How could you possibly be a steward anyways, supporting Romney and Trump and all other billioniares (with exception of Warren Buffet) ?
You shouldn't have that position. period !
members yes, but a steward that supports GM to go under, if he works for GM and represents his co-workers, that sucks !
Same as UPS outsorcing the call centers, if the Steward approves it, that sucks, too.
To paraphrase SNL--"Klein, you ignorant slut"
You really don't have a clue, do you? A shop steward is elected/appointed to represent the members and to work with those members who have either screwed up or wish to file a grievance on a violation of the contract. Their personal political beliefs have no bearing on their position.
The Teamsters "advised" their members to vote for Obama in 2008. I voted for Obama because I thought he was the best man for the job, not because I was "advised" to do so.
A shop steward has no say in a bailout of GM or outsourcing of call centers--those are decisions made way above his/her pay grade.
On the record, I supported the bailout of GM, but not for the reasons you may think. I personally wish GM would have gone under and come out of bankruptcy a lean operation. I supported the bailout because of all of the suppliers and distributors that would have been negatively impacted by a bankruptcy at GM.
A shop steward, or any UPS employee for that matter, can hold whatever politcal and personal beliefs that they wish. As I said, I supported Obama in 2008; however, if there were a viable alternative in 2012 I would support that person. Romney is not a viable alternative.