DC 37 BLOG

• MELS MEDICAID PLANNING WEBINAR WEDNESDAY SEPT. 21, 5:30 PM September 20, 2022
  MELS, the Municipal Employees Legal Services, will host a webinar, Basic Introduction to Medicaid Planning, TOMORROW, Sept. 21 at 5:30 p.m. Medicaid is the largest public health insurance program in the U.S. and it pays for over half of all long-term care services provided to seniors. For many individuals who require long-term care at home […]
• CELEBRATE LATINO HERITAGE with DC 37 at THREE VIRTUAL EVENTS! DC 37 LATINO HERITAGE VIRTUAL OPENING NIGHT TONIGHT FRIDAY, SEPT. 9 at 6 PM September 9, 2022
  The DC 37 Latino Heritage Committee invites you to attend the virtual Latino Heritage Month Opening Ceremony Friday, Sept. 9, at 6 PM on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83488946837?pwd=TGRIMVdBZWNQZENQVndtTXQwUVZvdz09. Meeting ID: 834 8894 6837 Passcode: 601482 SSEU LOCAL 371 LATINO HERITAGE VIRTUAL EVENT, SEPT. 23 The SSEU Local 371 Latino Heritage Committee invites you to attend the virtual Latino […]
• JOIN DC 37 TOMORROW at the LABOR DAY PARADE FIFTH AVENUE and EAST 46th ST. SATURDAY, SEPT. 10 at 10 AM September 9, 2022
  Please join us TOMORROW at the Workers Leading, Workers Rising Labor Day Parade and March on Saturday, September 10, with Grand Marshal U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh. The parade kicks off from Fifth Avenue and East 44th Street in Midtown Manhattan. DC 37 and its locals will assemble on East 46th St. between Fifth […]
• JOIN DC 37 at NYC’s  LABOR DAY PARADE and MARCH  FIFTH AVENUE and EAST 46th ST. SATURDAY, SEPT. 10 at 10 AM September 6, 2022
  Please join us at the Workers Leading, Workers Rising Labor Day Parade and March on Saturday, September 10 with Grand Marshal U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh. The parade kicks off from Fifth Avenue and East 44th Street in Midtown Manhattan. DC 37 and its locals will assemble on East 46th St. between Fifth and […]
• STAY CONNECTED! SEPTEMBER DC 37 EVENTS, NEWS and SERVICES August 30, 2022
  NYC’s LABOR PARADE RETURNS to FIFTH AVENUE on SATURDAY SEPT. 10 You’re invited to the Workers Leading, Workers Rising Labor Day Parade and March on Saturday, September 10 with Grand Marshal U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh. The parade kicks off from Fifth Avenue and East 44th Street in Midtown Manhattan. DC 37 and its […]
• UPDATE: BIDEN CANCELS UP to $20K in STUDENT LOAN DEBT and EXTENDS FORBEARANCE to JAN. 1, 2023 August 25, 2022
  President Joe Biden announced on Aug. 24 an income-based student debt relief program that forgives up to $20,000 in student loan debt. He also extended the CARES Act student loan forbearance through Jan. 1, 2023. The U.S. Department of Education will forgive up to $20,000 in outstanding student debt for borrowers who received Pell Grants […]
• VOLUNTEER for DC 37 POLITICAL ACTION! August 18, 2022
  Do you want to make a difference? We need your help this weekend to Get Out the Vote for DC 37-endorsed candidates in your community! Please volunteer with our DC 37 GOTV canvassing teams. We’ll be reaching out to our fellow union members to give them important information about the upcoming primary election. Never volunteered before? No […]
• SAVE the DATE: MELS MEDICAID PLANNING WEBINAR, SEPT. 21, 5:30 PM August 15, 2022
  MELS, the Municipal Employees Legal Services, will host a webinar, Basic Introduction to Medicaid Planning, on Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 5:30 p.m. Medicaid is the largest public health insurance program in the U.S. and it pays for over half of all long-term care services provided to seniors. For many individuals who require long-term care at home or […]
• SUPPORT DC 37-ENDORSED CANDIDATES in the NEW YORK STATE PRIMARY ELECTIONS AUGUST 23 August 12, 2022
  It’s time to get prepared for the next round of New York State elections. Please support our DC 37-endorsed candidates in the August 23 Primary Elections for State Senate and U.S. House of Representatives. The DC 37 membership is supporting a great group of candidates based on their commitment to protecting DC 37 members’ jobs and […]
• NYC’s ANNUAL LABOR DAY PARADE and MARCH RETURNS to FIFTH AVENUE on SATURDAY, SEPT. 10 at 10 AM August 11, 2022
  You’re invited to the Workers Leading, Workers Rising Labor Day Parade and March on Saturday, September 10. Grand Marshal U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh will lead the parade with Parade Chairs AFL-CIO Secretary Treasurer Fred Redmond and NYC Commissioner of Labor Roberta Reardon. The parade kicks off from Fifth Avenue and East 44th Street in Midtown […]
• NOW AVAILABLE: HEALTH CARE WORKER BONUS PROGRAM from NEW YORK STATE August 10, 2022
  By DIANE S. WILLIAMS DC 37 fought hard to create a fund for “essential pay” for members on the frontline of the COVID-19 pandemic. Governor Kathy Hochul recently announced New York State set aside $1.2 billion in the budget to fund bonuses up to $3,000 for health care and mental hygiene workers at public and […]
• WORKPLACE HEALTH and SAFETY UPDATE: What you need to know about COVID-19, Monkeypox and Legionnaires’ Outbreaks August 10, 2022
  By DIANE S. WILLIAMS DC 37 is taking measures to protect members’ safety and health at work. Your Union’s Safety and Health Department has compiled the latest information from the New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) on COVID-19, Monkeypox and Legionnaires’ disease. “We’re here to ensure that management upholds workplace safety […]
• DC 37 EVENTS, SERVICES and NEWS YOU CAN USE in JULY and AUGUST July 13, 2022
  VOLUNTEER for the DC 37 PHONE BANK! DC 37 needs your help. Can you volunteer to call your union sisters and brothers to support State and Senate House candidates DC 37 endorses? Your voice is powerful and can make a difference in the weeks leading up to the New York State Democratic Primary. The Political […]
• Union Lawsuit Leads to NEW Exam & HPPT Hires June 30, 2022
  By DIANE S. WILLIAMS DC 37 and Local 983 recently settled an Article 78 petition filed in State Supreme Court that led to the hiring of 11 High Pressure Plant Tenders (HPPTs) by New York City Transit Authority and more than 80 provisional HPPTs at various New York City agencies. “We successfully protected our civil […]
• Speaking Out Against Unfair Hospital Costs June 27, 2022
  Story and Photo by MIKE LEE DC 37 Executive Director Henry Garrido joined other union leaders and health care advocates at City Hall Park to demand action on exorbitant hospital prices and the financial stranglehold the five private hospital systems have on health care in New York City. The April 25 rally, organized by the […]
• Time to Fight for What’s RIGHT June 24, 2022
  After more than two years of this pandemic, it is time we stand up for what is right, move forward, and engage the city to come to the table and negotiate a fair and just contract. Everyone should have received a bargaining survey as part of DC 37’s negotiating team’s efforts to work out a […]
• TAKE ACTION with DC 37 TODAY to PROTECT ABORTION ACCESS June 24, 2022
  TAKE ACTION with DC 37 TODAY to PROTECT ABORTION ACCESS RALLY/MARCH TODAY, JUNE 24, at 6:30 P.M., WASHINGTON SQUARE PARK COMMUNITY CARE TO FOLLOW AT UNION SQUARE at 8 P.M. Bans Off Our Bodies! Today the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and nearly 50 years of precedent, eliminating the federal constitutional right to abortion, […]
• PRIMARY DAY IS TUESDAY! INFORMATION ON THE 2022 NEW YORK STATE ELECTIONS June 24, 2022
  PRIMARY DAY IS TUESDAY! INFORMATION ON THE 2022 NEW YORK STATE ELECTIONS We can’t afford to sit on the sidelines! Time is running out to vote in the New York State Primary Election for Governor and Assembly. Find out who we’re supporting in your area here. You can vote at your nearest early voting site until June […]
• June 28 Endorsements for June 28 Democratic Primary June 24, 2022
  District Council 37 is endorsing candidates for State Assembly in the first of two Democratic primaries this summer on June 28. Due to a challenge of New York State’s redistricting lines because of political gerrymandering, the New York Court of Appeals ruled on April 27 and a U.S. District Court subsequently upheld the decision on […]
• Marie Francois Finds Her Voice at SLU June 24, 2022
  It took a while, but with support from her DC 37 education fund benefits, Marie Lodescar Francois is ready to raise her voice — and perhaps a few roofs. “I believe in lifelong learning and DC 37 offers lifelong learning and professional development free of charge,” Francois said. “Education can be life-changing. DC 37 knows […]