They will let you know about the dates and funding for regional meetings. Ask them about their job as the chair, what some of the hot issues facing the Council are and any questions you have about regional meetings. 16 Use a calendar to set down important dates. Organize your weekly steward mailing. One tactic is to skim the entire mailing and decide what you want to spend time reading.
Some stewards use a three binder system.
One is for the Advocate, one for regional mailings and for all other BCNU office memos, news releases which are put in by date. Then for articles, and bulkier items, put an elastic band around them and tuck them into a cardboard box. Workload is a big issue facing nurses. There are real concerns about patient safety and quality of care. Find the articles in the collective agreement covering professional responsibility reporting procedure and workload.