Bill earned a BA at Western Michigan University, specializing in Secondary Education and Religion. He was President of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Union (AFSCME) Local 1668 at Western Michigan University and later worked for AFSCME’s International Union in Michigan and Indiana. After 18 years as a Collective Bargaining and Arbitration Specialist and Labor Educator, Bill retired from Michigan AFSCME Council 25 AFL-CIO on May 1, 2015. In 2016 he was a founding member of the Southwest Michigan Chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America. That same year, together with Western Michigan University Professor of History Dr. Eli Rubin, co-founded Michigan For Single Payer Healthcare (M4SPH) a (501c4) and servers as its chairperson. As a member of the Democratic Party, he has been actively engaged in the political process and was the party’s candidate for the Michigan House of Representatives (District 63) in 2012.

In 2018, Bill was trained by the staff of the Labor Institute as a facilitator to conduct workshops titled “Reversing Runaway Inequality”. He is a lifelong social justice advocate.

About Bill Farmer

Bill earned a BA at Western Michigan University, specializing in Secondary Education and Religion. He was President of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Union (AFSCME) Local 1668 at Western Michigan University and later worked for AFSCME’s International Union in Michigan and Indiana. After 18 years as a Collective Bargaining and Arbitration Specialist and Labor Educator, Bill retired from Michigan AFSCME Council 25 AFL-CIO on May 1, 2015. In 2016 he was a founding member of the Southwest Michigan Chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America. That same year, together with Western Michigan University Professor of History Dr. Eli Rubin, co-founded Michigan For Single Payer Healthcare (M4SPH) a (501c4) and servers as its chairperson. As a member of the Democratic Party, he has been actively engaged in the political process and was the party’s candidate for the Michigan House of Representatives (District 63) in 2012.

In 2018, Bill was trained by the staff of the Labor Institute as a facilitator to conduct workshops titled “Reversing Runaway Inequality”. He is a lifelong social justice advocate.