work at any time since January 17, 1985 are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under the Trade Act of 1974.”; U.S. Department of Labor letter addressed to John Palmieri informing that union members may aply for worker adjustment assistance dated August 5, 1986; U.S. Department of Labor Program Highlights in regards to Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers dated as revised June 1986