Parental Leave LOU
MCO and the state have signed a Letter of Understanding that allows new parents up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave, without having to use their sick or annual […]
Rest in peace, Officer DeMarse
Marquette Officer Earl DeMarse passed away 47 years ago today. DeMarse, an officer with 26 years of experience, was about 15 minutes into his shift when he was stabbed several […]
BULLETIN: MDOC announces the closure of Detroit Reentry Center
MDOC has announced the closure of the Detroit Reentry Center, tentatively scheduled for January 2021. MCO leaders were notified this afternoon. DRC’s closure will be part of a budget deal, […]
Email your legislators to tell them Director Washington needs to go
Push back against MDOC’s understaffing – Informational pickets scheduled for Detroit, Jackson, Marquette
For several years, Michigan prisons have been mismanaged by the Department of Corrections administration, resulting in dangerous working conditions for Corrections Officers that the MDOC is unwilling or unable to […]
Informational Picket in Muskegon on Friday, Aug. 28 will shine spotlight on unsafe staffing levels
The Muskegon Correctional Facility and the Brooks Correctional Facility in Muskegon are prime examples of state prisons in Michigan that have unsafe Corrections Officer staffing levels. For a period of […]
Calling all MCO retirees and soon-to-be retirees! Join us Sept. 12
Join us for a special picnic Sept. 12 in Lansing to kick off our Retiree Steering Committee. Everyone who retired as an MCO member, and current members looking forward to […]
From President Osborn: Stand with MCO – Reauthorize Your Dues Now
MCO brothers and sisters, Today marks the beginning of the most important time period in the history of MCO. As you all know, recently the Civil Service Commission passed a […]
Learn About the Civil Service Commission’s New Attack: Annual Dues Reauthorization
UPDATE: Reauthorize your dues now. Go to mco-seiu.org/reauthorize to learn how. ORIGINAL POST: The Michigan Civil Service Commission has ruled that all state employee union members must reauthorize their dues […]