My workplace right now is a nightmarish shambles. We're are being re-organized and this means my Director is now being castrated (although she is a woman) and they are bringing in managers from a non-unionized facility to meet with staff individually to discuss our jobs. So, as the Shop Steward, it is my job to protect the best interests of my members. So I raised a stink especially since the manager they've chosen to interview us was instrumental in crushing our union in another facility. So I laid out to them that my members are willing to discuss their job duties and that's it. We will not discuss anyone or anything else that is not directly related to our duties. I told them if a union member is uncomfortable with any question asked he/she has the right to request to have their union steward (me) present. I then told them that any mention or reference to our union would result in immediate legal action. Basically, they're head hunting and I'm trying to protect my people. Fun wow! So I really needed those smiles from those pretty ladies today
