Steward Election’s
2006 NALC Branch 9 By-Laws

ARTICLE III
OFFICERS, DUTIES, PAY & EXPENSES

SECTION 15. Effective January 1, 2000, the Steward of any station, branch or section of Branch 9 shall be paid the sum equivalent to 4 hours of top grade letter carrier pay each month. Pay shall be divided into 2-1/2 hours of top grade letter carrier pay per Stewards Board Meeting and 1-1/2 hours of top grade carrier pay per General Membership Meeting, per month, payable quarterly, when each steward attends the Stewards Board Meeting or General Membership Meeting. Subsequent stewards pay increases will be recalculated and placed into effect January 1st of each year based on the cumulative carrier’s pay increases from the previous year. In the event that a steward cannot attend the Stewards Board or General Membership Meeting, he/she may still receive his/her monthly allotment, provided he/she sends another carrier who signs the attendance book with his/her name, “for the Steward.” Stewards may be excused from a meeting by a full-time officer (who will notify the Sergeant-at-Arms) for valid reasons including, but not limited to illness, vacation, labor and/or Union classes and bona fide emergencies.

a) Stewards will be responsible for investigating and
Filing grievances at the initial level of the grievance
Process for contractual violations as well as
Disciplinary action against the carriers in their
Work unit. Stewards are expected to attend the
Training sessions sponsored by the Branch, make
Announcements and post information in the proper
Location provided them by the National or Branch.
Help new and probationary employees learn
station policies and inform the full time officers
of any problems in enforcement of the National
and Local Agreements.

b) Stewards may be immediately suspended from their
position by the Branch President for failure to perform
their duties or for cause. The steward may appeal
his/her removal to the Executive Board and a
committee of three stewards appointed by the
President within thirty days. Upon receipt of said
appeal, the Executive Board and Steward Committee
will conduct a special meeting with the carriers from
the affected station or branch. The Board and
the Committee will then meet to decide to upgrade
the suspension to remove or other remedy they
deem appropriate. The decision will be decided
by majority vote of that group. The Branch
President will remain engaged throughout the
entire process but will not have a vote on the
final disposition of the case.