being an office steward, worth it?

[tonsillitis]

how stressful is it to become an office steward? how much looking behind my back does it take to become one?
for working as a steward, do we get paid hourly? or how does it work. a co worker of mine is thinking about it so im just being nosy. hopefully my coworker pursue it that way it can ease up these dumdums management.

 

[Rt2mailman]

how stressful is it to become an office steward? how much looking behind my back does it take to become one?
for working as a steward, do we get paid hourly? or how does it work. a co worker of mine is thinking about it so im just being nosy. hopefully my coworker pursue it that way it can ease up these dumdums management.

Any carrier that wishes to have their managers follow our contract should become a steward.
I currently am waiting for my steward to retire and I plan to step in to fill her shoes. She's been showing me the ropes through our years together.
Yes there are times when you have to deal with unhappy carriers that hate parts about our contract and management that believes they get to make it up as they go.
The way you force management to controls both sides is to charge them for ALL time that you do anything related to your steward position. Talks with management or carriers is payable in Z time. Z time is an accumulation of hours that can be used as an annual day off. You can also require aux help instead of days off. My steward eats up management with her time, then wastes theirs with various requests for information. They just try to get along with her just like all the carriers try to do to their bad managers.
Any training you'll need is paid for and provided by the NRLCA

 

[Rogtar]

Not stressful to become one, a lot of formalities like an election and contacting your DR to set that date and "train". No watching yourself since it's wholly local, you already know everyone that matters. Rt2 has it right for Regs, but Reliefs becoming stewards put it on green cards instead if a Z-sheet. The problems arise when management won't cooperate, but then just pile grievances until an NLRB charge comes through from your DR to your office. If they cooperate, give you time, it becomes routine(-ly dumb) and depending on hiw many grievances come through you may find it a full time position.