MONTHLY NEWSLETTER DC 37 HEALTH & SECURITY PLAN Health & Security Benefit Fairs The DC 37 Health & Security Plan invites you to attend an upcoming Health & Security Plan Read more
By MIKE LEE Local 205 Fights Day Care Closures More than 200 protesters, including parents, teachers, and other workers, rallied on Jan. 24 in front of Nuestros Niños Day Care Read more
Black History Month is Back at DC 37 Headquarters For the first time in five years, the DC 37 Black History Committee, chaired by Local 1930 President Deborah Allman, commenced Read more
Black History Month is Back at DC 37 Headquarters For the first time in five years, the DC 37 Black History Committee, chaired by Local 1930 President Deborah Allman, commenced Read more
By MIKE LEE In the last few months, DC 37 members have reported receiving emails, letters, and postcards claiming that giving up their union membership would result in a “raise.” Read more
By MIKE LEE Now that DC 37 has returned to 125 Barclay St. in lower Manhattan, the union’s headquarters serves as host for many member events, including the new DC Read more
By ACACIA RODRIGUEZ With light from the setting sun illuminating the front of the historic Brooklyn Museum, members from Local 1502 and United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 2110 rallied to Read more
By JUSTINA RAMLAKAHN On the evening of Jan. 28, delegate members from each local union represented by DC 37 convened at the union’s new headquarters. At the top of the Read more
By MIKE LEE New York City Council Member Christopher Marte has introduced Intro. 1096-2024, a bill that would impede New York City municipal unions’ ability to collectively bargain — the Read more
Story and Photos by MIKE LEE Against the backdrop of the dramatic ongoing changes in Washington, D.C., New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued Read more
With Mayor Eric Adams dropping from the program just hours before, DC 37’s members-only Mayoral Forum kicked off at 6 p.m. sharp on Feb. 26 at the BMCC Tribeca Performing Read more
By JUSTINA RAMLAKHAN Once called “America’s Eiffel Tower,” the Brooklyn Bridge, which connects lower Manhattan to downtown Brooklyn, is a famous global landmark. At the time of its completion in Read more
By MIKE LEE Internal organizing is a permanent effort. As workers leave public service or retire from the workplace, new employees join the ranks with varying degrees of knowledge about, Read more
1. Apply to become a Political Action Volunteer Member Organizer (VMO) 2. Support the DC 37 PEOPLE Program 3. Attend Political Action Committee Meetings Read more
By ACACIA RODRIGUEZ DC 37 members are often first in line to prepare for and respond to climate disasters. In recent years, members of Local 1506 New York City Parks Read more
By ACACIA RODRIGUEZ Local 374 Quasi Public Employees at Brooklyn Botanic Garden welcomed a fragrant new bloom to their steamy indoor garden on Jan. 24. Dubbed ‘Smelliot’ by denizens of Read more
By DC 37 PEPtalk With races on the line this year for New York City mayor, comptroller, public advocate, several City Council seats, and District Attorney in Manhattan and Brooklyn, Read more
By JUSTINA RAMLAKHAN New York spends more money per patient on medical care than anywhere else in the U.S. Rising health care and hospital prices are a burden on everyone, Read more
2025 is well underway, and with it are many challenges and opportunities facing our union. This is my 10th year serving as your Executive Director. Thank you for your trust Read more
By ACACIA RODRIGUEZ The Criminalists of Local 3778 New York City Police Department (NYPD) Technical Professional Employees are civilian forensic experts trained to perform scientific analyses of evidence involved in Read more
