DC 37’s annual celebration of Chanukah, the Jewish Festival of Lights, drew dozens of members and retirees to the union hall Dec. 27. “The Maccabees fought their oppressors and won,” said Jewish Heritage Committee chair Dr.… Read more
When we stand up, we fight, and when we fight, we win. District Council 37 has survived many crises that have threatened our existence. Our struggles define us as a union, and in the end we… Read more
When we stand up, we fight, and when we fight, we win. District Council 37 has survived many crises that have threatened our existence. Our struggles define us as a union, and in the end we… Read more
By ALFREDO ALVARADO The financial crisis at NYC Health+Hospitals, reducing the number of provisional employees and mobilizing against the proposed constitutional convention were the top priorities laid out by DC 37 Executive Director Henry Garrido at… Read more
By HENRY GARRIDO The election of Donald J. Trump as president distresses us because we fear his policies will allow the decades-long nationwide attack on working people to continue. District Council 37 and its national union,… Read more
By GREGORY N. HEIRES Under a new law signed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo in late November thousands of provisional city employees will have the opportunity to become civil servants with layoff, seniority, and disciplinary job protections.… Read more
By GREGORY N. HEIRES Members of Laborers Local 924 voted 261 to 9 in favor a new contract that provides a 5.34 percent pay rate increase and restores benefits taken away by the city after it carried… Read more
By DIANE S. WILLIAMS As the December 31 deadline fast approaches, a coalition of health-care activists, elected leaders and working men and women call for Gov. Andrew Cuomo to sign a bill that would give safety-net… Read more
This piece originally appeared as an editorial in the New York Daily News on Dec. 18. Rabbi Kass is a member of DC 37 who has served on the DC 37 Jewish Heritage Committee for many… Read more
By ALFREDO ALVARADO Union activists added another 8,000 post cards for Mayor Bill de Blasio to receive during the holiday season. But instead of a Christmas greeting, their message called for free universal lunch for all… Read more
By GREGORY N. HEIRES Laborers Local 924’s tentative new contract calls for a 5.34 percent pay rate increase and restores benefits taken away by the city after it carried out a 2012 court order for substantial… Read more
By ALFREDO ALVARADO District Council 37’s Organizing Dept. is preparing for the challenges ahead. The department’s focus for 2017 will be to continue developing the union’s presence at worksites and engaging members at agencies throughout the… Read more
The DC 37 Organizing Department is jump starting the New Year with a Union Day event and a series of activist training sessions for 2017 to strengthen the power of our collective voice and equip members with the… Read more
By DIANE S. WILLIAMS NYC Finance Administrative Employees and City Investigators Local 1113 celebrated 70 years of protecting members’ rights as a chartered local of the American Federation of Federal State and Municipal Employees, AFSCME with… Read more
By ALFREDO ALVARADO The DC 37 Citizenship Committee partnered with CUNY Citizenship Now to assist New Yorkers with issues and questions regarding their path to U.S. citizenship. “Joining forces with CUNY Citizenship Now enabled us to… Read more
By JOSEPH LOPEZ The members of Brooklyn Library Guild Local 1482 have been a dedicated part of the community, serving kids, senior citizens, and everyone in between for 50 years. Over 100 guests from various DC… Read more
By ALFREDO ALVARADO Since Donald Trump’s election, Mayor Bill de Blasio has been busy reaching out to New Yorkers at meetings all over the city, assuring them he plans to protect the city’s most vulnerable residents.… Read more
Sign the petition! Call on Mayor de Blaiso to ensure a free healthy lunch for all NYC schoolchildren! By ALFREDO ALVARADO What do schools in Pittsburgh, Chicago, Detroit and Dallas offer their students that New York City does… Read more
By DIANE S. WILLIAMS The union’s Blue Collar Division and the Organizing Dept. will be in Kingston, N.Y., on Dec. 13 to bring the DC37/AFSCME Strong campaign to Dept. of Environmental Protection employees represented by the… Read more
By DIANE S. WILLIAMS Governor Cuomo, sign the Safety-Net Hospital bill! At a noon press conference at Harlem Hospital on Nov. 15, a coalition of community leaders, working men and women, and elected leaders called for Gov. Andrew… Read more
