• Introduction to Lesson 4
• You Are the Union
• Signing and Motivating Members
• Mobilization
• Mobilizing Members for Activities
• Lifelong Learning for Stewards
• Furthering the Agenda
• Case Study: The Next Great Union Steward
• Assess Your Learning
• Summary

Assess Your Learning: The Next Great Union Steward

Nobody stays a steward forever. For some folks, serving a term as a steward is considered a duty, but when their term is up, they are happy to relinquish their seat to an up-and–comer. For others, who relish the excitement of advocacy and the fellowship of meeting with members, serving as a steward can stretch on for many years. Still others find steward service as the first step before moving on to another position with more responsibility in the union. Yet no matter how long a steward serves, or how much one accomplishes in that role, one of the steward’s key responsibilities is to ensure continuity of representation when he/she steps down.

In other words, if you’re a steward, how would you plan to replace yourself?

In the grid on the next page, you can summarize your learning from this course by using the evidence in the case studies to make a “case” for your choice for “The Next Great Union Steward.” You’re the expert now — we’re interested in what you think.