The DC 37 Municipal Employees Legal Services, MELS, will host a Real Estate Webinar on Monday, Nov. 30, from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Housing experts will discuss: Retaining and Working With A Realtor; Seller Concerns;… Read more
WorkWell NYC is launching its inaugural virtual exhibit, Art is Life, and invites DC 37 members to participate at on.nyc.gov/artislife. This platform gives city employees space to reflect on their experiences over the past few months… Read more
By DIANE S. WILLIAMS In an ongoing effort to protect members during the COVID-19 pandemic, Board of Education Local 372 President Shaun D. Francois I visited essential workers to address the outstanding issue of substandard ventilation systems… Read more
Because of COVID-19, many New Yorkers are facing financial hardship and are threatened with eviction. If you have received legal papers from your landlord, the lawyers at MELS are ready to fight for you! To protect your… Read more
OPT IN to H+H OT PAY LAWSUIT ENDS TODAY NOV. 9 DC 37 and outside counsel are representing union members in an action against New York City Health + Hospitals (H+H) regarding their violation of the… Read more
DC 37 Family, As you know, Americans have turned out in record numbers to stand with and for each other. Communities across the country spoke in unison, and with one loud voice. We should do everything… Read more
By AFSCME STAFF SAN FRANCISCO – AFSCME and three other unions are taking the Trump administration to court to protect health care workers from getting infected on the job by COVID-19 and other dangerous diseases like… Read more
Union family, We are one day away from casting the most important ballot of our lifetime. While it is likely that Joe Biden will win New York, there are critical Congressional and state races that are… Read more
By DIANE S. WILLIAMS A Local 299 Parks Playground Associate won more than $10,000 in back pay after a DC 37 lawyer successfully argued his grievance for out-of-title work. Parks Department managers at the Roy Wilkins… Read more
By ROSA GOLDENSOHN Hundreds of New Yorkers on the brink of losing belongings kept in self-storage could find relief under a new state bill to stop auctions during the COVID-19-spurred economic crisis. The Pandemic Self-Storage Act, proposed… Read more
By DIANE S. WILLIAMS The Municipal Employees Legal Services, MELS, held a Family Law webinar Oct. 28 where about 90 concerned DC 37 members joined the online presentation. The top three issues discussed by the team… Read more
Next Tuesday, the hour of decision will be here for millions of our fellow Americans. This Nov. 3 is Election Day. With all that has happened — particularly during the seven months of the COVID-19 pandemic… Read more
Please join DC 37 Executive Director Henry Garrido TODAY, OCT. 29, at 6 p.m. on FACEBOOK LIVE! as he presents an up-to-the-minute discussion on the No Layoffs Agreement, and the latest developments in the union’s response… Read more
District Council 37 and the City of New York Announce a No Layoff Agreement for Union Members through June 2021 District Council 37, the city’s largest public employee union, has reached a tentative no layoff agreement… Read more
By AFSCME Staff AFSCME President Lee Saunders is blasting the Senate majority’s rushed confirmation Justice Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court as yet another example of “corrupt political power games.” While COVID-19 cases skyrocket… Read more
DC 37 Family, Our efforts in Pennsylvania are paying off as the early vote numbers are off the charts! But we still have work to do. Georgia is now in play! Right now Biden and Trump… Read more
Please take advantage of these union events and programs scheduled from now to mid-November. POLITICAL ACTION VOTING DEADLINES: Election Day is Nov. 3. Out of an abundance of caution during this COVID-19 pandemic, DC 37 urges… Read more
DC 37 urges you to vote early using your absentee ballot or you can vote on Election Day. DISTRICT U.S. CONGRESS MEMBER 5. Gregory Meeks 6. Grace Meng 7. Nydia Velazquez 8. Hakeem Jeffries 9.… Read more
Don’t miss our special event this Saturday, October 24. Join President Lee Saunders of our international union, AFSCME, along with our brothers and sisters in labor from other states as we do our part to get… Read more
Do you need your High School Equivalency Diploma? You may be eligible for the TASC test waiver due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The test for the High School Equivalency Diploma is now called the TASC Test.… Read more
