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  • Early Voting Begins This Weekend! Don’t Miss Your Chance to Vote in the NYC Primary!

    Early Voting Begins This Weekend! Don’t Miss Your Chance to Vote in the NYC Primary!

    June 13, 2025

    DC 37 POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Tomorrow is the deadline to register to vote in the New York City Primary Election! Register to vote or update your voter registration HERE. You Read more

  • 2025 Democratic Primary Election Mayoral Endorsements

    2025 Democratic Primary Election Mayoral Endorsements

    June 10, 2025

    District Council 37 has endorsed the following candidates for NYC Mayor: What does the NYC Mayor do? Learn more about why DC 37 chose each candidate: ADRIENNE ADAMS ZOHRAN MAMDANI Read more

  • Snapshots

    Snapshots

    June 6, 2025

    Local 1502 Keeps Up Pressure at Brooklyn Museum DC 37 Local 1502 Brooklyn Museum Workers and United Auto Workers Local 2110 held a rally on March 6 to protest imminent Read more

  • Climbing the Career Ladder with DC 37

    Climbing the Career Ladder with DC 37

    June 6, 2025

    Story by DC 37 PEPtalk One of the major benefits provided to union workers is a path for growth based on merit and tenure. At DC 37, public and private Read more

  • Know Your Rights. Interacting with Immigration and Customs Enforcement

    Know Your Rights. Interacting with Immigration and Customs Enforcement

    June 6, 2025

    By JUSTINA RAMLAKHAN New York City is home to approximately 3.1 million immigrants who represent nearly 40% of the city’s total population. This number does not account for hundreds of Read more

  • Non-Profit Workers Win First Contract

    Non-Profit Workers Win First Contract

    June 6, 2025

    Story and Photo by MIKE LEE Persistence paid off when workers at the Center for Urban Community Services (CUCS) signed their first collective bargaining agreement on April 2. The agreement Read more

  • Our Choice is Clear

    Our Choice is Clear

    June 6, 2025

    This is a pivotal moment for New York City. As we approach Primary Day on June 24, we have the opportunity to shape city government with our votes and address Read more

  • AdvantageCare Physicians Opens at DC 37 Health Center

    AdvantageCare Physicians Opens at DC 37 Health Center

    June 6, 2025

    By MIKE LEE District Council 37 members, retirees, and their families may now receive high-quality medical care at the DC 37 Health Center in lower Manhattan. On May 5, AdvantageCare Read more

  • MTA Workers Win Justice in Overtime Screw-Up

    MTA Workers Win Justice in Overtime Screw-Up

    June 6, 2025

    By MIKE LEE Software issues with payroll resulted in DC 37 members getting shorted comp time when they worked overtime at the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA). With the union’s help, Read more

  • Fostering a Legacy of Union Sisterhood

    Fostering a Legacy of Union Sisterhood

    June 6, 2025

    Story and Photo by JUSTINA RAMLAKHAN On the evening of March 14, members of the DC 37 Women’s Committee gathered in the newly renovated union hall to hold a forum Read more

  • Local 371’s Cynthia Timms Brings Peer Support to the People

    Local 371’s Cynthia Timms Brings Peer Support to the People

    June 6, 2025

    Story and Photo by MIKE LEESSEU Local 371 member Cynthia Timms serves the public in her role as a peer counselor at Metropolitan Hospital where she’s been a part of Read more

  • Behind the Wheel: Local 2507 Uniformed EMTs & Paramedics of the FDNY

    Behind the Wheel: Local 2507 Uniformed EMTs & Paramedics of the FDNY

    June 6, 2025

    Story and Photos by ACACIA RODRIGUEZ When the unthinkable happens and an emergency requires medical support, Uniformed Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) and Paramedics of Local 2507 in the Fire Department Read more

  • Salamanders & the City. Tiny Wildlife Thrive in Urban Eco-System

    Salamanders & the City. Tiny Wildlife Thrive in Urban Eco-System

    June 6, 2025

    BY JUSTINA RAMLAKHAN Before the first colonial settlement, the area that eventually encompassed modern-day New York City was a marshland swamp with numerous creeks and streams throughout what the Lenape, Read more

  • State Budget by the Numbers

    State Budget by the Numbers

    June 6, 2025

    Five weeks past the April 1 deadline, Gov. Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature finalized a $254 billion budget on Thursday, May 8. Highlights affecting DC 37 members Read more

  • Change is Coming. DC 37 Endorses Adrienne Adams for Mayor. Union Delegates Vote to Endorse Pro-Worker Candidates

    Change is Coming. DC 37 Endorses Adrienne Adams for Mayor. Union Delegates Vote to Endorse Pro-Worker Candidates

    June 6, 2025

    BY ACACIA RODRIGUEZ The union’s candidate screening process is complete, the delegates voted, and the endorsements have been decided: Adrienne Adams is District Council 37’s top choice for mayor. For Read more

  • Questions about Ranked Choice Voting? Get ready for Election Day with DC 37!

    Questions about Ranked Choice Voting? Get ready for Election Day with DC 37!

    June 6, 2025

    DC 37 POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE There is one week left to register to vote in the New York City Primary Election! DC 37 Register to vote or update your voter registration HERE. The Green Machine wants Read more

  • Important Update Regarding Your Health Care Benefits

    Important Update Regarding Your Health Care Benefits

    June 5, 2025

    DC 37 Family, For the first time in over 40 years, the City has selected a proposal for a new health plan for active city employees, pre-Medicare retirees, and their Read more

  • Green Machine Takes on Albany During Critical State Budget Cycle

    Green Machine Takes on Albany During Critical State Budget Cycle

    June 3, 2025

    By MIKE LEE Hundreds of union activists and leaders flooded the halls of the State Capitol on March 4 for DC 37’s annual Lobby Day. Members packed the Lewis Swyer Read more

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

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

    May 29, 2025

    MONTHLY NEWSLETTER DC 37 POLITICAL ACTION It’s primary season! There are several important races on the ballot this June, including: NYC Mayor, City Comptroller, Public Advocate, Borough President, District Attorney Read more

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

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

    April 29, 2025

    MONTHLY NEWSLETTER DC 37 POLITICAL ACTION 2025 Political Endorsements On April 22, DC 37 Delegates voted to finalize endorsements for the June 24, 2025 Primary Election. Mayor – Ranked Endorsement  Read more

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