Local 1501 Members Help Reopen New York Aquarium
By DIANE S. WILLIAMS The Wildlife Conservation Society reopened the New York Aquarium July 1, after completing a 10-year, $65 million renovation funded by FEMA, the Federal [...]
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Local 1501 Grievance Victory Creates 11 Full-Time Jobs at Wildlife Conservation Society
By DIANE S. WILLIAMS Local 1501 cleared a career path for the Wildlife Conservation Society’s lowest paid workers when it settled a grievance that creates 11 Unit Manager [...]
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Raul Domenech, Local 1501 President I am a Senior Attendant at the New York Aquarium, where I clean and maintain the grounds. As an essential worker, I come in contact with [...]
COVID RELIEF, EDUCATION, and MORE
MELS UPDATE: New York State Eviction Moratorium through May 2021 On December 28, 2020, a sweeping eviction ban took effect in New York, giving qualifying tenants fearful of [...]
DC 37 SERVICES, GOTV, COVID RENT RELIEF, TAX TIPS and MORE
POLITICAL ACTION The critical Georgia Senate runoff elections are on January 5, and the DC 37 Political Action Dept. is coordinating with AFSCME to conduct daily phone [...]
Bronx Zoo Holiday Lights Display
By DIANE S. WILLIAMS An illuminated, global safari brightens the Bronx Zoo each night from Nov. 20 through Jan. 10, thanks to hardworking Local 1501 members. The new display [...]
Cultural Trust Restores Union’s Legal Services
By DIANE S. WILLIAMS Beginning March 1, DC 37 will resume offering legal services to members employed at and who have retired from New York City’s cultural institutions. [...]
NYC Labor History on Display
By MIKE LEE The story of New York’s labor movement is told by each new generation of workers and activists, adding voice to the chorus of a social and political movement [...]
Local 1501 Member Wins $9K & Promotion After Illegal WCS Job Recall
By DIANE S. WILLIAMS A Wildlife Conservation Society Local 1501 member won an immediate promotion and $9,000 in back pay after an impartial arbitration panel ruled that WCS [...]
Unions to City Hall: Save Jobs, Fund Parks!
By DIANE S. WILLIAMS DC 37 joined 40 parks advocacy groups and lawmakers for a noon City Hall rally Feb. 28 to demand $100 million in funding for public parks maintenance and [...]
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