Marie Francois Finds Her Voice at SLU
It took a while, but with support from her DC 37 education fund benefits, Marie Lodescar Francois is ready to raise her voice — and perhaps a few roofs. “I believe in [...]
Local 2627
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 [...]
Giving Back During the Pandemic
By MIKE LEE Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, DC 37’s essential workers stood tall in serving the public under the most difficult situations the city has ever faced. [...]
Essential Workers #GetVaccinated
Laura Morand, Local 2627 President I got the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine on Feb 12. I could have gotten it a month early as a Fire Department employee, but I was hesitant. I [...]
Schools Shut Down, But Construction Work Continues
By DIANE S. WILLIAMS Building Code Inspector Lorraine Barcant’s job is to keep school buildings safe for the city’s 1.1 million school children and the teachers [...]
DC 37 Celebrates Black History Month
By DIANE S. WILLIAMS DC 37’s Black History Committee and local unions celebrated African American heritage in February and Census 2020 and the November elections were [...]
Local 372: Vote, We Can Make a Difference
By RUDY OROZCO NYC Board of Education Local 372 and DC 37 President Shaun D. Francois I, was loud and clear with his message to over 200 activists and members, elected [...]
Top National Honors for NYC Public Hospitals and Their Hardworking Employees
By DIANE S. WILLIAMS In August, the American Heart Association gave high achievement awards to all 11 NYC Health + Hospitals facilities for implementing AHA’s national [...]
CUNY Labor School Advances Worker Careers and Solidarity
By GREGORY N. HEIRES Where else but in New York City could you expect a college graduation ceremony to open with the singing of the historic labor song “Solidarity [...]
Union to CUNY: Do the Right Thing, Pay Workers Now!
By MIKE LEE Workers at City University of New York are outraged that, despite having reached a quick economic agreement with the city in November 2018 and voting [...]
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