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MICHAEL E. SUKAL

MICHAEL E. SUKAL

Derwood,MD

Summary

Collaborative leader of large scale teams with dedication to promote engaged, empowering work culture. Documented strengths in building and maintaining relationships with diverse range of stakeholders to advance social justice.

Work History

Director, Department of Organizing and Field Services

American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFSCME, AFL-CIO
2012 - Current
  • Responsible for strategic oversite and direction of national organizing campaigns and field service programs budgeted at over 26 million dollars.
  • Manage 100 staff assigned throughout United States and at headquarters.
  • Manage relationships and support for 52 AFSCME affiliates who represent over 3000 local unions and 1 million members.
  • Oversite of Affiliate Organizing Program Grants of nearly 10 million dollars.
  • Responsible for bi-annual convention floor design and management which supports 3500 delegates and 1500 guests.
  • Responsible for relationship with internal employee organization which included collective bargaining and contract negotiation.
  • Represent AFSCME at AFL-CIO and with various outside partners.
  • Administrator of AFSCME Pennsylvania Council 13.

Director, Eastern Region

American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFSCME, AFL-CIO
2007 - 2012
  • Opened new regional office, recruited and hired staff to support 13 states, District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, representing more than half million members.
  • Led staff of 25 responsible for providing support to AFSCME affiliates in region.

Central Region, Assistant Regional Director

American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFSCME, AFL-CIO
2005 - 2007
  • Instrumental in passing collective bargaining legislation for independent home care providers in Michigan, Iowa, and Wisconsin.
  • Managed largest organizing project in country, including 25 staff.

Central Region, Area Organizing Director

American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFSCME, AFL-CIO
2001 - 2005
  • Supported regional international union and local affiliate organizing programs in 19 states, representing more than 300,000 members.
  • Oversite of all regional organizing campaigns, including 20 staff assigned to central region.

Organizing Director

Service Employees International Union
1998 - 2001
  • Supervised 15 staff in West Virginia, Ohio, and Kentucky district, representing more than 15,000 members.

Organizer

United Steelworkers of America, AFL-CIO
1991 - 1998
  • Directed more than 30 worker-led organizing campaigns nationwide as assigned.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Sociology

Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
09.1987 - 05.1991

Skills

  • Strategic Planning
  • Verbal and written communication
  • Operations and Project Management
  • Team Management
  • Creativity and Innovation
  • Labor Relations and Contract Negotiation
  • Budget Management
  • Issues Resolution
  • Partnerships and Alliances

Accomplishments

  • Created and Coordinated "AFSCME Strong" culture change campaign resulting in hundreds of thousands of members joining AFSCME.
  • Won representation for nearly 100,000 AFSCME members since 2018.
  • Scaled up "Volunteer Member Organizer" program which provides professional development to a team of nearly 1000.
  • Led the Local 1 Affiliation campaign of 10,000 workers in Northern California.
  • Developed and implemented the "Cultural Workers United" campaign, leading to 7,000 museum and library workers from fourteen states joining AFSCME.
  • Oversaw unifications of AFSCME affiliates in Connecticut, Washington, New Jersey, Maryland, and New York.

References

References available upon request.

Work Availability

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Timeline

Bachelor of Arts - Sociology

Harvard University
09.1987 - 05.1991

Director, Department of Organizing and Field Services

American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFSCME, AFL-CIO
2012 - Current

Director, Eastern Region

American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFSCME, AFL-CIO
2007 - 2012

Central Region, Assistant Regional Director

American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFSCME, AFL-CIO
2005 - 2007

Central Region, Area Organizing Director

American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFSCME, AFL-CIO
2001 - 2005

Organizing Director

Service Employees International Union
1998 - 2001

Organizer

United Steelworkers of America, AFL-CIO
1991 - 1998
MICHAEL E. SUKAL