By DIANE S. WILLIAMS Thousands of people in New York City stood in solidarity May 3, at rallies in Foley Square in Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn’s Barclay Center. The demonstrations, Read more
Bans Off Our Bodies! As you may have heard, last night a leaked draft of a U.S. Supreme Court opinion summarizes what we now know to be true: SCOTUS intends Read more
By DIANE S. WILLIAMS New York City Health + Hospitals named one very special essential worker, Jhonelly Gil, a Local 420 Housekeeping Aide, its 2021 Amazing Employee of the Year. Read more
DC 37 members joined the Municipal Employees Legal Services (MELS) team of experts at the MELS ID Theft and Scams virtual webinar on April 27. The recorded webinar is available Read more
MAY IS LABOR HISTORY MONTH UNION EVENTS: CAN YOU VOLUNTEER for the DC 37 PHONE BANK? DC 37 can use your help. Can you volunteer to call your union sisters Read more
DID YOU KNOW NEW YORK CITY COULD BE LOSING OVER $2 BILLION DUE TO HIGH HOSPITAL PRICES? Join DC 37, 32BJ SEIU and the Coalition for Affordable Hospitals at the BUDGET Read more
On April 6, 2022, the U.S. Department of Education announced a further extension of the CARES Act student loan forbearance. Last scheduled to terminate on May 1, 2022, the pause Read more
Please join DC 37 Housing Committee’s virtual meeting TONIGHT, April 11, from 6 to 8 PM. Housing Committee Chair, Dennis Ifill, President of Local 1359, will discuss housing issues, resources Read more
By PETE LEVINE, AFSCME Additional reporting by Diane S. Williams Laura Morand owed $305,000 in student loans and didn’t see a light at the end of the tunnel. “I figured Read more
By DIANE S. WILLIAMS City Parks Worker Dana Campbell was at work on Jan. 9 when her children rang her cell phone. “My son, 19, called me and said, ‘I Read more
By MIKE LEE As the threat of climate change continues to slowly degrade New York City’s viability, DC 37 is training workers to be the leading edge of a skilled Read more
One of the tragic revelations laid bare by the COVID-19 pandemic is the stark difference in our communities’ health care, particularly between the five private hospital systems operating in New Read more
By DIANE S. WILLIAMS Some comic book heroes wear capes and some, like the 32 real life Hunger Heroes who are New York City Board of Education Employees Local 372 Read more
By DIANE S. WILLIAMS Almost 100 DC 37 members attended the virtual MELS Family Law Webinar on March 30. MELS, the union’s Municipal Employees Legal Services, staff of legal experts Read more
Join the MELS virtual Family Law webinar TONIGHT March 30 at 6 PM. Legal experts will discuss orders of protection, custody, visitation, adoption, guardianship, neglect, abuse, child support and more. Read more
Thinking of buying a home, condominium or coop apartment? The DC 37 Municipal Employees Housing Program, MEHP, and Neighborhood Housing Services NYC will hold a free virtual Homebuyer Orientation Webinar Read more
Reforming the state’s pension system is critical for the state, local governments, school districts, and transportation systems to recruit and retain employees. We need your help. Together let’s tell Albany Read more
By DIANE S. WILLIAMS Women are shattering glass ceilings in all fields, proving they can do jobs that were previously only offered to men. In politics, Kamala Harris is the Read more
By DIANE S. WILLIAMS Women are shattering glass ceilings in all fields, proving they can do jobs that were previously only offered to men. In politics, Kamala Harris is the Read more
By DIANE S. WILLIAMS Hundreds of DC 37 Parks workers joined City Council Parks Chair Shekar Krishnan and Parks advocacy groups at the Play Fair Coalition rally at City Hall Read more
