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  • CBTU 52nd Convention: An Agenda that Promotes Growth

    CBTU 52nd Convention: An Agenda that Promotes Growth

    September 20, 2023

    By LESLEY WILLIAMS The 52nd International Convention of the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (CBTU) was an extraordinary event, attended by over 1,400 delegates and guests, including delegations from Africa Read more

  • New State Law Addresses Informing Benefits for 9/11’s Forgotten Victims

    New State Law Addresses Informing Benefits for 9/11’s Forgotten Victims

    September 20, 2023

    By MIKE LEE On the 22nd anniversary of the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center that unleashed deadly toxins in lower Manhattan, legislation to fully address the “forgotten Read more

  • Labor Day: A Celebration of Union Power

    Labor Day: A Celebration of Union Power

    September 20, 2023

      By MIKE LEE The muggy heat didn’t stop thousands of union members, families, and allies from marching in the 2023 NYC Labor Day Parade. Under this year’s theme of Read more

  • Editor, Writer and Activist: Bill Schleicher Passes at 80

    Editor, Writer and Activist: Bill Schleicher Passes at 80

    September 20, 2023

    By MIKE LEE With time, history comes into focus. This is the case in the passing of former Public Employee Press Editor William “Bill” Schleicher who died at home in Read more

  • Workers Win Grievance in Long-Awaited Victory

    Workers Win Grievance in Long-Awaited Victory

    September 20, 2023

    By MIKE LEE While the old adage is “justice delayed is justice denied,” the spirit of fighting relentlessly for what is right concluded with a considerable victory for three SSEU Read more

  • MELS Update for Student Loan Borrowers

    MELS Update for Student Loan Borrowers

    September 20, 2023

    By DC 37 Municipal Employees Legal Services The U.S. Department of Education has recently implemented two programs that are beneficial to many borrowers: Fresh Start and One Time Adjustment. In Read more

  • Union Forces City to Clean Up Bronx Tow Pound

    Union Forces City to Clean Up Bronx Tow Pound

    September 20, 2023

    When inspected by the union’s Health & Security Department and Local 983, conditions at the temporary location of the NYPD Bronx Tow Pound include puddles of standing water and overflow Read more

  • AFSCME President Joints DC 37 & City Leaders to Praise Job Recruitment Campaign

    AFSCME President Joints DC 37 & City Leaders to Praise Job Recruitment Campaign

    September 20, 2023

    Story and Photos by MIKE LEE Nearly 1,000 jobseekers attended a City Government Hiring Hall for available public service positions on Aug. 28 at Sunset Park High School in Brooklyn. Read more

  • Five Ways to Protect Your Union Rights

    Five Ways to Protect Your Union Rights

    September 20, 2023

    By DC 37 Political Action Department You are an important part of a dynamic movement. During the last century, labor unions have been the source of monumental improvements to the Read more

  • Union Volunteers Make it Count in City Primary

    Union Volunteers Make it Count in City Primary

    September 20, 2023

    By MIKE LEE DC 37’s legendary “Green Machine” did it again. Thanks to the tireless effort by the union’s hundreds of volunteers activated by the Political Action Department, DC 37-endorsed Read more

  • City Budget: Union Holds the Line to Cuts to Services

    City Budget: Union Holds the Line to Cuts to Services

    September 20, 2023

    By MIKE LEE After months of contentious negotiations, often the hallmark of the New York City budget process, Mayor Eric Adams and the New York City Council reached a $107 Read more

  • The Permanent Campaign for Your Rights and Resources

    The Permanent Campaign for Your Rights and Resources

    September 20, 2023

    At the Labor Day Parade on Sept. 9, our union concluded the long, hot summer with a powerful message: We stand united at the front of New York City’s labor Read more

  • DC 37 NEWS, EVENTS and SERVICES YOU CAN USE in SEPTEMBER

    DC 37 NEWS, EVENTS and SERVICES YOU CAN USE in SEPTEMBER

    August 31, 2023

    LABOR DAY PARADE Join your DC 37 family as we march in the 2023 NYC Labor Day Parade featuring Grand Marshal Nancy Hagans, NYSNA President, with the theme of We Read more

  • DC 37 NEWS, EVENTS and SERVICES YOU CAN USE in AUGUST

    DC 37 NEWS, EVENTS and SERVICES YOU CAN USE in AUGUST

    July 27, 2023

    2023 LABOR DAY PARADE Join your DC 37 family as we march in the 2023 NYC Labor Day Parade featuring Grand Marshal Nancy Hagans, NYSNA President, with the theme of We Read more

  • AFSCME Labor Scholarship Named for Union’s Lady of Steel

    AFSCME Labor Scholarship Named for Union’s Lady of Steel

    July 20, 2023

    BY MIKE LEE DC 37’s own “Lady of Steel,” retired Executive Director Lillian Roberts, was honored on July 13 by AFSCME President Lee Saunders, DC 37 Executive Director Henry Garrido, Read more

  • DC 37 NEWS, EVENTS and SERVICES YOU CAN USE in JULY

    DC 37 NEWS, EVENTS and SERVICES YOU CAN USE in JULY

    June 29, 2023

    THE DC 37 GREEN JOBS TRAINING PROGRAM IS BACK AND IT’S EXPANDING! The DC37 Education Fund is happy to announce the Green Jobs Training Expansion Program, a grant-funded training program Read more

  • The Power of Our Union

    The Power of Our Union

    June 20, 2023

    Thank you for exercising your rights by voting overwhelmingly in support of the Citywide Economic Agreement. What we negotiated in good faith with the City is the best contract the Read more

  • Health Care Bill Win a Step Forward to Rein in Hospital Costs

    Health Care Bill Win a Step Forward to Rein in Hospital Costs

    June 20, 2023

    By MIKE LEE On June 8, the New York City Council voted to approve the Healthcare Accountability & Consumer Protection Act. The law establishes the Office of Healthcare Accountability (OHA), Read more

  • DC 37 June 27 Primary Endorsements for City Council, Bronx District Attorney

    DC 37 June 27 Primary Endorsements for City Council, Bronx District Attorney

    June 20, 2023

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  • A Fighting Union: Campaign Key to Contract Victory

    A Fighting Union: Campaign Key to Contract Victory

    June 20, 2023

    By MIKE LEE Since early March, as reported in the previous issue of PEPtalk, DC 37 staff and leadership have led nearly 200 in-person worksite lunchtime meetings, engaging DC 37 Read more

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