Originally Posted by
Elevation
Stewards get elected by the general membership, but they can be removed and replaced without any checks by the executive board. Did I read that right? Doesn't that defeat the whole point of electing stewards?
Stewards are administrative not political entities inside a union. We vote for them but it's hardly on the same level as voting for executive members that actually dictate policy inside the organization. If you read the language it does require a formal vote to remove/replace a steward so the accountability in in the executive member's voting record just like everything else. If you don't like it vote the bums out. But while stewards are incredibly important in any union they are also not supposed to be political. I think if the union execs expend the political capital to oust a steward it's going to be for a very good reason.
I think a lot of people are just looking for conspiracy where there is none.