Who is Local 517M?
The Michigan Public Employees/SEIU Local 517M is a full service, fast-growing, membership-driven union dedicated to providing excellent representation for public employees throughout the State of Michigan. The hallmark of our success is founded in three service areas:
- Negotiating and enforcing the best possible collective bargaining agreements for our members
- Continuous organizing of more members to increase our base, thereby increasing our power at the bargaining table
- An active political program that supports political candidates — regardless of party — who are willing to stand up for our “working families” and the programs and services we provide.
The Michigan Public Employees, SEIU Local 517M is a statewide union with over 10,000 public employee members in all 83 counties in Michigan.
SEIU (Service Employees International Union) is a 1.8 million member union with over 600,000 public employee members. In 2000, SEIU became the largest International Union in North America.