shop steward

English

Noun

shop steward (plural shop stewards)

A local member of a trade union elected to represent his fellow workers in discussions with the management at a workplace.
- 2021 October 20, Conrad Landin, “Network News: RMT vows to hold strike action during COP26”, in RAIL, number 942, page 10:
  It is understood that ScotRail made a revised offer of 2.5%, but the RMT national executive committee is likely to reject this following consultation with shop stewards.

Synonyms

union delegate
union representative
union steward
workplace steward
father of chapel

Translations

representative of workers

Chinese:
Mandarin: 工會管事／工会管事 (gōnghuì guǎnshì)
Finnish: luottamushenkilö (fi), luottamusmies (fi), luottamusnainen, luottamusvaltuutettu (fi)
French: délégué syndical
Scottish Gaelic: riochdaire aonaidh m

References

“shop steward”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

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