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2008 News Releases

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December 18, 2008: District Council 37 applauds City Council vote lifting Residency restrictions
December 9, 2008: District Council 37 members ratify contract by an overwhelming 98%
November 21, 2008: District Council 37, AFSCME, AFL-CIO lauds proposed landmark $350 million settlement against drug wholesaler
November 18, 2008: District Council 37 insists "Enough Is Enough!" as part of coalition protesting Governor's proposed budget cuts
November 12, 2008: Six Years Without a Contract, City Sewage Treatment Workers Say "Enough is Enough!"
November 7, 2008: District Council 37 delegates back new contract
November 3, 2008: District Council 37 and the City agree on contract
October 29, 2008: City Council member John Liu tells colleagues, "Lift residency restrictions on City
workers"
September 24, 2008: District Council 37 Executive Director Lillian Roberts Responds to Mayor's Proposed
Budget Cuts
August 22, 2008: District Council 37, city's largest public employee union, sends six delegates/alternates to 2008 Democratic National Convention
August 15, 2008: District Council 37, city's largest public employee union, endorses Congressional and State Legislative candidates
August 15, 2008: District Council 37, city's largest public employee union, endorses Adriano Espaillat in September 9 primary
July 31, 2008: Local 1549 President Eddie Rodriguez and DC 37 President and Local 372 President Veronica Montgomery-Costa elected as AFSCME International Vice Presidents
June 26, 2008: Central Park Workers Leaflet Fundraiser to Denounce Conservancy Management's Anti-Union Tactics
June 25, 2008: DC 37 endorses Barack Obama for President
June 25, 2008: Assembly Speaker Silver Endorsed by DC 37
June 13, 2008: NYC OTB Employees' Jobs Are Saved DC 37 Hails Governor Paterson and State Lawmakers For State Takeover of NYC OTB
June 11, 2008: DC demands lawmakers act now to save NYC OTB
June 9, 2008: NYC Parks Employees, Immigrants, and Workers of Color Battle Two-Tier Park System
June 6, 2008: DC 37 Reports Progress in Talks with State and City Officials to Save NYC OTB
April 16, 2008: Lillian Roberts praises City Council resolution urging Congress to pass Employee Free Choice Act
April 16, 2008: DC 37's Lillian Roberts applauds City Council resolution urging Albany to save NYC OTB
April 9, 2008: DC 37 Local 2021 president Lenny Allen demands long-term fix of distribution formula to save NYC OTB, praises City Council resolution #1235
March 18, 2008: DC 37 Executive Director Lillian Roberts, hundreds of OTB workers urge Albany lawmakers "Stop the OTB lay-offs now"
February 29, 2008: DC 37 Executive Director Lillian Roberts urges swift passage of exempt income protection act

February 27, 2008: DC 37 leaders outline FY 2008 Legislative and budgetary agenda for City Council leaders

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