DC 37 NEWS, EVENTS and SERVICES YOU CAN USE in OCTOBER
DC 37 MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES LEGAL SERVICES MELS Student Loan Debt Webinar Please join MELS for a webinar on student loan debt at 6 p.m. on Oct. 18. Topics covered: Fresh Start: [...]
Articles by Mike Lee
Your Union in Action: Local 1505 Member Receives Vital Medical Equipment
By MIKE LEE A tenacious local president challenged the system by advocating for a Local 1505 member to receive life-saving equipment. Samuel Marshall, a Local 1505 City Park [...]
CBTU 52nd Convention: An Agenda that Promotes Growth
By LESLEY WILLIAMS The 52nd International Convention of the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (CBTU) was an extraordinary event, attended by over 1,400 delegates and guests, [...]
New State Law Addresses Informing Benefits for 9/11’s Forgotten Victims
By MIKE LEE On the 22nd anniversary of the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center that unleashed deadly toxins in lower Manhattan, legislation to fully address the [...]
Snapshots
Local 372 Honors Scholarship Winners Board of Education Employees Local 372 held its 19th Annual Scholarship Awards Banquet on June 16. At the dinner, seven students were [...]
Labor Day: A Celebration of Union Power
By MIKE LEE The muggy heat didn’t stop thousands of union members, families, and allies from marching in the 2023 NYC Labor Day Parade. Under this year’s theme of [...]
Editor, Writer and Activist: Bill Schleicher Passes at 80
By MIKE LEE With time, history comes into focus. This is the case in the passing of former Public Employee Press Editor William “Bill” Schleicher who died at home in The [...]
Workers Win Grievance in Long-Awaited Victory
By MIKE LEE While the old adage is “justice delayed is justice denied,” the spirit of fighting relentlessly for what is right concluded with a considerable victory for [...]
MELS Update for Student Loan Borrowers
By DC 37 Municipal Employees Legal Services The U.S. Department of Education has recently implemented two programs that are beneficial to many borrowers: Fresh Start and One [...]
Union Forces City to Clean Up Bronx Tow Pound
When inspected by the union’s Health & Security Department and Local 983, conditions at the temporary location of the NYPD Bronx Tow Pound include puddles of standing [...]
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