BY DIANE S. WILLIAMS Veolia, the giant conglomerate that gave a clean bill of health to the poisoned water supply in Flint, Michigan, has for years drained New York City of millions of taxpayer dollars, critics… Read more

By GREGORY N. HEIRES Albany legislators are divided over the state budget plan to cut $485 million in funding for the City University of New York and pass along that responsibility to New York City. On March 14, Senate Republicans… Read more

BY MIKE LEE Later this month, the New York City Council will make a decision on Mayor Bill de Blasio’s ambitious and innovative housing plan, which he presented in late 2015. A final vote by the City… Read more

By GREGORY N. HEIRES Hundreds of CUNY workers, students and community activists turned out Thursday evening for a boisterous rally in front of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Manhattan office, where they demanded ample funding for the City… Read more

By GREGORY N. HEIRES The union is mobilizing for a rally on Thursday to support the contract fight of workers at the City University of New York, where 10,000 DC 37 members have gone without a… Read more

By GREGORY N. HEIRES The DC 37 Health & Security Plan instituted its generic-based prescription drug program two decades ago in response to the skyrocketing costs of prescription drugs. Today, about 80 percent of the prescriptions… Read more

By GREGORY N. HEIRES DC 37 will join community activists at a rally on March 10 to call for full funding and a fair contract for union members at the City University of New York. Please sign… Read more

  The DC 37 Organizing Dept. is hosting a series of work site meetings in March to inform members about their many union benefits. The meetings begin at noon and last until 2 p.m., unless otherwise noted… Read more

By ALFREDO ALVARADO Rafael Salamanca won his special election on Feb. 23 to represent the 17th district in the City Council. Endorsed by DC 37, Salamanca defeated five candidates and received 40 percent of the vote.… Read more

Through the Free Tax Preparation program, DC 37 helped over 4,000 members in 2015 get $10 million in refunds FREE. This year, DC 37 is again partnering with Food Bank, which operates centers (each with a professional tax preparer) in all five… Read more

By DIANE S. WILLIAMS Join the DC 37 Black History Committee for the Black History Month special finale at union headquarters – a presentation of the play “Mandela” celebrating the 25th anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s historic… Read more

By HENRY GARRIDO Executive Director, District Council 37, AFSCME, AFL-CIO Gov. Andrew Cuomo has proposed a state budget that would essentially starve the City University of New York. He proposes to have the state slash nearly $500… Read more

By MIKE LEE At a news conference at the state capitol in Albany on Feb. 8, DC 37 Executive Director Henry Garrido, along with other union leaders and state legislators, called on the state Legislature to… Read more

DC 37 members and leaders traveled to Albany today to call upon state legislators to provide full funding for the City University of New York. The union has also launched a petition drive asking signers to Tell… Read more

By GREGORY N.  HEIRES Forty-five professional and technical workers will be hired at the School Construction Authority thanks to an agreement between the union and the SCA. The agreement was reached because of a lawsuit filed… Read more

By ALFREDO ALVARADO Anyone convicted of assaulting the brave men and women who work as Emergency Medical Technicians or Paramedics will now be facing a stiff seven-year prison sentence. Most New Yorkers appreciate the valuable service… Read more

  By DIANE S. WILLIAMS In a move that flouts a community’s repeated demands to keep city Parks Enforcement Patrol Officers at Battery Park City, the authority ousted all PEP Officers and put AlliedBarton private security… Read more