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As an esteemed leader in areas covering labor advocacy and workplace mental health, Sean embodies a deep commitment to improving the lives of working people and families across Michigan. With a diverse background spanning union leadership, legal expertise and extensive community involvement, Sean offers a wealth of experience and insights that make him an exceptional speaker on a variety of topics, including workplace mental health and a wide array of labor issues. He can provide valuable insights for organizations, policy makers and workers seeking to address contemporary challenges in the workplace and broader labor landscape.
"The Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity provided our members with a practical, enlightening presentation on workplace mental health. Recognizing the significance of mental well-being in the workplace is crucial, and their insights brought to light new, simple strategies to manage stress in the workplace."
---Warren Call, President and CEO of Traverse Connect
“Deputy Director Sean Egan served as a panelist for a discussion on mental health in the workplace hosted by our chamber. He is a passionate presenter and provided data-supported points and a wealth of knowledge on the topic.”
--Liz Conway, President and CEO of Mt. Pleasant Area Chamber of Commerce
“Deputy director Egan’s presentation at our annual conference was extremely informative and eye opening. It drove many of our members to commit to the fight against the high numbers of suicides in our industry.”
--Greg Brooks, Director of Safety & Compliance at the Michigan Infrastructure & Transportation Association
Recipient of the 2023 Samuel Gompers Award and 2024 George Meany Award
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Sean's focus at LEO is on Labor issues, primarily overseeing MIOSHA, Workers' Disability Compensation Agency, the Bureau of Employment Relations and the Wage and Hour Division. He also supports the department's efforts across the spectrum as his experience spans many of its' goals.
As a lifelong Westside Michigander and activist for working people and families, Sean brings a wealth of experience across all areas of the state's economy. Sean served in the Navy and afterward started an apprenticeship and became a Journeyman Electrician through the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW). He maintains his membership in his Union and state license as a journeyman to this day.
Having been a shop steward and President of the Local, in 2004 Sean moved into a representative position with IBEW Local 275 in West Michigan. In 2007 he was elected by the members as the head of the Local Union representing construction electricians, manufacturing, broadcasting and electrical motor service industries. His duties included managing the non-profit operations and representational activities for members. In 2010, he was named as one of the "40 under 40" by the Grand Rapids Business Journal.
During this time, he also served on the Board of the Heart of West Michigan United Way, including the executive committee and as chair of the financial independence focus as it was being developed. He also earned a Bachelor of Business Administration with a concentration in finance from Davenport University, and a Juris Doctor (JD) from Thomas M. Cooley Law School going to classes nights and weekends while continuing to work and raise his three children with his wife Christy.
He previously served as the president of the Kent/Ionia AFL-CIO labor council, the West Michigan Building Trades Council, Vice-Chair of the IBEW State Conference, Chairman and Trustee of the Michigan Electrical Employees' Pension Plan, Trustee on the Michigan Electrical Employees Health Plan and Executive Board of the Michigan AFL-CIO.
Most recently, he served as General Counsel to IBEW Local 876 which represents working people in construction, government, utility, line clearance and other industries. He also worked as an attorney with many other Labor Unions and worker focused efforts across Michigan.
Sean currently serves on the Board of Governors for the Joint Michigan Apprenticeship Program (JMAP) which trains electrical utility and line apprentices for municipal and utility organizations across Michigan, is a delegate to the Kent/Ionia Labor Council, President of the Labor Heritage Society of West Michigan, and is a member in good standing with the State Bar Association of Michigan as an attorney.
He continues to serve his community as an avid volunteer through the A. Phillip Randolph Institute, his Local Union and Labor Council, the United Way as a volunteer tax preparer in the VITA program, and anywhere groups are focused on helping people lift themselves out of poverty and into the middle class.