I want to wish you and your family a safe and happy holiday and a joyous new year. We have much to celebrate and reflect on with the major contract Read more
By MIKE LEE When a DC 37 member faces injustice, whether it be working out-of-title, unfair treatment by management in the workplace, disciplinary action, or a termination, the union provides Read more
Eligible Members Unlock Union Benefits by Submitting their Health& Security Enrollment Form By ACACIA RODRIGUEZ Being a part of DC 37 is more than just membership in one of New Read more
By MIKE LEE The union’s Field Operations team is busy executing worksite visits at the city’s agencies, cultural institutions, and non-profit and private sector facilities to sign up non-members and Read more
By MIKE LEE Imagine sending a simple request for additional family leave to be with your newborn child and two other children and receiving a response coldly informing you that Read more
By MIKE LEE After nearly two years of negotiations, partially due to the third wave of COVID-19 in late 2021, Queens Library Guild Local 1321 and the Queens Public Library Read more
By MIKE LEE Cutting budgets has unforeseen and emotionally damaging consequences, as was the case for several Local 983 Motor Vehicle Operators (MVOs) and Traffic Enforcement Agents Level IIIs (TEA Read more
By JUSTINA RAMLAKHAN In a testament to the strength of collective bargaining, Local 1503 and District Council 37 successfully pursued four grievances under the bargaining agreement between The Metropolitan Museum Read more
By MIKE LEE As part of the ongoing effort to expand the union’s power base, District Council 37 hired long-time union leader and activist Fareed Michelen in September to head Read more
Story and Photos by MIKE LEE It happened in seconds Krystyna Naprawa, a veteran Local 372 School Crossing Guard, was struck and killed by a privately operated dump truck on Read more
By MIKE LEE and JULIAN DEJESUS In the summer of 2020, workers at homelessness support organization Breaking Ground began their campaign to join District Council 37. They filed for recognition Read more
Story and Photos by MIKE LEE DC 37 members and activists joined union leaders to celebrate the history and heritage of Italian-Americans and rejoice in being together in the first Read more
By MIKE LEE Hard-fought campaigns, a significant victory for a Brooklyn City Council member, and an upset in the Bronx were the key storylines of the New York City General Read more
DC 37 Family, This morning, we filed a lawsuit against the City of New York to prevent the elimination of nearly 3,000 Job Training Participants (JTPs) in the Parks and Sanitation departments, Read more
DC 37 NEWS, EVENTS and SERVICES YOU CAN USE in DECEMBER 2023 Are you thinking of buying your first home but don’t know where to begin? The DC 37 Municipal Employees Housing Program is pleased to announce the… Read more
DC 37 POLITICAL ACTION Are you ready to vote? It’s that time of year again! DC 37 members are standing in unity to get pro-worker candidates elected to the New Read more
DC 37 MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES LEGAL SERVICES MELS Student Loan Debt Webinar Please join MELS for a webinar on student loan debt at 6 p.m. on Oct. 18. Topics covered: Fresh Read more
By MIKE LEE A tenacious local president challenged the system by advocating for a Local 1505 member to receive life-saving equipment. Samuel Marshall, a Local 1505 City Park Worker, has Read more
By LESLEY WILLIAMS The 52nd International Convention of the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (CBTU) was an extraordinary event, attended by over 1,400 delegates and guests, including delegations from Africa Read more
