Union Approach to Health and Safety: - United Steelworkers

esponses to management proposals;
When confronting the Tricks and Traps:
Always know what the union stands for and wants (and make sure everyone in the discussion
knows)
Always look carefully at the "problem" they want you to solve and make sure that the union’s
and the members’ problems are on the table
Always questions the assumptions that are being made
Always challenge the language that is being used
Always find ways to act like a union.
Make it clear what the expectations are of anyone who is involved in a labor-management
discussion. Develop a code of conduct for members that helps them understand how they can be strong
union members within any involvement/change process.
And finally two key pieces of advice:
1) Never ignore your gut reaction to something an involvement facilitator is doing. If it
feels wrong, it probably is. You should at least raise it with other union participants.
2) Caucus early and caucus often.