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Our union is no stranger to seemingly insurmountable challenges. Still, this year is more intense than ever with a presidential administration set on destroying our job security, rolling back safety protections, and gutting the very benefits… Read more

MARCH WITH US AT THE CLC LABOR DAY PARADE Show New York City our Union Power! March with your fellow union members and their families to show solidarity in the annual Central Labor Council Labor Day… Read more

SAVE THE DATE: CLC LABOR DAY PARADE Are you ready to show off your Union Pride? Mark your calendar to march with DC 37 in this year’s Central Labor Council Labor Day Parade on Saturday, Sept.… Read more

By the DC 37 Political Action and Legislation Department As the 2025 New York State Legislative Session comes to a close, District Council 37’s Political and Legislative Department reflects on a productive and impactful season of… Read more

MONTHLY NEWSLETTER DC 37 POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE We did it. We hit the streets and made calls to fellow members and pounded the pavement during a historic heatwave to get pro-labor candidates over the finish line… Read more

DC 37 POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Tomorrow is the deadline to register to vote in the New York City Primary Election! Register to vote or update your voter registration HERE. You can vote early beginning tomorrow, June… Read more

District Council 37 has endorsed the following candidates for NYC Mayor: What does the NYC Mayor do? Learn more about why DC 37 chose each candidate: ADRIENNE ADAMS ZOHRAN MAMDANI ZELLNOR MYRIE To learn more about… Read more

Local 1502 Keeps Up Pressure at Brooklyn Museum DC 37 Local 1502 Brooklyn Museum Workers and United Auto Workers Local 2110 held a rally on March 6 to protest imminent layoffs of nearly 50 museum workers… Read more

Story by DC 37 PEPtalk One of the major benefits provided to union workers is a path for growth based on merit and tenure. At DC 37, public and private sector members are eligible to take… Read more

By JUSTINA RAMLAKHAN New York City is home to approximately 3.1 million immigrants who represent nearly 40% of the city’s total population. This number does not account for hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants and asylum-seekers… Read more

Story and Photo by MIKE LEE Persistence paid off when workers at the Center for Urban Community Services (CUCS) signed their first collective bargaining agreement on April 2. The agreement covers the nearly 300 social workers,… Read more

This is a pivotal moment for New York City. As we approach Primary Day on June 24, we have the opportunity to shape city government with our votes and address the vital needs of our communities… Read more

By MIKE LEE District Council 37 members, retirees, and their families may now receive high-quality medical care at the DC 37 Health Center in lower Manhattan. On May 5, AdvantageCare Physicians (ACPNY) opened for business at… Read more

By MIKE LEE Software issues with payroll resulted in DC 37 members getting shorted comp time when they worked overtime at the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA). With the union’s help, they won a substantial settlement from… Read more

Story and Photo by JUSTINA RAMLAKHAN On the evening of March 14, members of the DC 37 Women’s Committee gathered in the newly renovated union hall to hold a forum in honor of Women’s History Month.… Read more

Story and Photo by MIKE LEESSEU Local 371 member Cynthia Timms serves the public in her role as a peer counselor at Metropolitan Hospital where she’s been a part of the Assertive Community Team (ACT) since… Read more

Story and Photos by ACACIA RODRIGUEZ When the unthinkable happens and an emergency requires medical support, Uniformed Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) and Paramedics of Local 2507 in the Fire Department of the City of New York… Read more

BY JUSTINA RAMLAKHAN Before the first colonial settlement, the area that eventually encompassed modern-day New York City was a marshland swamp with numerous creeks and streams throughout what the Lenape, the Indigenous people of the region,… Read more

Five weeks past the April 1 deadline, Gov. Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature finalized a $254 billion budget on Thursday, May 8. Highlights affecting DC 37 members include: CHILD CARE TAX CREDIT Increases… Read more

BY ACACIA RODRIGUEZ The union’s candidate screening process is complete, the delegates voted, and the endorsements have been decided: Adrienne Adams is District Council 37’s top choice for mayor. For the first time, the union also… Read more