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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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 [...]
DC 37 Plans Legislative Agenda for 2017
By ALFREDO ALVARADO The financial crisis at NYC Health+Hospitals, reducing the number of provisional employees and mobilizing against the proposed constitutional convention [...]
DC 37-backed Law will Help Provisional Workers Become Civil Servants
By GREGORY N. HEIRES Under a new law signed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo in late November thousands of provisional city employees will have the opportunity to become civil servants [...]
Unions and Community Activists Pressure Cuomo to Sign Safety-Net Legislation
By DIANE S. WILLIAMS As the December 31 deadline fast approaches, a coalition of health-care activists, elected leaders and working men and women call for Gov. Andrew Cuomo [...]
First responders get support
By ALFREDO ALVARADO Anyone convicted of assaulting the brave men and women who work as Emergency Medical Technicians or Paramedics will now be facing a stiff seven-year [...]
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