National Healthcare Advocate to Chair Healthcare Arm of Service Employees International Union

Denver, CO -- Dr. L. Toni Lewis, President of the Committee of Interns and Residents, was named chair of the union’s healthcare division today by SEIU President Mary Kay Henry.  In her new role, Dr. Lewis will lead efforts of SEIU’s 1.2 million nurses, doctors and other healthcare workers to deliver the benefits of the nation’s historic healthcare reform law to their patients and consumers. 

George Gresham, president of 1199SEIU, nominated Dr. Lewis for the position, stating, "Toni Lewis is committed to workers at all levels; and in Toni’s eyes, no one is invisible.  She brings her mind and her heart to this work, and she is the right person to lead SEIU Healthcare.” 

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SEIU Healthcare Michigan Members Fight Wall Street Greed

 Washington, D.C. – SEIU Healthcare Michigan member activists took to the streets of Washington, D.C. to protest the big banks that crashed our economy.  Big bank lobbyists spend over $1.4 million per day from their cozy offices on K Street fighting against common sense reform.  Fifteen members from Healthcare Michigan joined thousands of SEIU members and other activists from around the country for the event.

Members visited the homes of Wall St. lobbyists to tell them to stop fighting reform, closed down bank branches across the city, and then closed down K Street and marched to the headquarters of Bank of America.  “I’m here because big banks don’t care about working people anymore”, said Barbara Thompson, a home care worker from Bay City, “all they care about is

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Swearing In Of Officers is Historic Moment SEIU Healthcare Michigan

Tonight was a historic moment for the 55,000 working women and men of SEIU Healthcare Michigan as the Officers and Executive Board elected by the membership were sworn in. The ceremony took place at the local's Detroit headquarters, with SEIU International Secretary-Treasurer Anna Burger inducting the Officers and Executive Board into their positions.

The evening was also one of firsts -- the first time two women have lead the local and the first time both the President and the Secretary-Treasurer have come from the membership.

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Candidates Are Walking In Our Shoes

SEIU members are saying it doesn’t matter if you’re running for the State House or the White House—“Before you ask for my support, Walk a Day in My Shoes.”  

The Walk-A-Day program is an important part of SEIU Healthcare Michigan's member-driven endorsement process. Check out pictures of several candiates walking in SEIU members' shoes to earn our support in upcoming 2010 elections here. There are also videos of Andy Dillon, Virg Bernero, and Alma Wheeler Smith.

 To participate in the endorsement process or other political activities with our Union, call the Detroit Union Hall at (866) 734-8466 and speak to Jason Siller in the Government Affairs department.

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