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Volume 16

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Issue No. 4
Invest in Good, Green, Union Jobs

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Issue No. 3
Picket Line Lessons: Strike Prep and More for Stewards from School Workers

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Issue No. 2
What To Expect After Janus

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Issue No. 1
Happy Valentine’s Day: Dealing with Romance in the Workplace


Volume 15

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Issue No. 6
Changing The Individual Grievance… …Into The Group Grievance

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Issue No. 5
Stamp Out Germs At Work!

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Issue No. 4
Privatization: Why It’s A Bad Idea

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Issue No. 3
Solidarity in Scary Times

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Issue No. 2
Getting Involved/Gaining Access A Guide for Younger Members

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Issue No. 1
Keeping Members United in Contentious Times


Volume 14

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Issue No. 6
The Problem of Free Work

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Issue No. 5
Productive Political Discussions

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Issue No. 4
The Importance of Reporting Back

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Issue No. 3
How to Run an Effective Meeting

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Issue No. 2
Navigating Family Leave Laws

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Issue No. 1
Member Apathy? No. Look Closer!


Volume 13

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Issue No. 6
Learning About Labor

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Issue No. 5
Is There an App for That?

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Issue No. 4
I’ll Get to It…Eventually

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Issue No. 3
Chronic Pain: An Invisible Disability

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Issue No. 2
Dealing with Workplace Rumors

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Issue No. 1
Conflicts Over Personal Appearance


 Volume 12

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Issue No. 6
A Steward’s New Year’s Resolutions

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Issue No. 5
Defending Dues

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Issue No. 4
Stewards and News Reporters

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Issue No. 3
Conflicts Over Workplace Parking

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Issue No. 2
The Power of Good Note Taking

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Issue No. 1
The Charge: “Stealing Time”


Volume 11

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Issue No. 6
Movies That Motivate

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Issue No. 5
Gambling on the Job

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Issue No. 4
Answers to some of a new steward’s most common “What if?” questions

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Issue No. 3
Fights in the Workplace: A Steward’s Special Challenge

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Issue No. 2
Stewards and Smoking Issues

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Issue No. 1
Honesty? Yes, It IS the Best Policy!


Volume 10

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Issue No. 6
Stewards Guard the Home Front

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Issue No. 5
Gathering and Weighing Information

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Issue No. 4
The Power of Questions

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Issue No. 3
Leveraging vs. Lawyering

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Issue No. 2
Theft on the Job

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Issue No. 1
Time Management for Stewards


Volume 9

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Issue No. 6
Basic Workplace Safety and Health Rights

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Issue No. 5
Dealing With Involuntary Job Transfers

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Issue No. 4
Signing Up Nonmembers

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Issue No. 3
Breathing Easier

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Issue No. 2
Drawing a Line in the Sand

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Issue No. 1
Leaving a Paper Trail


Volume 8

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Issue No. 6
Handling Disciplines for “Poor Performance”

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Issue No. 5
Setting and Reaching Goals

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Issue No. 4
Combatting Disability Discrimination

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Issue No. 3
Big Brother and Grievances

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Issue No. 2
Young + Old = Union Power

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Issue No. 1
Steward Records: A Key to Success


Volume 7

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Issue No. 6
Defending Against Takeaways

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Issue No. 4
Helping Members Help Themselves

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Issue No. 3
A New Look at Stewards and Communication

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Issue No. 2
Representing Difficult Members

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Issue No. 1
Being a Steward in Tough Times


Volume 6

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Issue No. 6
New Ideas New Year

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Issue No. 5
Dealing With Shift Work Issues

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Issue No. 3
Take Control of Your Time

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Issue No. 2
Handling Disciplines Involving Profanity

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Issue No. 1
Off-Duty Conduct Disciplines


Volume 5

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Issue No. 6
Horseplay on the Job

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Issue No. 5
Careful with that Timecard!

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Issue No. 4
Tell a Winning Story

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Issue No. 3
Welcoming New Workers

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Issue No. 2
Watch Out for Outsourcing

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Issue No. 1
The Steward/Supervisor Relationship


Volume 4

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Issue No. 6
Controlling the Loose Cannon

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Issue No. 5
Communicating with Members

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Issue No. 4
GSI: Grievance Scene Investigation

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Issue No. 3
Respected Steward

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Issue No. 2
Dealing with Difficult Bosses

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Issue No. 1
Stewards as Speakers


Volume 3

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Issue No. 6
A Steward’s New Year’s Resolutions

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Issue No. 5
15 Things Every Steward Should Remember

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Issue No. 4
The Importance of Reporting Back

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Issue No. 3
The Art of Note Taking

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Issue No. 2
Stewards and Technology

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Issue No. 1
Settling Conflicts Between Members


Volume 2

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Issue No. 6
What’s Wrong with the Way I Look

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Issue No. 4
Rallying The Troops With Fun

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Issue No. 3
New Ways to Welcome New Workers

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Issue No. 2
Managing Your Time

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Issue No. 1
Strategic Grievance Handling


Volume 1

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Issue No. 2
Turning Negatives into Positives

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Issue No. 1
Steward-Member Confidentiality