shop steward

noun

: a union member elected as the union representative of a shop or department in dealings with the management

Examples of shop steward in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Kopple follows Teamster Local 804, which represents unionized UPS workers in the New York area, and the efforts of shop steward and full-time organizer Antonio Rosario to rally workers. — Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2026

For Atkinson, the shop steward role might not be bringing him personal acclaim, but his team are winning. — Paul Newman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Returning the engine and its crew to service was the union’s first priority during negotiations, said firefighter and shop steward Tyler Smith. — Haley Parsley august 12, Sacbee.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Christina Hansen, shop steward for TWU Local 100, which represents carriage horse drivers, said Troy had pulled his carriage to the back of a line of carriages to drop off riders. — Allen Devlin, CBS News, 18 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1904, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for shop steward

• skewered

Legal Definition

shop steward

noun

: a union member elected or appointed to serve as the representative of the union in a plant, department, or shop and charged mainly with negotiating the settlement of grievances of employees with employers, maintaining compliance with the collective bargaining agreement, recruiting new union members, and collecting union dues