SEIU HCMI

To opt out of SEIU HCMI dues:

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SEIU Healthcare Michigan (SEIU HCMI) is the designated union representing more than 50,000 healthcare workers in Michigan, including 35,306 home health care caregivers, whose bargaining unit was certified in October 2025.

The range of activities and causes that are funded by union dues is wide and often controversial. When the union is paying for causes and efforts which you oppose, then it is controlling your voice. Many are uncomfortable with this. A recent court decision reaffirmed that you have the final say about what causes you fund.

“States and public-sector unions may no longer extract [funds] from nonconsenting employees. . . . This procedure violates the First Amendment and cannot continue.” (Janus v. AFSCME, 2018).

Consequently, public employees may decline to pay these private organizations without losing their jobs or employer-provided benefits.

The best way to ensure the deductions stop is to submit a request to the union in writing.

Frequently Asked Questions

What happens after I send my resignation to the union?

You should receive some acknowledgement of your request from the union within a few weeks.

Because it has a financial interest in continuing to withhold dues from your pay, the union may contact you and attempt to persuade you to keep your membership. Their sales pitch may include untrue claims and scare tactics. It is a good idea to try to document any questionable claims made by union representatives. Do not be bullied! If you stand your ground, there is nothing the union can do to retaliate against you for opting out.

Monitor your paychecks to make sure the dues deductions stop. Contact the union if the deductions continue more than a couple paychecks after you submit your resignation request.

Some unions have tricked employees into signing membership forms with fine print waiving their right to resign except during a short annual window period. If the union claims you signed such a form and therefore cannot cancel the dues deductions from your pay, ask to be provided with documentation that you ever signed such an agreement.

How much are SEIU Healthcare Michigan dues?

According to federal filings, SEIU Healthcare Michigan’s dues structure ranges from $22.55 to $55 per month.

Will the union continue to represent me if I opt out?

Yes. SEIU Healthcare Michigan has been empowered by the state to represent those in your workplace and home health care caregivers. Employees are not allowed to negotiate their own compensation or handle their own grievances with their employer, nor can they hire another person or entity to represent them.

In exchange for this unusual benefit, SEIU Healthcare Michigan is legally obligated to represent all employees, including those who choose not to join the union as members.

Consequently, the collective bargaining agreement negotiated by the union and your employer will continue to set the terms and conditions of your employment, and the union will continue to represent you in grievances, contract enforcement, discipline assistance, or other proceedings governed by the collective bargaining agreement.

Will I lose wages, health care, retirement, or other benefits if I opt out?

No. All provisions of the collective bargaining agreement between the union and your employer will continue to govern your employment. Your wages, health benefits, retirement, and anything else governed by the collective bargaining agreement will remain unchanged if you opt out of SEIU Healthcare Michigan.

How will my relationship with the union change if I opt out?

While the terms of the collective bargaining agreement will still govern your employment, as a nonmember, the union may choose to prevent you from participating in internal union affairs, such as attending union meetings or voting in union elections, including contract ratification votes. Unions also commonly withhold any special “members-only” deals or discounts the union has arranged for with businesses. You may no longer receive the union newsletter or similar publications.

Why do people opt out of the union?

People have many reasons for not wanting to support the union. Some simply do not believe the services the union provides are worth the dues it charges. Others may find the union’s one-size-fits-all agenda does not serve them well because they are new to the profession, have a specialty that is not acknowledged in bargaining, or they believe their effectiveness is undercompensated. Some resent the union’s role in enabling and defending underperforming employees. Many find the union’s political activity and use of dues to advance partisan causes, candidates and ideology distasteful. Still others believe that union officials are corrupt and unaccountable to their membership.

Unions representing public employees are not governed by the usual consumer protection or anti-trust laws, so abuses are common. Unions can charge whatever they wish. They can spend dues money on anything they want. Often, they do not have to disclose how dues money is spent to members. They can speak for employees without consulting or informing them. They can injure some members’ interests while advancing the interests of others. Unions even have the ability to prevent employees from getting help in their workplace from other sources. They are not governed by any obligation to provide quality service, and almost never have to seek approval of the people they represent in an election to continue as the exclusive representative.

Sometimes people have a faith-based objection to unions’ expenditures. To learn more about some of the major public unions’ expenditures in light of common faith beliefs, click here.

How does SEIU Healthcare Michigan spend my dues money?

SEIU Healthcare Michigan

SEIU Healthcare MI collected $5.3 million in dues and fees from its members in 2025, according to reports the union must file with the U.S. Deptartment of Labor.

In 2025 alone:

$1.3 million went to the SEIU headquarters in Washington, D.C., to support its massive political, economic, and social agenda. SEIU regularly supports a host of controversial organizations.
$239,044 was spent by SEIU Healthcare MI on political activity and lobbying.
$86,179 was spent on travel, hotels, and airfare.
$278,215 was spent on leasing companies.
$2.9 million was spent on total disbursements to employees.

SEIU Healthcare MI paid 46 officers and employees in 2025, 6 of whom received 6-figure salaries. Director of Home Care and Strategic Campaigns, Gabriella Jones-Casey, received the highest total compensation of $150,418.

Additionally, as of December 2025, SEIU Healthcare MI holds a cash stockpile of $1.7 million.

SEIU Healthcare MI’s most recent LM-2 reports are available here: 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019.

A portion of the dues paid by SEIU Healthcare MI members goes to support SEIU Michigan, a statewide political arm of SEIU.

SEIU Michigan

SEIU Michigan collected $157,369 in dues and fees from its local affiliated unions in 2024, according to reports the union must file with the U.S. Deptartment of Labor. SEIU Michigan also received an additional $4.1 million from the national SEIU affiliate and $160,914 from SEIU Healthcare Michigan.

In 2024 alone:

$3 million was spent by SEIU Michigan on political activity and lobbying. This includes $50,000 donated to the Michigan Democratic Party.
$67,595 was paid or contributed to largely ideological organizations.

$12,000 was spent on a “post-election party” at the Motor City Casino hotel, under political activity and lobbying.
$573,694 was spent on total disbursements to employees.

SEIU Michigan paid 9 employees in 2024. SEIU Michigan’s Executive Director, Jennifer Root, received the highest total compensation of $149,859.

Additionally, as of December 2024, SEIU Michigan holds a cash stockpile of $301,612.

SEIU Michigan’s most recent LM-2 reports are available here: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016.

Lastly, a portion of the dues paid by SEIU Healthcare members also goes to support the SEIU international headquarters.

Service Employees International Union

According to federal filings that the union is required to submit to the Department of Labor, SEIU headquarters collected over $259 million from local affiliates through member dues in 2024.

In 2024 alone:

$46 million was spent by SEIU HQ on divisive political candidates, causes, and lobbying.
$4.8 million was paid or contributed to largely ideological organizations.
$2.2 million was spent on office expenses, promotional items, and union advertising.
$29.4 million was spent on conferences and catering over the course of the year.
$10.4 million was spent on airfare, hotels, and travel for union staff.

SEIU paid 497 employees in 2024, with 344 receiving six-figure salaries. SEIU’s International President, April Verrett, was paid $301,513.

As of 2024, SEIU has accumulated a cash stockpile of $23,774,576.

SEIU’s most recent LM-2 reports are available here: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019.