The Local Union held a Stewards Training Session on Saturday, March 9, 2024. Forty-seven Union Stewards from various employers under contract participated in the training session. Local 776 Recording Secretary/Business Agent Mark Cicak, along with BA’s Spencer Dearth, Jason Kraft, and Dave Licht were the facilitators of the session. Before the session, the Local Union had created a PowerPoint presentation to use during the training. A few of the topics discussed during the presentation were engaging with new members, the grievance procedures, the duty of fair representation, and Weingarten Rights.  As they moved through the PowerPoint presentation they answered questions from the Stewards as they arose. 

Commented Local 776 President Ed Thompson “Often Stewards are the Member’s first line of communication with the Local Union. Stewards must understand their rights under the law and their responsibilities and rights under their respective collective bargaining agreements. The training offered to the Stewards by the Local Union is another effort to do the job we were elected to do, providing the Members with the best representation possible”.

The Stewards were an attentive group as the training session was underway!

Local 776 Recording Secretary/BA Mark Cicak addresses the Stewards