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On April 23, 2012, 38 Call Center Representatives from the five call centers (Saginaw, Royal Oak, Grand Rapids, Lansing, and Alma) were recognized at a luncheon at the Lansing Lexington Hotel and awarded for their perfect attendance.  These employees accomplished perfect attendance ranging from 1 to 29 years.  Council President Patrick Dillon, along with Call Center Local Presidents and Company representatives, attended the award presentation and applauded the union employees for their dedication. The Michigan State Utility Workers Council would like to congratulate and thank each individual for their outstanding accomplishment.

Click here for pictures from the event.

The Council would like to thank the Local Presidents and PAC representatives for attending the Council's PAC meeting on April 16, 2012.

A message from Protect Our Jobs:

Michigan citizens from all backgrounds who work hard and play by the rules are joining together and taking a stand.

For more than a year, Lansing politicians and corporate special interests have made one attack after another on Michigan workers: cutting middle-class families’ wages, health care benefits, retirement security and safety protections.

They’re not done yet — there are more than 80 bills waiting for a vote in the state Legislature that would strip basic protections from working people.

These political attacks on basic collective bargaining rights have done nothing to put Michiganders back to work. Instead, all they’ve done is hurt middle-class families, small businesses and local communities.

Enough is enough.

Citizens from across Michigan will soon begin collecting signatures to put a constitutional amendment on the November ballot that will enshrine into our state Constitution the basic right of every worker to collectively bargain.

Collective bargaining gives all workers a voice and the ability to come together to negotiate a fair contract. Without these protections, rich CEOs can arbitrarily fire workers and outsource jobs to countries like China and Mexico.

To rebuild Michigan’s economy and help small businesses create jobs, we must all work together to protect Michigan workers and strengthen the middle class.
Michigan workers helped to create the middle class. Now we must protect our collective bargaining rights to rebuild our economy.

Please sign up to get involved in the campaign — after all, this is about protecting your job, your wages, your benefits, your safety and your voice.

At a Council Meeting held in Lansing on January 13 and 14, 2012, Resolutions of Safety Recognition were presented by Council President Patrick Dillon to several Locals with one or more headquarters where each worker went home safely every day during 2011.  Click here for the gallery of Locals and their awards.

At the Regular Council Meeting that was held January 13 and 14, 2012 at the Lansing Lexington Hotel, much business was discussed and taken care of.  Click here for some pictures from that meeting, click here for pictures of the safety awards that were presented, or click "Read more" for the complete story.

On November 29, 2011, 51 Call Center Representatives from the five call centers (Saginaw, Royal Oak, Grand Rapids, Lansing, and Alma) were recognized at the Lansing Lexington Hotel and awarded for their perfect attendance.  These employees accomplished perfect attendance ranging from 1 to 28 years.  Council President Patrick Dillon, along with each Call Center Local President and Company representatives, attended the award presentation and applauded the union employees for their dedication.

This is the first time the Call Center Representatives have been recognized and the Michigan State Utility Workers Council would like to congratulate and thank each individual for their outstanding accomplishment.

Click here for pictures from the event.