Local 983

SUPPORT DC 37 PARKS WORKERS and NYC PARKS PLEASE SIGN the PLAY FAIR PETITION

March 24, 2022 // 0 Comments

Our fight for Parks funding and jobs continues. Parks are essential for all New Yorkers. DC 37 and the Play Fair Coalition are fighting for Parks to receive 1% of the New [...]

Women’s History Month: DC 37 Women Break Barriers in Non-Traditional Jobs

March 21, 2022 // 0 Comments

By DIANE S. WILLIAMS Women are shattering glass ceilings in all fields, proving they can do jobs that were previously only offered to men. In politics, Kamala Harris is the [...]

JOIN DC 37 PARKS WORKERS at the PLAY FAIR RALLY TOMORROW, MARCH 22 at 9 AM at CITY HALL

March 21, 2022 // 0 Comments

Join DC 37 Parks Workers at the Play Fair Rally TOMORROW March 22 at 9 AM on the steps of City Hall. The Play Fair Coalition, New York City Council Parks Committee Chair [...]

Union Wins an Extension to June ’22 for Parks Seasonal Workers

December 28, 2021 // 0 Comments

By DIANE S. WILLIAMS DC 37 and the City Parks and Recreation Department worked together to put federal stimulus funds to work extending 2,500 seasonal workers’ jobs [...]

50th NYC Marathon Gets a Boost from Public Workers

November 10, 2021 // 0 Comments

By DIANE S. WILLIAMS DC 37 members helped prepare New York City for its biggest comeback event to date, the 50th NYC Marathon on Sunday, November 7. “We are honored to [...]

Union Settles Illegal Transfer of TEA III

October 8, 2021 // 0 Comments

By DIANE S. WILLIAMS The union settled a grievance filed on behalf of a Local 983 member, Gary Pearson, who the Police Department wrongfully transferred from the Queens Tow [...]

Local 983 Responds to Tow Pound Vandalism

September 29, 2021 // 0 Comments

By DIANE S. WILLIAMS An irate motorist smashed the front windshields of 10 vehicles parked near the NYPD Bronx tow pound on August 26. At least half of the damaged vehicles [...]

Local 983 Rangers Lead Tennis Fans to Safety

September 21, 2021 // 0 Comments

By DIANE S. WILLIAMS As Hurricane Ida deluged Flushing Meadow Park, Local 983 Urban Park Rangers and City Seasonal Aides fought the cold, driving rains to lead U.S. Open fans [...]

Local 983 Members Clean Up After Ida

September 13, 2021 // 0 Comments

BY DIANE S. WILLIAMS Torrents of rain poured down as remnants of Hurricane Ida tore through New York City, flooding subways and turning roadways and streets into rushing [...]

DOT Highway Repairers Help Staten Island Driver in Fatal Crash

July 16, 2021 // 0 Comments

By DIANE S. WILLIAMS Two fast-acting DOT workers helped rescue a driver from a burning SUV in a fatal crash July 10, on the Staten Island Expressway. The Department of [...]

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