DC 37 BLOG
- We Won This Contract TOGETHER March 10, 2023After a marathon negotiating session on Feb. 16 that ended with a handshake minutes before midnight, the DC 37 Bargaining Committee concluded talks with the city on a new economic agreement that provides for fair wage increases worth more than 16% and continues premium-free health benefits for you and your dependents. For the first time […]
- It’s a Deal! Five-Year Contract Includes Wage Increases, Flexible Work March 10, 2023Members to vote on ratification this month By MIKE LEE After four rounds of intense negotiations, District Council 37 and the Adams Administration reached an economic agreement for city workers with a late-night handshake on Feb. 16. The historic collective bargaining agreement is subject to ratification by the 90,000 members who work at New York […]
- Day of Action March 9, 2023DC 37 launched a Day of Action social media campaign on Feb. 16 to encourage members and the public to show their support for City workers in a fight for a new contract. Hundreds participated, posting photos on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram using the hashtag #DC37CONTRACTNOW.
- The Negotiator: Meet Associate Director Rose Lovaglio-Miller March 9, 2023By MIKE LEE As District Council 37 expands its power and reach as the largest union in New York City, members demand that leadership protect their rights and benefits, negotiate fair and just contracts, and expand membership through external and internal organizing. These efforts require the best people — hardworking leaders who can manage multiple […]
- Stronger Together: Parks Employees Organize for Collective Impact March 9, 2023By DIANE S. WILLIAMS As part of the union’s organizing blitz, DC 37 representatives recently signed up more than 700 Parks employees at agency orientation and training meetings. “This initiative helps us educate new hires about the union,” said Madonna Knight, associate director of DC 37’s Parks, Cultural, and Higher Education Division. “We are successfully […]
- Telehealth Workers Join DC 37 in Historic Vote March 9, 2023By MIKE LEE Workers at the mental health company Resilience Lab made labor history when they voted to join District Council 37, making it the first telehealth group nationwide to be unionized. The vote count of the mail-in ballots, held remotely on Feb. 1, was a lengthy process overseen by the National Labor Relations Board. […]
- Heavy Turnout at Union-Backed Hiring Hall March 9, 2023By MIKE LEE Hundreds of New York City job seekers wanting a career in civil service packed the DC 37 Hiring Hall and Job Fair on Saturday, Feb. 11. Sponsored by the union and the City’s Department of Administrative Citywide Services (DCAS), more than 25 agencies were on hand to take applications, hold interviews, and […]
- State Pays Out Second Round of Health Care Worker Retention Bonus March 9, 2023By DIANE S. WILLIAMS New York State processed the second round of Health Care and Mental Hygiene Worker Bonus (HWB) program payments to eligible workers at city agencies. The majority of employees in line for the second cycle of state-funded retention bonuses are FDNY Emergency Medical Services workers in Local 2507 and officers in Local […]
- Governor Hochul Introduces Executive Budget March 9, 2023By the DC 37 Political Action & Legislative Department On Feb. 1, Gov. Kathy Hochul revealed her executive budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2024. Below is an overview of the governor’s plans on a range of issues that impact New York residents and working families: To address the ongoing housing crisis, the Governor proposed the […]
- Mayor’s Budget Hits Libraries, Parks, Early Education March 9, 2023By MIKE LEE Claiming “fiscal discipline (as) the hallmark of this administration,” New York City Mayor Eric Adams unveiled a proposed $102.7 billion Executive Budget for fiscal year 2024 on Jan. 12. The mayor included costs of the ongoing migrant crisis, paying for health care, an end to federal stimulus funding, and pending labor agreements […]
- DC 37 Talks Union Benefits at Worksites Citywide March 9, 2023By MIKE LEE Beginning in late January and continuing throughout the year, District Council 37 will hold Union Day events at various worksites throughout New York City. Director of Field Operations Barbara Terrelonge explained the importance of the campaign. “We’re focused on going to the workplace meet with workers and demonstrate the value of joining […]
- MELS Tax Prep Resources March 9, 2023By DIANE S. WILLIAMS The Municipal Employees Legal Services hosted a virtual Tax Tips webinar on Jan. 25 that 100 DC 37 members attended. The session is now available online for DC 37 members. During the webinar, Tax Expert and Supervising Attorney Sheldon Barasch walks through deductions that can be itemized and how working families […]
- Local 436 Nurse Adds Another Accomplishment Thanks to Ed Fund March 9, 2023By MIKE LEE The DC 37 Education Fund, in partnership with Monroe College, offers a program for United Federation of Nurses and Epidemiologists Local 436 members to receive an accredited Online Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN). The RN to BSN program is an online education program designed to fit around students’ schedules and life, […]
- Private Sector & Nonprofit Locals Workers’ Comp Webinar March 9, 2023By DIANE S. WILLIAMS As part of its union building activities, DC 37 hosted a virtual webinar on workers’ compensation for its nonprofit and private sector locals on Dec. 14. DC 37 Associate General Counsel Steven Sykes moderated the webinar and led the Q&A session that followed. More than 90 local presidents, council reps, and […]
- Union Scores Pair of Out-of-Title Grievances at Lincoln Hospital March 9, 2023By MIKE LEE When wronged in the workplace, it pays to assert your rights by contacting your union. Last year, two SSEU Local 371 members at Lincoln Hospital won their respective out-of-title grievances. Kenneth Dease, an Addiction Counselor Level 1 at Lincoln Hospital’s Behavioral Health Department CATH Program, discovered that his workload reflected that of […]
- The Doctor’s in the House: Local 1189 Psychologists President Elected to Executive Board March 9, 2023By MIKE LEE After a late night counting ballots at the DC 37 Delegates meeting on Jan. 31, union activists elected Local 1189 NYC Psychologists President Dr. Leonard Davidman to serve on the DC 37 Executive Board. “It is a privilege to be chosen by my fellow delegates to the union’s Executive Board and to […]
- SNAPSHOTS March 5, 2023DC 37 Campaign at Battery Park City for a Fair Contract DC 37 members and activists converged in Battery Park City on Dec. 14 to campaign for a fair contract for the Horticulture and Maintenance workers responsible for maintaining the surrounding park grounds. The workers have been negotiating with Battery Park City Authority management on […]
- DC 37 CONTRACT UPDATE and NEWS YOU CAN USE in MARCH March 2, 2023CONTRACT UPDATE On Feb. 28, your DC 37 Delegate Assembly voted overwhelmingly to recommend our tentative contract agreement with the City of New York. The decision is now in your hands. Contract highlights: The contract term is five years, five months and 12 days $3,000 bonus upon ratification Premium-free healthcare benefits for you and your dependents […]
- Update on Collective Bargaining: We Have an Agreement! February 17, 2023Dear DC 37 Family, Very early this morning, the DC 37 Bargaining Committee and the city’s Office of Labor Relations signed a tentative contract agreement that delivers a $3,000 bonus for you upon ratification, a 16.21% compounded wage increase over the five-plus-year agreement, a Child Care Trust Fund, and a minimum of $18 wages for all members under that amount. Additionally, the […]
- UPDATE on COLLECTIVE BARGAINING NEGOTIATIONS February 3, 2023Feb. 3, 2023 DC 37 Family, We’re pushing to secure better benefits and higher wages for you– our members who run New York City. We won’t stop fighting until we get the contract you deserve. We made significant progress pushing the union’s priorities forward during the last bargaining session with the city on Jan. 24. Negotiations […]
