The Union Steward Guide to Dealing with Workplace Bullying: Featuring the Bad Boss Campaign (CA SEIU 1000)
The second Edition of The Union Steward's Guide to Dealing with Workplace Bullying provides union stewards with a solid base for conducting advocacy work against bullies and bad bosses in California state government positions. The Guide delivers an overview of the definition and examples of workplace bullying, the California State system, and the State's Memorandum of Understanding with SEIU Local 1000. The Union Steward's Guide builds on a description of the bullying problem. This book highlights this practical advice and an insider's understanding of using the Union's MOU with the State and the CalHR system to protect targeted workers.
Why I Wrote This Book
I am not a lawyer. However, as a Steward, I have helped my members get relief from bullying, monetary damages, and legal settlements out of the departments and agencies of the State of California. A well-documented case can do this for you, and this Guide and toolkit will help you achieve similar ends. Also, over these years, the processes and tools described were built with advice from many different sources. This eBook will review these tools and put them into context so you can see how they are used.
Co-Authors' Backgrounds
Jeffrey Recht, SEIU Local 1000 Union Steward and District Bargaining Representative for Unit 1 (Ret.) brings 15 years of subject matter experience and passion for defending union members against undeserved workplace abuse. Nan Cowardin-Lee, Ph.D., contributes her knowledge of the need for a trauma-informed approach to supporting union members through the bullying complaint and grievance processes, her understanding of organizational culture, her love for drawing, and her editorial skills. The founder of the Workplace Bullying Institute, Dr. Gary Namie, provides the Foreword.
- The case studies are brilliantly practical; they transform theory into real-world solutions
- The trauma-informed approach sets a new standard for workplace advocacy
- Every chapter feels like a masterclass in both prevention and intervention
What You'll Learn!
How to distinguish the eight types of bullies
How bullying stress affects the bullied worker's brain.
How to use the Union MOU Agreement with the State to protect targeted workers
How to use the government structure facing the targeted worker
How to use other approaches instead of filing a grievance
How to effectively organize union members to fight bad bosses
What They Are Saying!
Dr. Gary Namie
I treasure Jeff Recht's experience so much that I've featured him in podcasts to teach other union advocates about bullying. This timely book was written by a steward who earned battle scars from tussling with management over bullying and emerged victorious from those fights. His record alone commands attention.
Sean Harrison, Union Steward SEIU L1000
Workplace bullying is the health-harming mistreatment of employees, and unions have a responsibility to address this endemic in order to fulfill their purpose to their membership. This guidebook is a much-appreciated resource for assisting with worker protection through our collective bargaining rights. I'm thankful to Dr. Nan and Mr. Recht for their collaboration and for sharing their knowledge.
Carrie Clark, Co-Founder, Healthy Workplace Advocates
This book is good for Targets, too!
Emily Molly Bliss, RN
Thank you for the opportunity to contribute to this important work. After carefully reviewing the manuscript, I'm truly in awe of what the Authors and the team have created. It's so comprehensive and powerful that I find myself without words to add!Available on Amazon.com