Union Benefit Fund Takes on Big Pharma
By GREGORY N. HEIRES As pharmaceutical companies continue their rampant hikes of drug prices and ignore the dangers of their products, DC 37 and other unions’ benefit [...]
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Need Help? Contact the Union’s Personal Service Unit
DC 37’s Personal Service Unit is a professionally trained social work staff can help with emotional and family concerns, alcoholism, drug abuse, health problems and [...]
DC 37 Annuity Fund Shows Strong Growth
By GREGORY N. HEIRES Since its inception, the District Council 37 AFSCME Annuity Fund has grown annually by nearly 6 percent. “The annuity is a painless and cost-effective [...]
Union Adopts Changes at Health Care Centers
By GREGORY N. HEIRES Beginning in July, the DC 37 health centers in Manhattan and Brooklyn will no longer provide podiatry services. In addition, the vision services in the [...]
DC 37 Establishes a Workforce Development Program with Medgar Evers College
By ALFREDO ALVARADO District Council 37 and Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn have agreed to collaborate and develop courses to help union members become better prepared to [...]
Housing Program Makes DC 37 “The Best Union Ever!”
By DIANE S. WILLIAMS “I was tired of renting an apartment that only made the rich richer, while I kept getting poorer,” said School Coordinator Robert Cameron. The Local [...]
Union Family Buys New Home Through DC 37’s Municipal Employees Housing Program
By DIANE S. WILLIAMS Ray Cabezas, owns a detached two-story house in a quiet Staten Island neighborhood thanks to his union. He learned that DC 37 offered a chance at home [...]
Local 372 Members Vote to Restore and Protect Benefits
By ALFREDO ALVARADO After months of discussions between Local 372, District Council 37 and the city, an agreement was reached on a plan to supplement funding to the local’s [...]
DC 37 organizing meetings and trainings set for April
The DC 37 Organizing Dept. is continuing its series of work site meetings during April to inform members about their many union benefits. The meetings will take place during the hours noted below. The meetings will be at City University of New York and Dept. of Education work sites.
The department will also hold two activist training sessions. [...]
New York City and Municipal Unions Agree to Health-Benefit Changes
By GREGORY N. HEIRES Municipal unions and the city agreed to major benefit changes in February under a $3.4 billion plan to hold down health-care costs. The Municipal Labor [...]
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