2016 Elections

Unions Get Ready for Fighting to Protect Worker Rights Under the Trump Administration

November 10, 2016 // 0 Comments

By ALFREDO ALVARADO Lee Saunders, president of the 1.6 million member American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, has vowed to hold Donald J. Trump’s feet [...]

DC 37 Volunteers Get Out the Vote on Election Day

November 8, 2016 // 0 Comments

By ALFREDO ALVARADO On Election Day, volunteers packed the phone bank room at District Council 37 headquarters where they made calls to members reminding them to get to the [...]

DC 37 Celebrates Latino Heritage at Union Headquarters

October 5, 2016 // 0 Comments

By ALFREDO ALVARADO District Council 37’s Latino Heritage Committee celebrated National Hispanic Heritage Month with its 24th annual event. The festivities took place at [...]

Hillary For President

October 3, 2016 // 0 Comments

By HENRY GARRIDO Executive Director, District Council 37, AFSCME, AFL-CIO We believe Hillary Clinton — a longtime friend of this union and the labor movement — is the [...]

Union-Backed Candidates Score Big Wins Citywide

September 15, 2016 // 0 Comments

By ALFREDO ALVARADO DC 37 activists were out in force on Primary Day, September 13, going door-to-door to get out the vote for the union’s endorsed candidates. In the [...]

DC 37 Announces Key Endorsements in the City’s Primary Election for State Legislative Seats

August 10, 2016 // 0 Comments

By MIKE LEE DC 37 has endorsed candidates for six state legislative races in New York’s Tuesday, Sept. 13 primary. The union backs Sen. Roxanne Persuad, Democrat [...]

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