Our mission
SEIU members and leaders in healthcare—now 1 million strong—have a unique opportunity to build a national union that can change the future of America by creating a new healthcare system that:
- Puts patients and quality care first.
- Provides affordable care to everyone in Michigan.
- Recognizes that all healthcare workers must be treated with the professional respect and dignity they have earned, including high standards for pay, benefits, training and staffing, and the freedom to unite in a union without interference.
- Understands that workers must have a strong voice in the workplace and be full partners with management in determining the best way to deliver quality care.
- Ensures quality, long term care to meet the needs of our aging population in the coming years.
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healthcare workers represented in Michigan
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nursing home workers
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healthcare companies organized
Andrea Acevedo
President
Ken Haney
Executive Vice President
If you need to contact one of your representatives, email info@seiuhealthcaremi.org
Constitution & Bylaws
Here you will find our local union’s constitution and bylaws, which were ratified on January 24, 2019:
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COVID-19 changed everything for healthcare workers as it exposed deep cracks in our healthcare system. When the pandemic first hit, our country’s lack of preparation put many healthcare workers’ lives at risk. While many of us would have loved to work from home during these frightening times, we didn’t have that choice. Workers had to join together and scrap for every single piece of PPE and every new contract this year. We stayed strong and united during this crisis and we could not be more proud.
Thanks to your unshaken resolve, our union has grown and thrived. In fact, we added over 1,000 new members in 2020. That’s a huge accomplishment, and you all played a major role in achieving it. This will allow us to do even greater things in 2021 as we continue to fight for better working conditions for all healthcare workers in Michigan.
Beaumont Workers Win a New Contract
Nursing Home Workers Strike for Black Lives
Mercy Health Nurses and Emergency Department Tech's Vote to Join SEIU
Nursing Home Workers Win New Contracts, Demand Owners "Respect Us, Protect Us, Pay Us!"
As the pandemic tore through nursing homes in Michigan, healthcare workers stood up to demand that owners “protect us, respect us, and pay us!” In October, workers organized and used their collective voice to put pressure on owners to negotiate contracts with higher wages, stronger benefits, and protections from COVID-19. When owners refused to budge, workers organized to walk off the job in protest. Owners saw the power of our workers, and 20 nursing homes settled new contracts before the strike could begin– one nursing home settled after only two days of a strike. The success of our campaign is a testament to the strength of our workers united together to demand changes in the nursing home industry.
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Thank you to our frontline healthcare workers who continue to work through the pandemic. While many of us enjoy holidays at home, you continue to
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Even if you survive COVID-19, the long-term side effects can be devastating. Research has revealed that effects such as long-term smell loss can last for
Up to 1.6 Million People in the U.S. Have Long-Term Smell Loss Due to Covid-19
After six months of smell loss, the chance of recovery drops to less than 20 percent, and around 5 percent of all cases will result in permanent loss
SEIU Healthcare Michigan is feeling thankful.
🙏🏿🙏🏾🙏🏽🙏🏼 Experts including Julia Wolfe at the Economic Policy Institute testified in support of the Industry Standards Board, which was passed unanimously by the Detroit
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Scholars like David Madland at the Center for American Progress Action Fund testified in support of the Standards Board, which the Detroit City Council passed
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📣📣 Nursing home workers are SPEAKING OUT FOR PREMIUM PAY in Fint! 📣📣 Certified nursing assistants Lakoya Sharp and Jayme Robertson testified at the Flint
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💥💥💪🏿💪🏾💪🏽💪🏼💥💥 We’ve Won a Seat at the Table! Certified nursing assistant Toyai Anderson rallied and testified at the Detroit City Council for an Industry Standards
SEIU Healthcare Michigan is feeling ecstatic.
🎆🎆 ❗❗GROUNDBREAKING VICTORY❗❗🎆🎆 For many months, Detroit workers and our community allies have been fighting for a Standards Board, so we have a meaningful voice
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Every person, no matter their race or background, should be able to have safe, quality housing. But as this article describes, “Black Americans have not
An increasing number of Detroiters are living in substandard houses with moderate to serious maintenance problems, and the rate is highest among Black households, according to a new University of Michigan report. The study found that more than 38,000 houses in the city are likely in need of major re...
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“I take great pride in making sure my residents eat well so they can stay healthy, and always go the extra mile for them. We