By DIANE S. WILLIAMS After months of negotiations with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA, U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer and U.S. Congress Member Ritchie Torres delivered $1 billion emergency relief to New York City Health+Hospitals on Jan.… Read more

New York City is now offering no cost COVID-19 testing exclusively for municipal employees, by appointment only. WorkWell NYC has nine testing sites (at least one in each borough at this time) available for City employees… Read more

MELS, the union’s Municipal Employees Legal Services, will host a virtual tax webinar for members and retirees on WEDNESDAY, Jan. 26 at 6 PM. Tax experts will discuss what is income and what’s not; filing status,… Read more

MELS COVID-19 UPDATE: New York State Homeowners Assistance Fund – Up to $50,000 Available for Distressed Home, Coop and Condo Owners   Homeowners at risk of foreclosure or displacement due to a financial hardship suffered as… Read more

MELS, DC 37’s Municipal Employees Legal Services, will host a virtual housing webinar on Monday Jan. 31, at 5:30 PM for members and retirees. The union’s team of housing experts will discuss Housing Court and evictions;… Read more

UPDATE: NOW VIRTUAL: Please join our virtual Communities Not Cages Advocacy Day via Zoom on Wednesday, January 19, by RSVPing here! While the COVID surge is keeping us at home, we’re still bringing our fight for #CommunitiesNotCages to… Read more

By JOSEPH DAVIDSON, MELS Supervising Attorney DC 37’s Municipal Employees Legal Services, MELS, recently helped a union member navigate the US Dept. of Education’s Public Service Loan Forgiveness program (PSLF) and receive forgiveness of $145,000 in… Read more

We’re going to Albany on January 19 to fight for Communities Not Cages — and we’d love to have you join us! RSVP here. Communities Not Cages is a statewide campaign building the power of people and… Read more