"A Salute to the
Shop Steward"
Who is the person of lowly pay
With the haggard look and hair
of gray?
Who gets no rest by day or night,
Who’s always wrong and never right.
Who doesn’t have a law degree,
But who goes to bat for you and
me.
Though seldom have they been to
college
They must possess the widest knowledge
Of labor grades and when to grieve,
Of vacation pay and sickness leave.
Of overtime and who’s to do it,
And coffee time and who’s to brew
it.
Then how and which and why and
when
And all the problems known to men.
If with the foreman they agree,
Then they’re the rats who have
weak knees.
But, if to the workers they try
to cater,
Then they’re branded as agitators.
The guy or gal who has to take
the slop,
Is proudly called Steward of the
Shop!
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This page was last updated on August 29th,
1998.
This site was created by Jack Ball.
Please address all comments and corrections
to him at apwuqcy@adams.net