Neal Bisno, Executive Vice President

First elected as International Executive Vice President in May 2016, Neal Bisno spearheads SEIU's State Power program, unifying organizing, political, and member engagement work at the  state and local levels. This strategic initiative empowers SEIU local unions in key states to launch bold, transformative organizing campaigns and build enduring political strength—all in service to SEIU members’ mission to win Unions for All and end poverty wages forever.  Working shoulder-to-shoulder with SEIU local unions, Neal has championed breakthrough victories that expand worker power, including the establishment of Minnesota's groundbreaking Nursing Home Workforce Standards Board, which is lifting standards for 25,000 frontline workers and improving care for seniors across the state.

Prior to leading SEIU’s State Power program, Neal oversaw the creation of Together We Rise, the union’s initiative to build a deeply member-connected, leader-rich, 21st century SEIU. Through Together We Rise, in 2017-18 SEIU locals successfully executed the largest internal organizing campaign in the union’s history in preparation for the U.S. Supreme Court’s Janus decision, while enhancing the union’s culture and practice of innovation.

First drawn to the labor movement as a student activist in the 1980s, Neal has been working in the union movement since 1989. Prior to his election as an International Officer, Neal served in a variety of leadership roles and ultimately as president of SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania, representing nearly 45,000 nurses and healthcare workers in hospitals, nursing homes, home and community based services, and state facilities.

During Neal’s tenure at SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania, the local union grew dramatically in size and strength through a relentless focus on organizing and by driving long-term strategy to build political power, helping thousands of healthcare workers win $15/hour, improve the care they provide to patients and consumers, and expand access to healthcare for Pennsylvania's residents. He was the architect of the state's 2008 law banning forced overtime for healthcare workers, helped expand Medicaid for uninsured Pennsylvanians, and led a campaign to win a union voice for 20,000 Pennsylvania home care workers of all races and backgrounds. 

Neal is motivated by a deep conviction that building worker power through cross-racial solidarity is the key to confronting corporate power, dismantling structural racism, and achieving a just society where all people are respected and all communities can thrive. He is a resident of Pittsburgh, where he lives with his partner, and is the proud father of an adult son.