District Council 37

MONTHLY NEWSLETTER BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2026 From Struggle to Strength: A Legacy Formed Out of Resiliency! Today, we welcome Black History Month! We’re thinking about the [...]

MONTHLY NEWSLETTER Happy New Year from District Council 37! DC 37 offices and our associated Funds are closed on Thursday, Jan. 1, in observance of New Year’s Day. We will [...]

By ANN WIDGER, Administrator, DC 37 Retirees Association With your participation and engagement, the DC 37 Retirees Association accomplished big milestones in 2025. Just this [...]

Celebrating our veterans DC 37 hosted the NYC Department of Veteran Affairs (DVS) and the NYC Office of Labor Relations (OLR) for the “Voice for Veterans Breakfast” on [...]

Story & Photos By ACACIA RODRIGUEZ The duties of New York City’s clock master are a labor of love. Marvin Schneider, a member of Local 1087 Prevailing Rate Employees, [...]

Brianna Brunson | Youth Justice Coordinator & Outreach Specialist “Our outreach is a holistic service that’s part of Queens Public Library speaking your language, [...]

Story & Photos By ACACIA RODRIGUEZ The Queens Public Library deploys a fleet of bookmobiles throughout the borough, providing library services to audiences unable to [...]

By MIKE LEE The CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies (SLU) educates student activists on how to become the next generation of union leaders and enables them to advance [...]

Panelists from left: MELS Attorney Michele Evans Arrindell, Esq.; MELS Social Worker Dorothea Lawrence, LCSW; MELS Social Worker Tessa Hackett-Vieira, LCSW; DC 37 Associate [...]

By MIKE LEE For the first time in more than four decades, a new, comprehensive, and equitable health care plan will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2026, for New York City’s [...]

Story & Photos by MIKE LEE As part of the union’s efforts to engage its members in local and national politics, DC 37 hosted the inaugural Member Legislative Conference [...]