VIRTUAL OPENING NIGHT on TUESDAY FEB. 1, 6 PM Celebrate Black History month with the DC 37 Black History Committee. This year’s theme is “Educating our Heritage, While Empowering a Read more
New York City is offering no-cost, confidential COVID-19 testing exclusively for municipal employees, by appointment only. WorkWell NYC has nine testing sites (at least one in each borough at this Read more
By DIANE S. WILLIAMS After months of negotiations with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA, U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer and U.S. Congress Member Ritchie Torres delivered $1 billion emergency relief to Read more
New York City is now offering no cost COVID-19 testing exclusively for municipal employees, by appointment only. WorkWell NYC has nine testing sites (at least one in each borough at Read more
MELS, the union’s Municipal Employees Legal Services, will host a virtual tax webinar for members and retirees on WEDNESDAY, Jan. 26 at 6 PM. Tax experts will discuss what is Read more
MELS COVID-19 UPDATE: New York State Homeowners Assistance Fund – Up to $50,000 Available for Distressed Home, Coop and Condo Owners Homeowners at risk of foreclosure or displacement due Read more
MELS COVID-19 UPDATE: New York State Homeowners Assistance Fund – Up to $50,000 Available for Distressed Home, Coop and Condo Owners Homeowners at risk of foreclosure or displacement due Read more
MELS, DC 37’s Municipal Employees Legal Services, will host a virtual housing webinar on Monday Jan. 31, at 5:30 PM for members and retirees. The union’s team of housing experts Read more
UPDATE: NOW VIRTUAL: Please join our virtual Communities Not Cages Advocacy Day via Zoom on Wednesday, January 19, by RSVPing here! While the COVID surge is keeping us at home, Read more
By JOSEPH DAVIDSON, MELS Supervising Attorney DC 37’s Municipal Employees Legal Services, MELS, recently helped a union member navigate the US Dept. of Education’s Public Service Loan Forgiveness program (PSLF) Read more
We’re going to Albany on January 19 to fight for Communities Not Cages — and we’d love to have you join us! RSVP here. Communities Not Cages is a statewide campaign Read more
By DIANE S. WILLIAMS DC 37 and the City Parks and Recreation Department worked together to put federal stimulus funds to work extending 2,500 seasonal workers’ jobs through June 2022. Read more
By DIANE S. WILLIAMS Local 374 members at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden took their annual holiday celebration outdoors. Thinking outside the box, the essential workers at the 53-acre urban garden Read more
By DIANE S. WILLIAMS Local 1503 settled a grievance on behalf of 80 Security Officers and Senior Security Officers at the Metropolitan Museum of Art after management denied them an Read more
By DIANE S. WILLIAMS DC 37 members attended three virtual Paid Family Leave (PFL) workshops sponsored by the Center for Parental Leadership to learn more about the program that Read more
By DIANE S. WILLIAMS Local 1501 cleared a career path for the Wildlife Conservation Society’s lowest paid workers when it settled a grievance that creates 11 Unit Manager jobs and curtails Read more
Homeowners at risk of foreclosure or displacement due to a financial hardship suffered as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic may be eligible for up to $50,000.00 through the New Read more
We arrived at this year with great hope, and at the year’s end, we move forward to the next with high expectations. Members of this union remained on the frontlines, Read more
