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  • Corrected: DC 37 NEWS, EVENTS, and SERVICES YOU CAN USE in MARCH 2025

    Corrected: DC 37 NEWS, EVENTS, and SERVICES YOU CAN USE in MARCH 2025

    February 27, 2025

    MONTHLY NEWSLETTER DC 37 WOMEN’S COMMITTEE The DC 37 Women’s Committee invites you to celebrate Women’s History Month. We will be joined by keynote speaker Vanessa Gibson, Bronx Borough President. Read more

  • DC 37 NEWS, EVENTS, and SERVICES YOU CAN USE in FEBRUARY 2025

    DC 37 NEWS, EVENTS, and SERVICES YOU CAN USE in FEBRUARY 2025

    January 30, 2025

    MONTHLY NEWSLETTER DC 37 BLACK HISTORY COMMITTEE The DC 37 Black History Committee invites you to celebrate Black History Month during the following in-person events open to all members and Read more

  • October 2024 Update

    October 2024 Update

    January 13, 2025

    Management tried to play us Read more

  • DC 37 NEWS, EVENTS, and SERVICES YOU CAN USE in JANUARY 2025

    DC 37 NEWS, EVENTS, and SERVICES YOU CAN USE in JANUARY 2025

    December 31, 2024

    MONTHLY NEWSLETTER From the DC 37 Family From all of us at DC 37, we wish you a safe, happy, and healthy New Year. Thank you for reading, and see Read more

  • Don’t Get Scammed Out of Your Benefits!

    Don’t Get Scammed Out of Your Benefits!

    December 19, 2024

    The union busters are at it again… Unions like ours are again under attack by extremist anti-union organizations that are using deceptive tactics to scam members into giving away their Read more

  • Assessing New York: Local 1757’s Work Threatened By Low Staffing

    Assessing New York: Local 1757’s Work Threatened By Low Staffing

    December 16, 2024

    By JUSTINA RAMLAKHAN In a city where the real estate landscape is constantly evolving, assessing property tax values requires a unique skill set to meet market value and ensure consistency Read more

  • Breaking Ground Workers Win First Contract

    Breaking Ground Workers Win First Contract

    December 16, 2024

    By MIKE LEE Two years after gaining recognition as a bargaining unit and starting negotiations with management, 400 workers at Breaking Ground ratified their first contract on Aug. 17. With Read more

  • Detective Work Solves Local 374 Grievance

    Detective Work Solves Local 374 Grievance

    December 16, 2024

    By MIKE LEE A Custodian at the New York Public Library (NYPL) won a grievance for several Local 374 Quasi Public Employees members thanks to intensive detective work. It began Read more

  • Snapshots

    Snapshots

    December 16, 2024

    DC 37 Celebrates Italian Heritage The union and supporters packed the house for the 26th DC 37 Italian Heritage Celebration. The Oct. 6 event honored the contributions of Italian-Americans, including Read more

  • Snapshots

    December 16, 2024

    DC 37 Celebrates Italian Heritage The union and supporters packed the house for the 26th DC 37 Italian Heritage Celebration. The Oct. 6 event honored the contributions of Italian-Americans, including Read more

  • DC 37 Attorneys Continue Tradition of Crafting “Labor Law Bible”

    DC 37 Attorneys Continue Tradition of Crafting “Labor Law Bible”

    December 16, 2024

    By ACACIA RODRIGUEZ Fans of the textbook “Lefkowitz on Public Sector Labor and Employment Law” will be pleasantly surprised to see contributions from two DC 37 Legal Department staffers in Read more

  • Day Care Workers Score Big in New Agreement

    Day Care Workers Score Big in New Agreement

    December 16, 2024

    By JUSTINA RAMLAKHAN In recent years, scientific research has provided overwhelming evidence of the long-term effects of early childhood experiences on a child’s development. The unsung heroes who look after Read more

  • A Tale of Two Keepers

    A Tale of Two Keepers

    December 16, 2024

    By ACACIA RODRIGUEZ The Animal Keepers of Local 1501 Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) specialize in providing care for a variety of unique animal inhabitants at the Bronx Zoo, Queens Zoo, Read more

  • School Lunch Aides Serve Up Success

    School Lunch Aides Serve Up Success

    December 16, 2024

    By ACACIA RODRIGUEZ At Herbert H. Lehman High School, School Lunch Aides from Local 372 NYC Board of Education Employees produce and distribute nutritious meals for a campus of discerning Read more

  • Wall to Wall: Met Workers Fight for Unified Voice

    Wall to Wall: Met Workers Fight for Unified Voice

    December 16, 2024

    By JUSTINA RAMLAKHAN The Metropolitan Museum of Art, or the Met as it’s more commonly known, offers more than 5,000 years of art from around the world for New Yorkers Read more

  • Punished For Doing the Right Thing

    Punished For Doing the Right Thing

    December 16, 2024

    By MIKE LEE Public workers have the right to follow correct procedure in the course of their duties, even when a supervisor demands otherwise. This was the scenario faced by Read more

  • Despite National Upsets, ‘Green Machine’ Secures State Victories

    Despite National Upsets, ‘Green Machine’ Secures State Victories

    December 16, 2024

    Photo by Kat Cancio By MIKE LEE On a sunny Saturday, Oct. 5, DC 37 members and retirees participating in a ‘Battleground Bus Trip’ to Philadelphia spoke about their role Read more

  • We’re Home: Union Headquarters Reopens as State-of-the-Art Member Service Center

    We’re Home: Union Headquarters Reopens as State-of-the-Art Member Service Center

    December 16, 2024

    By MIKE LEE District Council 37 is home. After a five-plus-year redevelopment effort, DC 37’s iconic headquarters on 125 Barclay Street reopened just in time to celebrate the union’s 80th Read more

  • Our Union, Our Home

    Our Union, Our Home

    December 16, 2024

    We did it! We have returned to our Union Headquarters at 125 Barclay. After five years of hard work, we opened the doors to our renovated building in October. I’m Read more

  • DC 37 NEWS, EVENTS, and SERVICES YOU CAN USE in DECEMBER 2024

    DC 37 NEWS, EVENTS, and SERVICES YOU CAN USE in DECEMBER 2024

    November 29, 2024

    MONTHLY NEWSLETTER From the DC 37 Family We’re grateful for the work our members do to keep New York running every single day. This city doesn’t run without you. From Read more

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