Our Work

Victories

We're working hard to win concrete victories that improve our members’ lives.

Here is a partial list of the things we've helped to win.

Immigration

· A new stronger national policy preventing ICE from conducting raids at hospitals, schools and places of worship

· Stopped a bill mandating E-Verify for Michigan employers

· Stopped a bill stripping undocumented workers of workers’ compensation

· Helped to win municipal IDs in Detroit

· Led coalition in Wayne County that successfully ended Wayne County Sheriff's practice of honoring ICE

“detainer” requests without a judicial warrant

· Created statewide sanctuary coalition to support immigrants fighting deportation

Criminal Justice Reform

· Restored the oversight powers of the Detroit Police Commission

· Won “Fair Chance Hiring” ordinance in Kalamazoo

· Won removal of “no stopping, standing or parking” signs deployed in African-American neighborhoods in Kalamazoo, which had been used as a pretext for stop-and-frisk policing

· Led and developed coalition to win “Fair Chance Housing” ordinance in Detroit

· Won enforcement of protections against housing discrimination against returning citizens in Kalamazoo

· Helped lead a national grassroots effort to free Cyntoia Brown

· Led the First Step Act Campaign in Michigan and delivered ‘yes’ votes from both of Michigan’s US Senators for the First Step Act

· Won new discipline policies in Kalamazoo Public Schools to reduce the disproportionate discipline and criminalization of students of color

Caring Majority

(elder, family and health care)

· Created Kalamazoo mobile dental clinic

· Passed a long-term care study (formerly HB 4674) in the state budget and won $100,000 in match funding from

state legislature to implement the study of the long-term care in Michigan

· Raised $200,000 in match funding for the long-term care study from the Michigan Health Endowment Fund

· Created statewide coalition of leaders from 20+ organizations within the care landscape in Michigan

Housing

· As part of HOMES coalition, created Kalamazoo Local Housing Assistance Fund to prevent homelessness, then won $5 million millage to fund program

· Saved the foreclosure redemption period from repeal by the legislature, preserving the ability of homeowners to fight their foreclosures or find new housing

· Played major role in winning "Fair Chance Housing" ordinance in Detroit

Workers' Rights

(elder, family and health care)

· Played key role in raising minimum wage in 2014 to $9.25.

· Played steering committee role in the MI Time to Care campaign to win paid sick days

Environmental Justice

· Helped win appropriations from state legislature to address Flint water crisis

· Prevented Flint City Council from signing away the ability of residents to sue the water authority over future issues

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Join "Taking Back our Power" and take a stand against money in Michigan politics

We are a coalition of working families in Michigan fighting to pass comprehensive state legislation to prevent regulated monopoly corporations and companies seeking government contracts from making political contributions. We can no longer let them buy their way out of accountability and drown out the voice of the people!

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Join "Care Over Cost" and help us get people the healthcare coverage promised by their insurers

In Michigan and all across the country, our members are fighting individual care denials and are WINNING people the care they need--and paid fo! Together, we are working to transform our health care system to put Care Over Cost and people over profit.

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Relational organizing is defined as “preparing & supporting people to bring the power within their existing relationships to affect change.” In actuality it is turning a contact into a conversation and then into a person empowered to create change where they live.

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