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  • Unions to City Hall: Save Jobs, Fund Parks!

    Unions to City Hall: Save Jobs, Fund Parks!

    March 1, 2019

    By DIANE S. WILLIAMS DC 37 joined 40 parks advocacy groups and lawmakers for a noon City Hall rally Feb. 28 to demand $100 million in funding for public parks Read more

  • The Future of Housing in Your Community

    The Future of Housing in Your Community

    February 28, 2019

    As DC 37 activists, you can play a part in helping to shape the direction and development of your neighborhood. Part of the union’s Leading the Way campaign includes a Read more

  • A Generation Rises at Women’s Leadership Graduation

    A Generation Rises at Women’s Leadership Graduation

    February 28, 2019

    By DIANE S. WILLIAMS With a packed audience of family and mentors to cheer them on, the Woman’s Leadership Academy graduated a diverse group of 17 working women from a Read more

  • Locals Lead Parks Urban Forestry Summit

    Locals Lead Parks Urban Forestry Summit

    February 28, 2019

    By DIANE S. WILLIAMS Two local presidents were among an international group of arborists and urban forestry experts at the Dept. of Parks and Recreation Forestry Summit, held in Queens Read more

  • Rise Up and Become a Union Activist

    Rise Up and Become a Union Activist

    February 27, 2019

    By MIKE LEE Stand up, get involved and organize! Starting on March 12, the DC 37 Organizing Dept. begins a series of activist trainings at DC 37 Union Headquarters, in Read more

  • Stand up for Parks! Rally at City Hall Feb. 28

    Stand up for Parks! Rally at City Hall Feb. 28

    February 26, 2019

    Join DC 37 and other members of the Play Fair Coalition to support city parks at a City Hall rally on Thursday, Feb 28 at noon. This year, we are Read more

  • Meet Your New Safety and Health Director

    Meet Your New Safety and Health Director

    February 21, 2019

    By MIKE LEE Veronica Foley, a skilled leader with years of experience as a principal program coordinator for the union’s Safety and Health Dept. was recently promoted to director of Read more

  • A New Hope

    A New Hope

    February 16, 2019

    By HENRY GARRIDO At the beginning of last year, many pundits and labor advocates were pessimistic about the future of the labor movement. First, the U.S. Supreme Court was expected Read more

  • Union Mourns Its Latino Culture Pioneer

    Union Mourns Its Latino Culture Pioneer

    February 14, 2019

    By DIANE S. WILLIAMS DC 37, family and friends are shocked and saddened at the sudden death of Alfredo Alvarado, who died on February 9. He retired last August after Read more

  • Union Celebrates African American Heritage

    Union Celebrates African American Heritage

    February 13, 2019

    By DIANE S. WILLIAMS This month’s ongoing celebration honoring African American pride and purpose continues to attract hundreds of DC 37 members and retirees to its 38th annual Black History Read more

  • Union Helps Homeless Member Start Over

    Union Helps Homeless Member Start Over

    February 11, 2019

    By DIANE S. WILLIAMS Morris Johnson lived in two rooms in a rambling old house he shared with longtime friends that he considered family. “We lived like close family. I Read more

  • The Union’s Tow Operators Tame City Traffic

    The Union’s Tow Operators Tame City Traffic

    February 7, 2019

    By DIANE S. WILLIAMS Standing with a dozen tow truck operators from Motor Vehicle Operators Local 983, Mayor de Blasio announced that the Police Department will dedicate tow trucks to remove Read more

  • DC 37 Black History Month Events

    DC 37 Black History Month Events

    February 1, 2019

    By DIANE S. WILLIAMS DC 37’s Black History Committee kicked off a month long celebration of African-Americans and their achievements, culture and contributions at the 38th annual Black History Month celebration Read more

  • Local 1549 Conference: A Call to Action

    Local 1549 Conference: A Call to Action

    January 31, 2019

    By GREGORY N. HEIRES About 200 shop stewards, activists and union leaders attended Local 1549’s annual conference on advocacy and political action on Jan. 26. Each year, the local holds Read more

  • Take an Opportunity to Return to School

    Take an Opportunity to Return to School

    January 29, 2019

    By GREGORY N. HEIRES Interested in going back to school? At a series of one-on-one meetings at the union—“CUNY Days at DC 37”—you will have an opportunity to discuss how Read more

  • Statement by DC 37 Executive Director Henry Garrido on the Death of Stanley Hill

    Statement by DC 37 Executive Director Henry Garrido on the Death of Stanley Hill

    January 28, 2019

    We are deeply saddened by the passing of our brother, retired DC 37 Executive Director Stanley Hill. According to our union newspaper, Stanley’s union activism began in 1959, when he Read more

  • Union Offers Free Tax Preparation

    Union Offers Free Tax Preparation

    January 25, 2019

    In 2018, DC 37 helped thousands members to get over $10 million in refunds and savings on expensive tax preparation. This year, DC 37 is continuing our partnership with Food Read more

  • Head of Legal Services Retires

    Head of Legal Services Retires

    January 25, 2019

    By GREGORY N. HEIRES Family, friends, coworkers and judges on Jan. 18 gathered to bid farewell to Joan Beranbaum, the director and chief counsel of the DC 37 Municipal Employees Read more

  • PROUD TO SERVE: DC 37 Leadership Team Elected

    PROUD TO SERVE: DC 37 Leadership Team Elected

    January 24, 2019

      By GREGORY N. HEIRES Executive Director Henry Garrido was overwhelmingly elected to a second, three-year term by DC 37 delegates on Jan. 22. Shaun D. Francois I, president of Read more

  • Union Mourns Intern Killed in Car Accident

    Union Mourns Intern Killed in Car Accident

    January 17, 2019

    By DIANE W. WILLIAMS The AFSCME family is stunned and saddened by the tragic death of 21-year-old Nadia Mourtaj, a 2018 summer intern in DC 37’s Organizing Department. Nadia and Read more

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