“At a time that stands alone in New York’s history, we need leadership that puts people first. Now is not a time to cut jobs and put families out on the street. Now is not a…… Read more

The members of Queens Library Guild, Local 1321, DC 37, AFSCME, AFL/CIO condemn the verbal and physical violence towards Asians in our community, including our own coworkers and customers. We also condemn all forms of racism…… Read more

“District Council 37 members have put their lives on the line every day to provide essential services New Yorkers rely on. Prioritizing our workers for vaccine eligibility is the right thing to do. It keeps them,…… Read more

NEW YORK—Today, District Council 37 Executive Director Henry Garrido published an op-ed in Gotham Gazette laying out the qualifications the union seeks in who it endorses in the New York City mayoral primary race.… Read more

NEW YORK—District Council 37 (DC 37), New York City’s largest municipal labor union, today announced a new training initiative to prepare workers for energy efficiency jobs related to addressing the impact of climate change. The DC…… Read more

NEW YORK—Leaders of two of New York City’s largest unions, Henry Garrido of DC 37 and Kyle Bragg of 32BJ, will receive their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine on February 26 at 9:30AM. Representing over 375,000…… Read more

NEW YORK—District Council 37, New York City’s largest public sector union representing 150,000 workers and 50,000 retirees, today endorsed eight candidates for City Council. These candidates add to the list of 31 candidates DC 37 has…… Read more

NEW YORK—In a show of citywide political force, the #LaborStrong2021 coalition representing members of five city unions today announced endorsements for 31 candidates for NY City Council, who if elected would constitute a majority of the…… Read more

“Throughout this pandemic city employees, our frontline heroes, have put their lives on the line to provide essential services. The threat of 22,000 layoffs is not a way to repay them for their heroic acts. Layoffs…… Read more

Two of the creators of the hit Netflix documentary series ‘Tiger King’, co-director Rebecca Chaiklin and Oscar-winning executive producer Fisher Stevens, released a public service announcement featuring actor and comedian John Leguizamo urging everyone to fill…… Read more

Executive Director Henry Garrido was overwhelmingly elected to a second, three-year term by DC 37 delegates on January 22. Shaun D. Francois I, president of Dept. of Education Employees Local 372, defeated incumbent DC 37 President…… Read more

“At a time when hundreds of thousands of city residents cannot access the care they need because of underfunding and uncertainty in Washington, DC, the Mayor’s plan puts NYC Health + Hospitals and its tens of…… Read more

“Tonight the working men and women of New York spoke loudly and clearly about our values, our priorities, and how we want to run our state. In record numbers, we rejected the bigoted politics of Trump…… Read more

District Council 37, the city’s largest union of municipal employees, and the City University of New York have agreed to a tentative 52-month contract that provides 8.24 percent in raises for the union’s 10,000 members who…… Read more

“Yesterday’s primary election victories by Governor Andrew Cuomo and Public Advocate Letitia James were good news for the state’s working men and women.… Read more

New York, N.Y. – DC 37 members decisively approved a new of a new 44-month economic agreement with no give backs with a 98 percent yes vote last night.… Read more

Today’s 5-4 U.S. Supreme Court decision smashes precedent and overturns the Court’s unanimous 1977 decision, Abood v. Detroit Board of Education, which upheld the maintaining of a union shop in a public workplace.… Read more

Pact includes fair wage increases; vital benefits protected District Council 37, the city’s largest public employee union, has reached a tentative agreement with the City of New York on a new, 44-month wage pact that provides…… Read more

New York, N.Y. – District Council 37, the city’s largest municipal employee union, has endorsed NYC Public Advocate Letitia James for State Attorney General and NYS Comptroller Tom DiNapoli for re-election, the union announced today.… Read more

“They say that you know who your true friends are in tough times. And today is a difficult time for our working brothers and sisters. Under Trump, the federal government is trying to take away our…… Read more