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BCAA Service Locations – Learn, Grow and Lead by Becoming a Job Steward at MoveUP
August 15, 2024
To: All MoveUP Members at BCAA Service Locations
Dear members,
I would like to thank all our members for welcoming myself and Senior Union Representative Trevor Hansen to your office during our site visits in July. We learned a lot about your workplace, answered a lot of questions and learned that there was a lot of interest in getting involved with your union. Some of that interest involved becoming a local job steward. In light of this, I have included the below details:
Our job stewards occupy the most valuable roles in our union. Stewards provide workplace leadership and information, insight, and understanding to the staff and elected representatives at the MoveUP office. They offer support and guidance to their co-workers, keep little problems from becoming big ones, and help make the workplace function smoothly. In bargaining, they make sure the needs of the members are represented at the table to ensure you have the best collective agreement possible.
Becoming a job steward is a rewarding experience. It’s an opportunity to help and support your colleagues, while learning valuable skills. As a steward, you will learn about your and your co-workers’ rights, and how to stand up to make sure members in your workplace are treated fairly. MoveUP offers regular opportunities for training to learn all the skills needed, which include conflict resolution and a deeper understanding of your collective agreement.
We’re looking for people we can train to be top-notch workplace advocates. We want to make sure you and your co-workers get all the info and support you need.
Please read our online member guide “What is a Job Steward and How do I Become One?” and consider putting your name forward.
If you are interested in becoming a steward or learning more about the role, please email you Union Representative Ronnie Ho at rho@moveuptogether.ca.
In solidarity,
Ronnie Ho
Union Representative