District Council 37 Executive Director Lillian Roberts
Responds to Mayor's Proposed Budget Cuts


District Council 37 is deeply concerned about the current financial crisis we are experiencing in this country and in our city as a result of the greed and irresponsible practices on Wall Street.

We want to remind the Mayor that the 125,000 members of DC 37 not only provide the public services that make this city run well but they are also residents who, like millions of other New Yorkers, count on those services to maintain the quality of life that has made this city great.

It is very important that the Mayor's proposed budget cuts not have a negative impact on those vital city services and the men and women who provide them. Before the city makes any service cutbacks we urge a very careful review of those areas of the budget where city services are being contracted out to private companies at great taxpayer expense. Most of those services could be performed more economically and efficiently by city workers.

DC 37 is New York City's largest public employee union, representing 125,000 members and 50,000 retirees.