Local 218 Stewards Energized
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03 Mar Local 218 Stewards Energized

Posted at 11:15h in BCTGM Stewards, Education, News for Stewards by

The BCTGM International assisted Local 218 (Kansas City, Missouri) with a two-day steward training in Kansas City and Topeka, Kansas.

The trainings were led by BCTGM International Research & Education Director Matthew Clark and BCTGM International Representative Jason Davis.

The first day of training, held during a blinding snowstorm, included stewards from ADM (Cathage, Missouri), Graincraft (Wichita, Kansas), General Mills (Kansas City) and Bimbo Bakeries USA (Topeka). Two stewards participated via ZOOM video conferencing.

The class included sessions on responsibilities of stewards, ways to communicate with members, grievance investigation and grievance writing.

The second day included 20 stewards from the Frito Lay snack plant in Topeka. Many of the stewards who participated in the training were new stewards who had become energized during the strike at Frito Lay in July. A number of the new stewards felt a duty to give back to the union and to make sure the company follows the hard-fought gains the members made.

Many of the stewards in attendance had participated in an informal steward training in December, so this education conference focused on role playing, member-to-member education, communicating with members, investigating grievances and internal organizing.

Local 218 Financial Secretary Chantel Mendenhall said the strength of their local union depends on strong, educated stewards.

Local 218 represents workers in 17 shops in Kansas and Missouri.

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