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SEIU Healthcare Minnesota unites health care workers across Minnesota to build strong communities, a health care system that works for everyone, and to restore the American Dream.

QUICK FACTS:

17,000: the number of health care workers united with SEIU Healthcare Minnesota.
1 Million: the number of health care workers united with SEIU nationwide.
SEIU is the largest and fastest growing union in the United States with 2 million members across the country.

For more information, visit www.seiu.org.

For media inquiries, contact David Zaffrann at 612-293-9233 or david.zaffrann@seiuhealthcaremn.org

SEIU Healthcare Minnesota Officer Bios and Headshots

Julie K. Schnell, President
Julie K. Schnell currently serves as the President of Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Healthcare Minnesota. SEIU Healthcare Minnesota represents 17,000 health care workers in hospitals, clinics, and nursing homes across Minnesota.

Ms. Schnell additionally serves as President of the SEIU Minnesota State Council, the political arm of the 30,000 members of SEIU’s four Minnesota Locals, and is a member of the SEIU International Executive Board. SEIU represents 2 million workers and is the largest and fastest growing union in North America.

Jigme Ugen, Secretary-Treasurer
Jigme Ugen is the first Tibetan refugee to be elected as a labor leader in North America. He is the Secretary-Treasurer of SEIU Healthcare MN (Service Employees International Union, Healthcare Minnesota), which has over 17,000 members. SEIU is the largest and fastest growing union in North America with over 2 million members.

In 2001 Ugen emigrated to the United States. There he worked on the late Senator Paul Wellstone’s re-election campaign in Minnesota and in 2002, Ugen went to work for SEIU as an organizer. He became a lead organizer, a coordinator, and a business representative for the union. Then in 2007, Ugen won election to the office of Executive Vice President. Ugen was named Secretary-Treasurer in 2010.