We celebrated Labor Day by marching up Fifth Avenue in midtown Manhattan with our union siblings from all sectors, trades, and disciplines. It was a collective expression of our power to remind the greater community that… Read more

Story by JUSTINA RAMLAKHAN, Photo by THEA SETTERBO New York City’s nonprofit sector relies on the nurturing caregivers who attend to the needs of the bustling population, providing everything from child care to home-based health care.… Read more

Story and Photo by MIKE LEE When the year began, prospects for New York City’s budget looked dire, with massive cuts to the City’s parks, libraries, cultural institutions, and other agencies. However, after months of negotiations,… Read more

By MIKE LEE Workers at the national nonprofit Matriculate secured a win when they organized to bring recognition for their work and the need for fair wage increases. The workers approached DC 37 about union representation… Read more

Story & Photo by JUSTINA RAMLAKHAN For the 4.4 million drivers that pass through New York City every day, traffic signs are a critical tool to maintain street safety for vehicles, passengers, and pedestrians alike. Every… Read more

Story and Photo by ACACIA RODRIGUEZ In Long Island City, Queens, a warehouse holds 25,000 square feet of recycled items looking for a second life, including thousands of empty lipstick tubes, meters of vertical blinds, disassembled… Read more

Story and Photo by ACACIA RODRIGUEZ Wide, equipment-laden sludge boats sail through New York Harbor multiple times a day, seven days per week, transporting wastewater between treatment facilities to keep New York City waterways clean. Beginning… Read more

DC 37 a Force at Labor Convention DC 37 and other AFSCME affiliates participated in the New York State AFL-CIO’s 2024 Constitutional Convention held Aug. 27-28 at the Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel in Midtown… Read more

By JUSTINA RAMLAKHAN Members of Local 1740 assembled a strong display of solidarity on July 25, in response to standstill contract negotiations between the union and their employer, the School Construction Authority (SCA). Representatives from DC… Read more

Story by MIKE LEE, Photos by THEA SETTERBO The mood was as bright as the California sun as members and union activists gathered Aug. 12-16 for the 46th International Convention of the American Federation of State,… Read more

By MIKE LEE, Photos by MIKE LEE and JUSTINA RAMLAKHAN With this years’ theme of “All Workers, Many Voices, One Fight,” thousands representing New York City-area unions marched up Fifth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan on Saturday,… Read more

DC 37 Political Action & Legislation Department There’s a lot at stake for DC 37 members and their families in the upcoming general election. This November, we are called upon to elect leaders at the local,… Read more

By ACACIA RODRIGUEZ, Photo by TIFFANY CAREY Before water from New York’s reservoirs flow through aqueducts, tunnels, and pipes connected to the city into kitchen sinks, showers, and drinking fountains, a team of researchers, chemists, and… Read more

MONTHLY NEWSLETTER LABOR DAY PARADE – SEPT 7 Are you ready to show off your Union Pride? March with DC 37 in this year’s Central Labor Council Labor Day Parade on Saturday, Sept. 7!  You may… Read more

We were notified that Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center will no longer be covered by Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield beginning January 1, 2025. Read more

DC 37 NEWS, EVENTS and SERVICES YOU CAN USE in AUGUST 2024: We’re Moving! Read more

DC 37 NEWS, EVENTS and SERVICES YOU CAN USE in JULY 2024: We’re Moving! Read more

As you may know by now, DC 37 has moved out of our temporary office space at 55 Water St. in preparation for the move back to our home at 125 Barclay. The Water Street location… Read more