By CONNOR D. WOLF Americans generally hold a favorable view of labor unions, despite declining membership rates, according to a new poll. Labor unions are designed to help workers negotiate Read more
By BARBARA TERRELONGE Too often we suffer from historic amnesia, forgetting how we won the workplace protections we enjoy today. That’s why events like the commemoration of the 105th anniversary Read more
By JOSEPH LOPEZ After nearly a century of delays and dead ends, New York City’s long- proposed Second Avenue Subway line finally opened to the public on Jan. 1. Read more
The DC 37 Disability Committee will hold a forum on Access-A-Ride, the transportation service for people with disabilities. The forum will be at 6 p.m. on Monday, April 3, in Read more
By DIANE S. WILLIAMS The DC 37 General Counsel’s Office obtained a consent award that granted posthumously $20,000 in back pay to a Local 1597 Custodial Assistant, who was wrongfully Read more
By ALFREDO ALVARADO New Yorkers from all over the city are not only expressing their condolences to the family of Emergency Medical Technician Yadira Arroyo–who was tragically killed on a Bronx Read more
By ALFREDO ALVARADO An EMS worker was killed and another was injured on Thursday, March 16, as a 25-year-old man attempted to commandeer their ambulance. Emergency Medical Technicians Yadira Arroyo Read more
By GREGORY N. HEIRES Drug companies have increased their political contributions in New York State as they come under fire for excessive prices and face calls for greater government regulation. Read more
The DC 37 Organizing Department is heading into spring with lunchtime and town hall meetings and activist training sessions to strengthen the power of our collective voice and equip members with Read more
By GREGORY N. HEIRES Members overwhelmingly approved a contract extension that will allow millions of dollars to be poured into the union welfare plan’s financially-troubled prescription drug plan. An independent Read more
I grew up just two blocks away from the American Museum of Natural History. It always amazed me that so many people would come from around the world to see Read more
Shawn Gray, Service Aide, Local 420 I believe in working for change. But in order for people to change, they have to start with self. I was raised by my Read more
By ALFREDO ALVARADO “Stay ready,” was the rallying cry at the weekend retreat for Local 372 shop stewards. The local’s president, Shaun D. Francois I, welcomed 154 shop stewards to Read more
By JOSEPH LOPEZ Women’s History Month is not only an opportunity to honor the many women who have made historic contributions to the world, but it’s also a time to appreciate Read more
By DIANE S. WILLIAMS The DC 37 General Counsel’s Office obtained a consent award that granted $20,000 in back pay to the estate of a Local 1597 Custodial Assistant, who Read more
DC 37 joined a broad coalition at the state capitol on Tuesday, March 7, to rally in support of expanding the millionaire’s tax and closing a loophole that benefits the Read more
By HENRY GARRIDO We cannot sit on the sidelines. The stakes are too high. The attack against working people— bankrolled by people like the billionaire Koch brothers—is relentless. And they Read more
By MIKE LEE Members of locals 420 and 768 work hard in providing quality care at NYC Health+Hospitals facilities. Some of the tasks involved in making patients’ lives better under Read more
By GREGORY N. HEIRES The new contract for the DC 37 clerical unit addresses inequities within the group by making all titles eligible for recurring increment payments, (RIP) which are Read more
Photos: Mike Lee By DIANE S. WILLIAMS The Motown Show’s two sold-out performances on Finale Night Feb. 27 ended the union’s month-long celebration of Black History. Motown Spectacular is Read more
