Have a Criminal History? Get a Fresh Start
People with conviction histories face tens of thousands of barriers to finding a job, a stable place to live or a license to practice a trade. These restrictions, some [...]
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#CleanSlateNY ADVOCACY DAY on MARCH 23
Will you join us in Albany on March 23 to help get #Clean Slate over the finish line? RSVP here. You can read DC 37 Executive Director Henry Garrido’s NY Daily [...]
COVID-19 Cases Expose Workers’ Comp Failures
By DIANE S. WILLIAMS Calling for immediate policy changes to fix the broken New York State Workers’ Compensation system, a coalition of unions joined The New York Committee [...]
Lawmakers Bid to Halt Auctions of Self-Storage Customers’ Possessions During Pandemic
By ROSA GOLDENSOHN Hundreds of New Yorkers on the brink of losing belongings kept in self-storage could find relief under a new state bill to stop auctions during the [...]
Union Explains Statewide Tenant Reforms at Workshop
By MIKE LEE The hard-won, historic changes to New York’s rent regulation laws have raised many questions about the new rights and benefits tenants now have under the [...]
State Lawmakers Pass Patient Protection Legislation
DC 37 members scored a major victory earlier this week when the State legislature passed legislation that protects patients from excessive hospital emergency room charges. [...]
DC 37 Joins Campaign to Extend and Expand the State Millionaire’s Tax
DC 37 joined a broad coalition at the state capitol on Tuesday, March 7, to rally in support of expanding the millionaire’s tax and closing a loophole that benefits the [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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