Shop steward

Definition - 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



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criminal assault

an assault considered as a crime rather than as a tort


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