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Eligible Members Unlock Union Benefits by Submitting their Health& Security Enrollment Form By ACACIA RODRIGUEZ Being a part of DC 37 is more than just membership in one [...]
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Welcoming New Members With Help From a Rising Generation of Activists
By MIKE LEE The union’s Field Operations team is busy executing worksite visits at the city’s agencies, cultural institutions, and non-profit and private sector [...]
Flash Flood: Union Members Assist in Evacuating Patients From Woodhull Hospital
By MIKE LEE Major flooding triggered by torrential rains on Sept. 29 created havoc with impassable roads, flooded basements and subway stations, and sudden power outages [...]
Queens Library Workers, Management Settle Contract
By MIKE LEE After nearly two years of negotiations, partially due to the third wave of COVID-19 in late 2021, Queens Library Guild Local 1321 and the Queens Public Library [...]
Motor Vehicle Operators Win Big in Improper Practice Case
By MIKE LEE Cutting budgets has unforeseen and emotionally damaging consequences, as was the case for several Local 983 Motor Vehicle Operators (MVOs) and Traffic Enforcement [...]
Met Art Techs Win Back Hours
By JUSTINA RAMLAKHAN In a testament to the strength of collective bargaining, Local 1503 and District Council 37 successfully pursued four grievances under the bargaining [...]
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SSEU 371’s Hatcher Honored as a Hero of Labor At a ceremony in downtown Manhattan on Oct. 11, Labor Press and EmblemHealth honored Tanya Hatcher (center), SSEU Local [...]
A Dynamic Vision: Meet Fareed Michelen DC 37’s Organizing Director
By MIKE LEE As part of the ongoing effort to expand the union’s power base, District Council 37 hired long-time union leader and activist Fareed Michelen in September to [...]
Beloved School Crossing Guard Mourned
Story and Photos by MIKE LEE It happened in seconds Krystyna Naprawa, a veteran Local 372 School Crossing Guard, was struck and killed by a privately operated dump truck on [...]
Breaking Ground Workers Rally for Contract
All photos by Julian DeJesus By MIKE LEE and JULIAN DEJESUS In the summer of 2020, workers at homelessness support organization Breaking Ground began their campaign to join [...]
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