Peter Klein Email & Phone Number

Okemos, Michigan, United States

Associate Executive Director of Organizing (Organizing Director)I manage the MNA Organizing program and staff. We work to develop strong nurse leaders and build effective organization with the power to fight and win improvements both inside and outside health systems through dynamic internal and external organizing campaigns.The Michigan Nurses Association is the largest and most effective union for nurses and healthcare professionals in Michigan, representing approximately 13,000 members across the state. MNA is an affiliate of National Nurses United, AFL-CIO.

Okemos, Michigan

Lead Organizer 4/29/2017-1/16/22-4/17-9/17 Lead Organizer for the Munson Medical Center campaign: 1,000 RNs vote to join the MNA. Largest successful organizing drive in the private sector in Michigan in a decade +. Led a team of 2 organizers, 1 Labor Rep. -9/17-10/18 University of Michigan Health System contract campaign- 6,000 members of the University of Michigan Professional Nurse Council (UMPNC, MNA) fight to win a world class contract. Massive informational picket and a 94% Yes strike vote. Led the field program along with 2 to 4 other organizers, 50 nurse reps, 300+ Communication Team Leaders-6/20-12/20: Lead Organizer on the campaign to organize RNs at Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital. Nurses won their union by a 2:1 margin vote, despite a 5 month delay by the employer and NLRB which lead to a new standard for how union representation elections are conducted during the Covid-19 pandemic ( going down in history as: Aspirus Keweenaw, 18-RC-263185, 370 NLRB No. 45 (2020). Led the entire department in a house visit blitz and worked with one organizer after filing for the election.3/21-6/21: Lead Organizer for the Marquette Technical staff campaign: 200 Technical & Professional employees at UPHS- Marquette (MQT General Hospital) voted to join the MNA 159-13 (92% yes!) joining 400 RNs who are part of the MNA. Lead a team of 3 organizers and a Labor Rep working with RN Local Union leadership to help the techs build their union.

Greater Chicago Area

Organizer II: July 2014 to April 2017:Internal Organizing/Representation (Nursing Homes):• Developed worksite campaigns and organized workers to take direct action in their workplace to address group issues • Processed grievances, represented workers in meetings with management• Found and developed workplace leaders and trained them to become stewards• Helped nursing home workers across Chicago Fight For $15 and a fair contract as part of the 2015 SEIU HCIIMK nursing home master contract campaign covering 10,000 nursing home workers across Illinois External Organizing- (Nursing Homes, Home Care, Hospitals):• Developed worksite campaigns and actions based on group issues• Built and supported Organizing Committees through which workers exercised leadership • Helped develop workers to become capable of executing important union organizing roles ensuring members the chance to grow, learn, and lead• Debriefed other organizers, assisted in assessments, and reliably reported campaign statistics• Trained, mentored and supervised new staff and member organizers in basic organizing skills• Part of several successful organizing drives at nursing homes and skilled home health agencies in Chicago, St. Louis, and Central Illinois.Organizer I: August 2013 to July 2014•Assisted workers in home healthcare, child care, nursing homes, and hospitals in building their union through one-on-one organizing conversations in their homes and at work sites as part of dynamic external organizing campaigns• Experience working on traditional NLRB, neutrality agreement, and card check campaigns• Used data collection skills for preliminary campaign research and tracking numbers in VAN• Created promotional materials and other graphics for use during organizing drives

Lansing, Michigan Area

• Provided daily press clip tracking, as well as in-depth media tracking reports to determine the effectiveness of rapid response mobilization and effectiveness of messaging• Created effective graphics and compelling photographic imagery for online and print use• Responsible for media turnout at planned press events and responding to reporter inquiries• Developed and implemented Media & Messaging 101 spokesperson trainings to encourage workers to share their own stories through traditional and social media• Managed and produced content for the MI AFL-CIO social media accounts• Suggested and facilitated the successful affiliation between the Lansing Workers Center and the Greater Lansing Labor Council.

East Lansing, Mi

• Worked with members and officers to enforce our contract and increase membership through organizing• Organized fee payers to become full members, and moved members to be more involved with their union • Assisted the Grievance Committee with processing grievances and negotiating with Human Resources• UNTF delegate to the Greater Lansing Labor Council, AFL-CIO

• Provided quick and efficient customer service • Took orders, made sandwiches, delivered food

Lansing, Michigan Area

• Prepared and cooked food, promoted to Level II cook in August 2006• Provided food service for the 2,300+ students in the housing complex• Part of a staff that helped make the AHDC the #1 Dining Complex on campus• In addition to being a cook, during the summer semester I was also part of building maintenance and building security(Akers/Hubbard Dining Complex)

St. Johns, Michigan

• Proud member of United Food and Commercial Workers Local 951 • Started as a bagger, later promoted to stock person• Provided excellent customer service to shoppers

Bachelor Of Arts, Communicative Sciences And Disorders

Activities and Societies: MSU Young Democratic Socialists (Founding member, President 08-09 school year, Vice President 07-08 school.

General Diploma, Drafting, Tech Ed, Woodshop, American Sign Language, German

Activities and Societies: Football, Track, Bass Guitar