GLAIC sponsors steward training

TWENTY-THREE MEMBERS of lodges affiliated with the Great Lakes Area Industrial Council #1 attended a one-day steward training program April 20 at the Local 374 union hall in Hammond, Ind. Conducted by Intl. Rep Howard Cole, the training covered such topics as the role of a steward, grievance procedures, duty of fair representation, the Boilermaker’s Constitution, and the basic duties of local lodge officers, committee members, and stewards.

Cole said the training was well received and the attendees learned a lot from both the curriculum and the experience of other local lodge leaders in attendance.

Lodges affiliated with the GLAIC include Illinois Locals M6 (Chicago), D12 (Oglesby), D81 (Dixon), 158 (Peoria), 1247 and 1255 (both in Chicago), and 1600 (St. Charles); Indiana Locals 357 (Peru), 524 (East Chicago), and 1240 (Wabash); and Wisconsin Locals M10 (Milwaukee), M94 (Elkhorn), and 1509 (Cudahy).

Over 20 GLAIC members attend a one-day training program to learn how they can become better stewards.