NYC DDC 9/11: Film Documents Public Workers’ Role in WTC Cleanup
By MIKE LEE When terrorists struck the twin towers of the World Trade Center on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, New York City—and the world—irrevocably changed. The attack [...]
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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 [...]
NYS Paid Family Leave Gives Dad Bonding Time With New Son
By DIANE S. WILLIAMS DC 37 members attended three virtual Paid Family Leave (PFL) workshops sponsored by the Center for Parental Leadership to learn more about the [...]
Leaving Absence: 9/11 Memorial Designed by a DC 37 Member
By MIKE LEE When you visit Leaving Absence, the memorial to the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, you are struck by its expression of poignancy and an [...]
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 [...]
A Humble Engineer Keeps NYC’s Ferries Afloat
By PETE LEVINE With degrees in marine engineering, mechanical engineering and management, Local 375 of District Council 37 member Earl Baim might appear overqualified, at [...]
Coronavirus: DC 37 Workers on the Frontlines UPDATED
By DIANE S. WILLIAMS As the novel coronavirus emerges to threaten a global health crisis, DC 37 is protecting the workers who protect the health of New Yorkers at public [...]
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 [...]
Union’s 9/11 Memories at Memorial Glade Dedication
By MIKE LEE “It is 17 years since we completed the cleanup of the World Trade Center site. We’re not going to be here that much longer, you know?” said Local 375 member [...]
DC 37 Efforts Pivotal in Green New Deal Passage
BY MIKE LEE Overcoming staunch political opposition from the real estate industry, New York City has embarked on an unprecedented effort to reduce greenhouse emissions [...]
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