DC 37 BLOG
- Where We Rallied March 18, 2025By MIKE LEE Local 205 Fights Day Care Closures More than 200 protesters, including parents, teachers, and other workers, rallied on Jan. 24 in front of Nuestros Niños Day Care Center in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, to protest the impending closure of the location and four other centers in Brooklyn and Queens by the end of June. […]
- Snapshots March 18, 2025Black History Month is Back at DC 37 Headquarters For the first time in five years, the DC 37 Black History Committee, chaired by Local 1930 President Deborah Allman, commenced its month-long celebration at 125 Barclay St. with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Feb. 3. Pictured: Evangelist Selene Crawford sings the Black National Anthem. DC 37 […]
- Scam Alert: Don’t Fall for Predatory Mailers March 18, 2025By MIKE LEE In the last few months, DC 37 members have reported receiving emails, letters, and postcards claiming that giving up their union membership would result in a “raise.” The messages have appeared in the form of phony checks and holiday cards. The groups sending the erroneous communications have one ultimate aim — to […]
- Union’s Health & Security Fund Launches Benefit Fairs March 18, 2025By MIKE LEE Union members and retirees gather at an information table at the first H&S Benefit Fair in DC 37 headquarters. Now that DC 37 has returned to 125 Barclay St. in lower Manhattan, the union’s headquarters serves as host for many member events, including the new DC 37 Health & Security Fund Benefit […]
- Museum Workers Rally Against Layoffs March 18, 2025By ACACIA RODRIGUEZ With light from the setting sun illuminating the front of the historic Brooklyn Museum, members from Local 1502 and United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 2110 rallied to protest the reckless layoff of more than 40 staffers, including curators, assistants, conservators, retail workers, educators, and security guards. More than 200 people chanted on […]
- DC 37 Executive Board Sworn In for Three-Year Term March 18, 2025By JUSTINA RAMLAKAHN On the evening of Jan. 28, delegate members from each local union represented by DC 37 convened at the union’s new headquarters. At the top of the agenda for their first meeting of the year was the swearing in of DC 37’s executive board, including newly re-elected Executive Director Henry Garrido, Board […]
- Trojan Horse Health Care Bill a Threat to Union Rights March 18, 2025By MIKE LEE New York City Council Member Christopher Marte has introduced Intro. 1096-2024, a bill that would impede New York City municipal unions’ ability to collectively bargain — the most fundamental of labor rights. The bill intends to amend the City’s Administrative Code to lock in a specific health care requirement for retirees without […]
- A Look at This Year’s Budget Proposals March 18, 2025Story and Photos by MIKE LEE Against the backdrop of the dramatic ongoing changes in Washington, D.C., New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued their initial executive budgets in January. State of the State In her State of the State address on Jan. 14, Hochul presented her vision for […]
- Labor Turns Out For 2025 Mayoral Forum March 18, 2025From left: DC 37 Executive Director Henry Garrido, State Senator Jessica Ramos, Rev. Michael Blake, Former Assembly Member Scott Stringer, Former City Comptroller, Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani, City Comptroller Brad Lander, and State Senator Zellnor Myrie. With Mayor Eric Adams dropping from the program just hours before, DC 37’s members-only Mayoral Forum kicked off at […]
- A Labor of Love: Restoring the Brooklyn Bridge March 18, 2025By JUSTINA RAMLAKHAN From left, DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez, Local 375 member Caroline Pasion, and Kriss Roebling, great-great-grandson of John A. Roebling, the engineer who designed the Brooklyn Bridge. Photo courtesy: Caroline Pasion Once called “America’s Eiffel Tower,” the Brooklyn Bridge, which connects lower Manhattan to downtown Brooklyn, is a famous global landmark. At the […]
- Personal Engagement is Focus of Union’s Internal Organizing March 18, 2025By MIKE LEE Barbara Terrelonge, DC 37 Director of Field Operations, leads an activist training. Internal organizing is a permanent effort. As workers leave public service or retire from the workplace, new employees join the ranks with varying degrees of knowledge about, and personal connection to, the labor movement. DC 37 is responding by implementing […]
- How to Become a Political Activist in the Union March 18, 20251. Apply to become a Political Action Volunteer Member Organizer (VMO) VMOs are the building blocks of the Green Machine. With guidance from DC 37’s Political Action department, VMOs participate in member-to-member door-knocking and phone banking. VMO shifts take place throughout May and June on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. and […]
- On the Frontline of Climate Crises March 18, 2025By ACACIA RODRIGUEZ DC 37 members are often first in line to prepare for and respond to climate disasters. In recent years, members of Local 1506 New York City Parks Department Climbers and Pruners and Local 1322 New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Supervisory Employees have used their expertise to adapt to the […]
- A Corpse Flower Blooms in Brooklyn March 18, 2025By ACACIA RODRIGUEZ Local 374 Gardener Chris Sprindis and ‘Smelliot’ during the historic event at the Aquatic House. Local 374 Quasi Public Employees at Brooklyn Botanic Garden welcomed a fragrant new bloom to their steamy indoor garden on Jan. 24. Dubbed ‘Smelliot’ by denizens of the internet via Instagram, the Amorphophallus gigas — better known […]
- How to Win Elections & Influence Policy March 18, 2025By JUSTINA RAMLAKHAN With races on the line this year for New York City mayor, comptroller, public advocate, several City Council seats, and District Attorney in Manhattan and Brooklyn, DC 37’s 150,000 active members and 89,000 retirees hold significant weight. An endorsement from District Council 37 is more than a stamp of approval — it’s […]
- DC 37 at Work: Health Care Justice March 18, 2025By JUSTINA RAMLAKHAN New York spends more money per patient on medical care than anywhere else in the U.S. Rising health care and hospital prices are a burden on everyone, from individuals and families to businesses and government employers. As the second-largest purchaser of private health insurance in New York State, the City of New […]
- The Labor Movement Begins with You March 18, 20252025 is well underway, and with it are many challenges and opportunities facing our union. This is my 10th year serving as your Executive Director. Thank you for your trust in the leadership of the DC 37 Executive Board. I’m confident we are poised and ready for this next chapter in our union’s story. DC […]
- Workwear: Get to Know the Uniforms and Gear of Fellow DC 37 Members March 18, 2025By ACACIA RODRIGUEZ The Criminalists of Local 3778 New York City Police Department (NYPD) Technical Professional Employees are civilian forensic experts trained to perform scientific analyses of evidence involved in a crime. On any given day, the workers analyze anything from hair, fibers, and latent fingerprints to gunshot residue, explosives, and controlled substances. The Personal […]
- Corrected: DC 37 NEWS, EVENTS, and SERVICES YOU CAN USE in MARCH 2025 February 27, 2025MONTHLY NEWSLETTER DC 37 WOMEN’S COMMITTEE The DC 37 Women’s Committee invites you to celebrate Women’s History Month. We will be joined by keynote speaker Vanessa Gibson, Bronx Borough President. We hope to see you there! Friday, March 14, 6-8 p.m. | DC 37 Headquarters, 125 Barclay To RSVP for this event, please contact Carmen […]
- DC 37 NEWS, EVENTS, and SERVICES YOU CAN USE in FEBRUARY 2025 January 30, 2025MONTHLY NEWSLETTER DC 37 BLACK HISTORY COMMITTEE The DC 37 Black History Committee invites you to celebrate Black History Month during the following in-person events open to all members and hosted in our new union home at 125 Barclay Street: DC 37 Black History Month Opening Ceremony Monday, Feb. 3 at 6 p.m. Guest performances […]
