A union steward is a person of trust, representing their fellow officers in the workplace. Acting as an official representative of their shift, a person that provides democratic leadership in the promotion of member solidarity in the affairs of the international union, state union, local chapter, and union movement in general. They are dedicated to protecting and advancing the rights and dignity of all members in the work environment, the steward must also be a devout and constant advocate of the high ideals and principles of the labor movement within the greater community in which they live.