About the State Council

$0  $0 $0MI State Council Office$0 $0Address:  115 West Allegan, Suite 400, Lansing, Michigan 48933$0 $0Tel:  517.482.4886;   Fax:  517.482.5361$0 $0Michigan State Council Leaders$0 $0President:  Marge Faville- SEIU Healthcare Michigan President  $0 Treasurer:  Phillip Thompson- SEIU Local 517M Executive Director, Vice President1st Vice President:  Mel Grieshaber- SEIU Local 526M (MCO) Executive Director$0 $0Recording Secretary:  Erica Kimble - SEIU Local 1 Detroit City Director   $0 $0Staff$0 $0 Political Director: Luke Canfora, lukecanfora@yahoo.com$0 $0 $0 $0Who We Are-$0 $0 SEIU Michigan State Council represents 80,000 workers and their families in Michigan and are part of the largest and fastest growing union in the United States, the Service Employees International Union, with over 1.8 million members nationwide.  We have four locals across the state of Michigan that represent workers in a wide variety of occupations to help make our state a safe and healthy place to live, work and raise our families. Repesenting workers in the following industries: $0  $0 $0 $0 $0Healthcare industry  (in Michigan's hospitals, nursing homes and home care programs);   $0 $0State and local government (including state and municipal employees, law enforcement and correction officers, school and head start employees); and  $0 $0Building services.   $0 $0 $0 $0 $0In other words, we are the fabric that holds Michigan and our wonderful communities together.  We work hard to make Michigan a better place for all of us.$0 $0 $0$0 What We Do-$0 The Michigan State Council is responsible for developing and implementing SEIU's legislative agenda and political program here in Michigan. The State Council is also organized to provide mutual aid and protection to local unions chartered by the Service Employees International Union here in Michigan.  Our mission is to unite the Michigan's membership to speak with one voice to elected officials, whether at the local, state or federal levels.$0 $0$0 The mission is accomplished  through the several interrelated activities:$0 $0 $0 $0lobbying $0 $0membership and public education $0 $0coalition building $0 $0member mobilization $0 $0 $0 $0 $0SEIU Local Directory-$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0SEIU Healthcare Michigan$0 $0 $0 $0Health Care Employees$0 $0 $0 $0President: Marge Faville$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0Local 1$0 $0 $0 $0Janitorial and Allied Industrial Employees$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0Local 517M$0 $0 $0 $0State, School and Local Government Employees$0 $0 $0 $0Executive  Vice President:  Phillip Thompson; President Bill Ruhf$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0Local 526M$0 $0 $0 $0Michigan Corrections Organization$0 $0 $0 $0President:  Tom Tylutki$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0