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.

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.

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.
• Developed worksite campaigns and actions based on group issues

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