Liz Rilley

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Elizabeth Rilley

Liz Rilley
Organizing Data Strategist
AFL-CIO

Liz has been an organizer in the labor movement since 2011. She cut her teeth at SEIU Healthcare Michigan, organizing homecare workers to fight back against Right to Work legislation and pass Medicaid expansion. Liz then transitioned to hospital organizing with the Michigan Nurses Association. She has won campaigns against both regional not-for-profits and multinational corporations, helping to bolster the Michigan labor movement with over 2,000 new members. Liz now supports organizing efforts throughout the country as a trainer and Action Builder campaign strategist, based in Washington, D.C. Liz is a proud alum of Michigan State University and has a passion for applying her yoga practice and teaching in service of the social justice movement.