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Union wins fight to gain new members at the School Construction Authority

February 5, 2016 // 0 Comments

By GREGORY N. HEIRES Forty-five professional and technical workers will be hired at the School Construction Authority thanks to an agreement between the union and the SCA. [...]

First responders get support

February 3, 2016 // 0 Comments

By ALFREDO ALVARADO Anyone convicted of assaulting the brave men and women who work as Emergency Medical Technicians or Paramedics will now be facing a stiff seven-year [...]

Privatization of security at Battery Park City provokes community outrage

February 3, 2016 // 0 Comments

By DIANE S. WILLIAMS In a move that flouts a community’s repeated demands to keep city Parks Enforcement Patrol Officers at Battery Park City, the authority ousted [...]

DC 37 announces “Union Day” and lunchtime meetings at work sites

February 2, 2016 // 0 Comments

The DC 37 Organizing Dept. will host a series of work site meetings in February and March to inform members about union benefits and activities. The meetings also aim to [...]

DC 37 opens its celebration of Black History Month

February 1, 2016 // 0 Comments

Today, DC 37 begins its celebration of Black History Month with its traditional ribbon-cutting ceremony at union headquarters at 6 p.m. Throughout February, union locals will [...]

Delegates elect the union’s leadership team

January 29, 2016 // 0 Comments

By GREGORY N. HEIRES Delegates elected the union’s new secretary and 19 members of the DC 37 Executive Board on Jan. 26. The 20 leaders elected at the Jan. 26 Delegates [...]

Union endorses Rafael Salamanca in City Council special election

January 28, 2016 // 0 Comments

By ALFREDO ALVARADO District Council 37 became the first labor union in the city to endorse Rafael Salamanca in his City Council race to represent the 17th Council District [...]

Members dig deep for snowbound New York City

January 25, 2016 // 0 Comments

By DIANE S. WILLIAMS As Jonas, the second most severe blizzard on record, buried the East Coast, hundreds of dedicated public employees dug deep for New York City to survive [...]

DC 37 building closed Jan. 23 due to snowstorm

January 22, 2016 // 0 Comments

Please be advised that DC 37 headquarters will be closed all day on Saturday, January 23, 2016, due to the impending [...]

The Destruction of Progressive Wisconsin

January 20, 2016 // 0 Comments

By DAN KAUFMAN SHORTLY after his exit from an abbreviated presidential run last fall, Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin returned to a more successful undertaking: dismantling [...]