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  • Local 372 Member’s Daughter Wins Union Plus Scholarship

    Local 372 Member’s Daughter Wins Union Plus Scholarship

    October 3, 2022

    By DIANE S. WILLIAMS The daughter of a Local 372 member is the winner of a Union Plus Scholarship. Elise Slaughter was one of 27 winners nationwide. She is the daughter of NYC Board of Education… Read more

  • Local 1501 Members Help Reopen New York Aquarium

    Local 1501 Members Help Reopen New York Aquarium

    October 3, 2022

    By DIANE S. WILLIAMS The Wildlife Conservation Society reopened the New York Aquarium July 1, after completing a 10-year, $65 million renovation funded by FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Superstorm Sandy nearly wiped out the… Read more

  • STAY CONNECTED with DC 37! OCTOBER NEWS, EVENTS and SERVICES YOU CAN USE

    STAY CONNECTED with DC 37! OCTOBER NEWS, EVENTS and SERVICES YOU CAN USE

    September 27, 2022

    HEALTH CARE WORKER BONUS UPDATE DC 37 fought to create a fund for essential pay for members on the front line of the COVID-19 pandemic. The New York State Health Care and Mental Hygiene Worker Bonus… Read more

  • When We Fight Together, We Win

    When We Fight Together, We Win

    September 27, 2022

    The past two years brought us to this moment, where our collective power is more critical than ever in shaping the future of New York’s working class. Both rounds of the New York State primaries are… Read more

  • MELS MEDICAID PLANNING WEBINAR WEDNESDAY SEPT. 21, 5:30 PM

    MELS MEDICAID PLANNING WEBINAR WEDNESDAY SEPT. 21, 5:30 PM

    September 20, 2022

    MELS, the Municipal Employees Legal Services, will host a webinar, Basic Introduction to Medicaid Planning, TOMORROW, Sept. 21 at 5:30 p.m. Medicaid is the largest public health insurance program in the U.S. and it pays for… Read more

  • CELEBRATE LATINO HERITAGE with DC 37 at THREE VIRTUAL EVENTS! DC 37 LATINO HERITAGE VIRTUAL OPENING NIGHT TONIGHT FRIDAY, SEPT. 9 at 6 PM

    CELEBRATE LATINO HERITAGE with DC 37 at THREE VIRTUAL EVENTS! DC 37 LATINO HERITAGE VIRTUAL OPENING NIGHT TONIGHT FRIDAY, SEPT. 9 at 6 PM

    September 9, 2022

    The DC 37 Latino Heritage Committee invites you to attend the virtual Latino Heritage Month Opening Ceremony Friday, Sept. 9, at 6 PM on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83488946837?pwd=TGRIMVdBZWNQZENQVndtTXQwUVZvdz09. Meeting ID: 834 8894 6837 Passcode: 601482 SSEU LOCAL 371 LATINO… Read more

  • JOIN DC 37 TOMORROW at the LABOR DAY PARADE FIFTH AVENUE and EAST 46th ST. SATURDAY, SEPT. 10 at 10 AM

    JOIN DC 37 TOMORROW at the LABOR DAY PARADE FIFTH AVENUE and EAST 46th ST. SATURDAY, SEPT. 10 at 10 AM

    September 9, 2022

    Please join us TOMORROW at the Workers Leading, Workers Rising Labor Day Parade and March on Saturday, September 10, with Grand Marshal U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh. The parade kicks off from Fifth Avenue and… Read more

  • JOIN DC 37 at NYC’s  LABOR DAY PARADE and MARCH  FIFTH AVENUE and EAST 46th ST. SATURDAY, SEPT. 10 at 10 AM

    JOIN DC 37 at NYC’s  LABOR DAY PARADE and MARCH  FIFTH AVENUE and EAST 46th ST. SATURDAY, SEPT. 10 at 10 AM

    September 6, 2022

    Please join us at the Workers Leading, Workers Rising Labor Day Parade and March on Saturday, September 10 with Grand Marshal U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh. The parade kicks off from Fifth Avenue and East… Read more

  • STAY CONNECTED! SEPTEMBER DC 37 EVENTS, NEWS and SERVICES

    STAY CONNECTED! SEPTEMBER DC 37 EVENTS, NEWS and SERVICES

    August 30, 2022

    NYC’s LABOR PARADE RETURNS to FIFTH AVENUE on SATURDAY SEPT. 10 You’re invited to the Workers Leading, Workers Rising Labor Day Parade and March on Saturday, September 10 with Grand Marshal U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty… Read more

  • UPDATE: BIDEN CANCELS UP to $20K in STUDENT LOAN DEBT and EXTENDS FORBEARANCE to JAN. 1, 2023

    UPDATE: BIDEN CANCELS UP to $20K in STUDENT LOAN DEBT and EXTENDS FORBEARANCE to JAN. 1, 2023

    August 25, 2022

    President Joe Biden announced on Aug. 24 an income-based student debt relief program that forgives up to $20,000 in student loan debt. He also extended the CARES Act student loan forbearance through Jan. 1, 2023. The… Read more

  • VOLUNTEER for DC 37 POLITICAL ACTION!

    VOLUNTEER for DC 37 POLITICAL ACTION!

    August 18, 2022

    Do you want to make a difference? We need your help this weekend to Get Out the Vote for DC 37-endorsed candidates in your community! Please volunteer with our DC 37 GOTV canvassing teams. We’ll be reaching out… Read more

  • SAVE the DATE: MELS MEDICAID PLANNING WEBINAR, SEPT. 21, 5:30 PM

    SAVE the DATE: MELS MEDICAID PLANNING WEBINAR, SEPT. 21, 5:30 PM

    August 15, 2022

    MELS, the Municipal Employees Legal Services, will host a webinar, Basic Introduction to Medicaid Planning, on Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 5:30 p.m. Medicaid is the largest public health insurance program in the U.S. and it pays for over… Read more

  • SUPPORT DC 37-ENDORSED CANDIDATES in the NEW YORK STATE PRIMARY ELECTIONS AUGUST 23

    SUPPORT DC 37-ENDORSED CANDIDATES in the NEW YORK STATE PRIMARY ELECTIONS AUGUST 23

    August 12, 2022

    It’s time to get prepared for the next round of New York State elections. Please support our DC 37-endorsed candidates in the August 23 Primary Elections for State Senate and U.S. House of Representatives. The DC 37… Read more

  • NYC’s ANNUAL LABOR DAY PARADE and MARCH RETURNS to FIFTH AVENUE on SATURDAY, SEPT. 10 at 10 AM

    NYC’s ANNUAL LABOR DAY PARADE and MARCH RETURNS to FIFTH AVENUE on SATURDAY, SEPT. 10 at 10 AM

    August 11, 2022

    You’re invited to the Workers Leading, Workers Rising Labor Day Parade and March on Saturday, September 10. Grand Marshal U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh will lead the parade with Parade Chairs AFL-CIO Secretary Treasurer Fred Redmond and… Read more

  • NOW AVAILABLE: HEALTH CARE WORKER BONUS PROGRAM from NEW YORK STATE

    NOW AVAILABLE: HEALTH CARE WORKER BONUS PROGRAM from NEW YORK STATE

    August 10, 2022

    By DIANE S. WILLIAMS DC 37 fought hard to create a fund for “essential pay” for members on the frontline of the COVID-19 pandemic. Governor Kathy Hochul recently announced New York State set aside $1.2 billion… Read more

  • WORKPLACE HEALTH and SAFETY UPDATE: What you need to know about COVID-19, Monkeypox and Legionnaires’ Outbreaks

    WORKPLACE HEALTH and SAFETY UPDATE: What you need to know about COVID-19, Monkeypox and Legionnaires’ Outbreaks

    August 10, 2022

    By DIANE S. WILLIAMS DC 37 is taking measures to protect members’ safety and health at work. Your Union’s Safety and Health Department has compiled the latest information from the New York City Department of Health… Read more

  • DC 37 EVENTS, SERVICES and NEWS YOU CAN USE in JULY and AUGUST

    DC 37 EVENTS, SERVICES and NEWS YOU CAN USE in JULY and AUGUST

    July 13, 2022

    VOLUNTEER for the DC 37 PHONE BANK! DC 37 needs your help. Can you volunteer to call your union sisters and brothers to support State and Senate House candidates DC 37 endorses? Your voice is powerful… Read more

  • Union Lawsuit Leads to NEW Exam & HPPT Hires

    Union Lawsuit Leads to NEW Exam & HPPT Hires

    June 30, 2022

    By DIANE S. WILLIAMS DC 37 and Local 983 recently settled an Article 78 petition filed in State Supreme Court that led to the hiring of 11 High Pressure Plant Tenders (HPPTs) by New York City… Read more

  • Speaking Out Against Unfair Hospital Costs

    Speaking Out Against Unfair Hospital Costs

    June 27, 2022

    Story and Photo by MIKE LEE DC 37 Executive Director Henry Garrido joined other union leaders and health care advocates at City Hall Park to demand action on exorbitant hospital prices and the financial stranglehold the… Read more

  • Time to Fight for What’s RIGHT

    Time to Fight for What’s RIGHT

    June 24, 2022

    After more than two years of this pandemic, it is time we stand up for what is right, move forward, and engage the city to come to the table and negotiate a fair and just contract.… Read more

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