Community Activists and DC 37 Push for Universal School Lunch
By ALFREDO ALVARADO “I think we’re missing an opportunity to use available federal funding to make school lunches free,” Mayor Bill de Blasio said when he was on the [...]
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DC 37 Launches “100 Days of Resistance” Campaign
By HENRY GARRIDO First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Socialist. Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak [...]
Activists Send Trump a Message at Women’s March on Washington
By DIANE S. WILLIAMS Answering a groundswell call to action, DC 37 activists joined hundreds of thousands of pink-hatted protesters at the Women’s March on Washington, D.C. [...]
Garrido Speaks at an anti-Trump Rally in Manhattan on the Eve of the Inauguration
By MIKE LEE At a nighttime demonstration and rally on Jan. 19, DC 37 Executive Director Henry Garrido demanded action to protect health care for millions of Americans, [...]
A Review of 2016: A Year of Key Victories for DC 37 Members
District Council 37 had a banner year in 2016. Here are some of the union’s achievements. Insourcing victory: DC 37 is working with the de Blasio to reduce the city’s [...]
A Review of 2016 (Part 1): Building a Dynamic Union
By GREGORY N. HEIRES In 2016, DC 37 advanced its mission to become a more dynamic and grassroots-oriented union.Despite the anti-union era in the country, DC 37 made [...]
Community Leaders Call on Cuomo to Sign-Safety Net Bill
By DIANE S. WILLIAMS Governor Cuomo, sign the Safety-Net Hospital bill! At a noon press conference at Harlem Hospital on Nov. 15, a coalition of community leaders, working [...]
Activists Collect Signatures to Support Safety Net Hospital Bill During Harlem Week
By DIANE S. WILLIAMS DC 37 had a great day in Harlem at the annual Harlem Week festivities in August as union activists kicked off the signature campaign urging Governor [...]
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