This year in all of our workplaces, Local 24 will be rebuilding and restructuring the focus and functions of our internal Shop Steward Program. The officers and membership want to thank all of our shop stewards for all the work and commitment in representing the membership. As a union and as workers, we are continually faced with new challenges both in and outside of the workplace. To meet current and future challenges, we want to expand our leadership team through the Shop Steward Program. We need to be prepared for future contract bargaining, enforcing our current contracts and continue to strengthen and grow our union.

We will provide more training and opportunities for the union shop stewards. We also want to have consistent standards and commitments for all shop stewards. Our first steps are to have discussions in the workplace about the structure and needs of each worksite, set nominations and elections and have training programs scheduled.

We are going to do this in groups with the goal of having all properties done by the end of 2012. We are going to start with the properties that have settled contracts. We will have a specific program for the Airport and Clubs. In certain properties, we will continue to build our contract committee.

For your review, the updated Shop Steward Program Requirements have been approved by the Executive Board and endorsed at the last General Membership meeting.
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Janee’ Ayers is a food and beverage cashier at MGM Grand Casino. She has been with the company for four and a half years and has been a shop steward for three years. Janee’ has also been a member of the AFSCME Union for eight years. She served on the 2011 Casino negotiating team and has been a part of several different organizations such as the NAACP, Urban League and Order of the Eastern Star, to name a few. Janee’ obtained a bachelor’s degree from Bowling Green State University and is currently working toward her master’s degree. Janee’ is excited to be a part of the Local 24 Executive Board and is ready to learn and help strengthen our Union! Any correspondence that members’ want to have with the Local 24 Executive Board, should be addressed to Janee’ as it will be one of her duties to respond.

CONGRATULATIONS to Kimberly Garr, thirty (30) year member of Local 24. Kimberly has worked at MGM Grand Casino as a Banquet Server since 2007 and is an active Local 24 Shop Steward. Kimberly had the honor of receiving the MGM Grand Casino “Employee of the Year” award.