Year: 2020

  • Win a $250 Gift Card with DC 37 Rewards, and Other Prizes!

    Win a $250 Gift Card with DC 37 Rewards, and Other Prizes!

    For the next 30 days, DC 37 Rewards www.dc37Rewards.com is running a special promotion. Every time you refer another DC 37 member to join www.DC37Rewards.com and they join, you will be entered to win a $250… Read more

  • Census 2020 Starts Today!

    Census 2020 Starts Today!

    The day you have all been waiting for is here! Census 2020 starts today. We need you to get counted & fill out the form now! It’s only 10 short questions. Either via phone (844-330-2020) or… Read more

  • DEADLINE EXTENDED: DC 37 Scholarships Available: Must Apply by May 1!

    DEADLINE EXTENDED: DC 37 Scholarships Available: Must Apply by May 1!

    “What does Labor want? We want more schoolhouses and less jails, more books and less arsenals, more learning…” — Samuel Gompers, 1893 The DC 37 Education Committee is pleased to offer a number of scholarships for… Read more

  • CBTU Honors Black Heritage

    CBTU Honors Black Heritage

    By DIANE S. WILLIAMS The New York Chapter of CBTU, the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists, and Go Party honored Black heritage with a gospel concert at DC 37 in lower Manhattan Feb. 21. “The cornerstone… Read more

  • Valiant Women of the Vote

    Valiant Women of the Vote

    By CARMEN CHARLES, President of Local 420 and DC 37 Women’s Committee Chair March is Women’s History Month and our union acknowledges the great contributions women have made and are making to America. As chair of… Read more

  • Union’s TV Show Tackles New York State Proposed Budget Woes

    Union’s TV Show Tackles New York State Proposed Budget Woes

    By RUDY OROZCO With Albany lawmakers working feverishly to plug a projected $6 billion gap in the proposed New York State Fiscal 2021 budget before April 1, DC 37 Executive Director Henry Garrido examines the issue… Read more

  • Paramedics Save Four at Deadly Deli

    Paramedics Save Four at Deadly Deli

    By DIANE S. WILLIAMS Four deli workers sickened by lethal carbon monoxide gas are alive today after a heroic rescue by Fire Dept. Paramedics in Local 2507. Two Paramedics responded to an early morning call Dec.… Read more

  • FREE Data Analytics Courses for NYC H+H Employees

    FREE Data Analytics Courses for NYC H+H Employees

    By DIANE S. WILLIAMS It’s time to level up. Learn data analytics for healthcare. NYC Health+Hospitals and DC 37 are offering NYC H+H employees FREE data analytics courses. Learn how to gather, prepare, and analyze data… Read more

  • Local 372: Vote, We Can Make a Difference

    Local 372: Vote, We Can Make a Difference

    By RUDY OROZCO NYC Board of Education Local 372 and DC 37 President Shaun D. Francois I, was loud and clear with his message to over 200 activists and members, elected officials and labor leaders at… Read more

  • Coronavirus: DC 37 Workers on the Frontlines UPDATED

    Coronavirus: DC 37 Workers on the Frontlines UPDATED

    By DIANE S. WILLIAMS As the novel coronavirus emerges to threaten a global health crisis, DC 37 is protecting the workers who protect the health of New Yorkers at public hospitals and clinics and in emergencies.… Read more

  • Members Pack Local 1549 Political Action Conference

    Members Pack Local 1549 Political Action Conference

    By MIKE LEE More than 200 enthusiastic Clerical-Administrative Employees Local 1549 union members crowded DC 37 union headquarters to discuss critical issues in the current anti-labor era and the nation’s political future in Election 2020. “Taking… Read more

  • Local 1407: We vote. We win.

    Local 1407: We vote. We win.

    By MIKE LEE Local 1407 honored the history, heritage and achievements of African Americans at union headquarters on Feb. 10. Along with an entertaining performance by the Simba Dance Group, the event featured speakers who focused… Read more

  • NY Daily News Honors Women Leaders of DC 37

    NY Daily News Honors Women Leaders of DC 37

    By MIKE LEE The New York Daily News focused on the role of African American women in the city’s labor movement, featuring DC 37 members. The Daily News article focused on Local 420 President Carmen Charles,… Read more

  • SSEU Local 371: Be Counted, Be Heard

    SSEU Local 371: Be Counted, Be Heard

    By DIANE S. WILLIAMS SSEU Local 371’s Black Heritage program ‘Be Counted, Be Heard’ on Feb. 7, examined the breadth and depth of Black excellence. The celebration featured the Noel Pointer Foundation youth string quintet; a… Read more

  • Two DC 37 leaders Honored by New York Daily News

    Two DC 37 leaders Honored by New York Daily News

    By DIANE S. WILLIAMS The NY Daily News recognized DC 37 leaders Shaun D. Francois I, president of DC 37 and Board of Education Employees Local 372, and SSEU Local 371 President Anthony Wells, along with… Read more

  • Union Honors African American Heritage

    Union Honors African American Heritage

    By DIANE S. WILLIAMS DC 37’s Black History Committee kicked off the month long celebration of African American culture and contributions at an opening ceremony Monday Feb. 3 at union headquarters in lower Manhattan. DC 37… Read more

  • Cultural Trust Restores Union’s Legal Services

    Cultural Trust Restores Union’s Legal Services

    By DIANE S. WILLIAMS Beginning March 1, DC 37 will resume offering legal services to members employed at and who have retired from New York City’s cultural institutions. “We are geared up and excited to offer… Read more

  • MELS Highlights Income Tax Changes

    MELS, the DC 37 Municipal Employees Legal Services, held a tax workshop in January providing advice for members and retirees about significant changes in the tax law. These changes will impact those filing their 2019 tax… Read more

  • News You Can Use: Payday Loans: A Trap for Working People

    Payday loans are short-term loans with huge interest rates (often exceeding 400 per­cent annually) and high application fees. They typically last for two to four weeks, and if the borrower is unable to pay in full,… Read more

  • Calendar of 2020 DC 37 Black History Month Events

    Calendar of 2020 DC 37 Black History Month Events

    By DIANE S. WILLIAMS DC 37’s 39th Annual Black History Month celebration, honoring African-American achievement, culture and contributions, kicks off with a traditional ribbon cutting ceremony at 6 p,m. on February 3 at 125 Barclay Street… Read more