Join DC 37 Parks Workers at the Play Fair Rally TOMORROW March 22 at 9 AM on the steps of City Hall. The Play Fair Coalition, New York City Council Parks Committee Chair Shekar Krishnan, DC… Read more
People with conviction histories face tens of thousands of barriers to finding a job, a stable place to live or a license to practice a trade. These restrictions, some codified and some a matter of prejudice-based custom, often… Read more
Will you join us in Albany on March 23 to help get #Clean Slate over the finish line? RSVP here. You can read DC 37 Executive Director Henry Garrido’s NY Daily News OpEd column here. We… Read more
By DIANE S. WILLIAMS A quick-thinking Local 374 member at a New York Public Library helped police nab a homeless man suspected in seven separate violent attacks on Asian women. Within two hours on Feb. 27,… Read more
MID-MARCH EVENTS DC 37 WOMEN’S COMMITTEE VIRTUAL PANEL, MARCH 16 at 6 PM For International Women’s History Month, the DC 37 Women’s Committee invites all members and retirees to the second annual Women’s Forum on Wednesday,… Read more
By MIKE LEE District Council 37 has joined with the Just Pay campaign to end the exploitation of private sector human services workers under contract with New York City and the state. Our union represents more… Read more
Did you know, colorectal cancer is among the most common – and preventable – cancers? Colorectal cancer can usually be cured if it is found early enough. Early detection through screening at Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK)… Read more
By DIANE S. WILLIAMS The DC 37 Black History Committee’s Finale Night event on February 28, co-sponsored by New York Public Library Employees Local 1930, presented Unbought and Unbossed, a one-woman show on the life of… Read more
MARCH DC 37 EVENTS JOIN the PUBLIC SERVICE LOAN FORGIVENESS WEBINAR on THURSDAY, MARCH 3 at 6 PM Join the Public Service Loan Forgiveness webinar on Thursday, March 3 at 6 PM, sponsored by Protectborrowers.org. In… Read more
Celebrate Black History Month with the DC 37 Black History Committee’s Finale Night event TONIGHT February 28 at 6 PM. The BHM and Local 1930 present Unbossed and Unbowed, a one-woman show on the life of Shirley Chisholm starring… Read more
Join the Public Service Loan Forgiveness webinar on Thursday, March 3 at 6 PM, sponsored Protectborrowers.org. In 2021 the Department of Education announced an overhaul of the PSLF program to help millions of public service workers who… Read more
Dear Clean Slate Supporters and Champions, We are on the verge of winning the passage of #CleanSlateNY and ending perpetual punishment for millions of New Yorkers. Will you help us get Clean Slate over the finish line? Join… Read more
The DC 37 Brooklyn Dental Center at 186 Joralemon St. in Downtown Brooklyn will close on Tuesday, March 1. All dental services will continue from the DC 37 Dental Center, at 115 Chambers St. in lower… Read more
By JANE LaTOUR, Associate Editor, Public Employee Press, Retired Standing Up: Tales of Struggle by Ellen Bravo and Larry Miller (Brooklyn, NY: Hard Ball Press, 2022) Art Imitates Life Ellen Bravo has spent more than five… Read more
Get your questions answered about getting a divorce in New York at the MELS virtual Matrimonial webinar on February 28 at 6 PM. Legal experts will discuss what the issues are in deciding to divorce; how… Read more
By DIANE S. WILLIAMS Tax credits have changed. Let NYC preparers help. Changes to tax credits mean more money for New Yorkers when you file! Earned Income Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit, Child and Dependent Care… Read more
By DIANE S. WILLIAMS Lifelong union activist James W. Welsh, 90, passed away on Feb. 5. He was president of NYC Laborers Local 924 for 10 years and retired in 2001. “President Jimmy Welsh was not… Read more
DC 37 EVENTS BLACK HISTORY MONTH EVENTS FEB. 25, 26 and FINALE NIGHT, FEB. 28, at 6 PM Celebrate Black excellence virtually this February with the DC 37 Black History Committee. Check the DC 37 online… Read more
DC 37 wants members and retirees to claim all tax credits they are eligible for in 2021. Tax credits are very important because they can directly reduce the amount of your taxes and can even result… Read more
February is National Cancer Awareness Month. To improve access to high quality cancer care for all communities, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center experts will present A Guide to Navigating Cancer… Before and After a Cancer Diagnosis. Register here for… Read more
