MELS Helps Member Take First Steps to Citizenship
By MIKE LEE Brayhan Martinez, a Timekeeper at the Department of Correction and a Local 1549 member, is a go-getter. Born in San Lorenzo de Los Mina in the Dominican Republic, [...]
LEGAL SERVICES
MELS DIVORCE VIRTUAL WEBINAR
By DIANE S. WILLIAMS MELS, the union’s Municipal Legal Services, held a virtual webinar on Nov. 2 on separation and divorce in New York State. More than 50 union members [...]
Almost $200K in Student Loan Debt Forgiven Thanks to MELS & PSLF Waiver
By PETE LEVINE, AFSCME Additional reporting by Diane S. Williams Laura Morand owed $305,000 in student loans and didn’t see a light at the end of the tunnel. “I figured [...]
MELS Family Law Webinar Now Available Online
By DIANE S. WILLIAMS Almost 100 DC 37 members attended the virtual MELS Family Law Webinar on March 30. MELS, the union’s Municipal Employees Legal Services, staff of legal [...]
MELS VIRTUAL FAMILY LAW WEBINAR TONIGHT MARCH 30 at 6 PM
Join the MELS virtual Family Law webinar TONIGHT March 30 at 6 PM. Legal experts will discuss orders of protection, custody, visitation, adoption, guardianship, neglect, [...]
MELS VIRTUAL FAMILY LAW WEBINAR WEDNESDAY MARCH 30 at 6 PM
Join the MELS virtual Family Law webinar on Wed., March 30 at 6 PM. Legal experts will discuss orders of protection, custody, visitation, adoption, guardianship, neglect, [...]
CONSIDERING A DIVORCE? GET ANSWERS at the VIRTUAL MELS MATRIMONIAL WEBINAR on FEBRUARY 28 at 6 PM
Get your questions answered about getting a divorce in New York at the MELS virtual Matrimonial webinar on February 28 at 6 PM. Legal experts will discuss what the issues are [...]
OCB Sides with Local 1505 in IPP Win
By DIANE S. WILLIAMS An impartial Board of Collective Bargaining determined that the City and the Parks Department Advocate’s Office violated the New York State collective [...]
MELS BANKRUPTCY WEBINAR TONIGHT, APRIL 28, at 5:30 PM
The Municipal Employees Legal Services team of lawyers and experts will host a webinar on Bankruptcy, An Opportunity For A Fresh Start, TONIGHT April 28, at 5:30 p.m. They [...]
Three MELS Webinars Now Online
The Municipal Employees Legal Services held webinars on Family Law (Oct. 28), Real Estate (Nov. 30), and Student Debt (Dec. 8) that each drew scores of concerned union [...]
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