shop steward
noun
1.
a unionized employee elected to represent a shop, department, or the like, in dealings with an employer.
Also called
committeeman
,
shop chairman
.
Origin
1910-15
Examples from the web for
shop steward
He is a stalwart and solemn-faced
shop steward
, a provokingly pompous, priggish type.
The
shop steward
came to her and dressed her down right there in the office.
British Dictionary definitions for
shop steward
shop steward
noun
1.
a coworker elected by trade union members to represent them in discussions and negotiations with the management