Union Mourns Intern Killed in Car Accident
By DIANE W. WILLIAMS The AFSCME family is stunned and saddened by the tragic death of 21-year-old Nadia Mourtaj, a 2018 summer intern in DC 37’s Organizing Department. [...]
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Concerned About Your Personal Finances? Attend a Free ‘Financial Empowerment’ Course at DC37
By GREGORY N. HEIRES Are your credit card applications being denied? Are you having difficulty being approved for a mortgage? Are you being turned down for affordable [...]
AFSCME Members Join Federal Workers in Rally to End Government Shutdown
AFSCME Pres. Lee Saunders and Janice Fridie (District Council 20). Photo Credit: Lorenzo Soto. AFSCME members today joined furloughed federal workers in Washington, D.C., to [...]
City Launches New Paid Family Leave Benefit
Today, the new paid family leave benefit is open for application in most agencies. The benefit–which the union won through negotiations for the 2017-21 economic [...]
All aboard! Holiday Trains are a favorite at NY Botanical Garden
By DIANE S. WILLIAMS Under a canopy of verdant tropical flora, the annual Holiday Train Show is in full bloom at the New York Botanical Garden. The exhibit features 175 [...]
Local 372 Calls Upon Governor Cuomo to Sign Pension Bill
Leaders of Local 372 are calling for Gov. Cuomo’s signature on a bill that would automatically enroll about 17,000 part-time, temporary employees in the Board of Education [...]
Pension System to Adopt New Investment Strategy as Fossil Fuel Divestment Moves Ahead
Mayor Bill de Blasio and Comptroller Scott M. Stringer on Thursday, Dec. 20, announced the next big step in the New York City pension funds’ action to address the risk [...]
CUNY Members Overwhelmingly Approve New Contract
By GREGORY N. HEIRES Members at the City University of New York voted by more than 98 percent in favor of a 52-month new contract that provides a raise of more than 8 [...]
A Local 768 Member’s Grievance Leads to Promotions and Higher Pay for Coworkers
By DIANE S. WILLIAMS A victory for one advanced an entire unit of Local 768 members when NYC Health+Hospitals promoted nine Lincoln Hospital Social Workers to Level 2 and [...]
Shop Stewards Trained for Key Role in Union Building at Local 3005
By DIANE S. WILLIAMS The first training for shop stewards of Local 3005 was an intense condensed one-day session at union headquarters on Dec. 12. “Our agenda specifically [...]
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