Saving Our Public Housing
City and federal investigators raided the warehouse of the New York City Housing Authority on June 13, responding to a complaint filed against the agency for failing to [...]
PEP July – Aug 2018
Trump and Labor: A Betrayal
Donald Trump won the presidency portraying himself as a champion of workers. So far, his record as president amounts to a great betrayal. With executive orders, political [...]
A Culture of Organizing
By BARBARA TERRELONGE For decades, our union has largely focused on providing services to members. But in recent years we learned we must do more. As we faced institutional [...]
Vote “Yes” on the Contract
By HENRY GARRIDO Executive Director, District Council 37, AFSCME, AFL-CIO After a marathon negotiating session in late June, we concluded talks with the city on a new [...]
Our Union, Our Power
By MIKE LEE Capping what was perhaps was its most contentious and partisan session in modern history, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 to overturn precedent and establish [...]
Statin coverage now compliant with Obamacare
By GREGORY N. HEIRES Low-dose generic statins will be provided for free by members’ health-care plans instead of the DC 37 prescription drug benefit. This change meets a [...]
Local Presidents Administer Exam for Parks Dept.’s Arborist Jobs
By DIANE S. WILLIAMS The Dept. of Parks and Recreation tested 10 applicants hoping to join the agency’s “delta force” of expert arborists who maintain and [...]
Rookie of the Year Helps Find Where the Wild Things Are
By DIANE S. WILLIAMS For New Yorkers who want to roam the wild, public parks are urban forests teeming with over 600 species of wildlife. Tracking the migratory and breeding [...]
City Honors Fallen EMT Heroine Yadira Arroyo
By ALFREDO ALVARADO Members of the FDNY stood in honor of their fallen comrade EMT Yadira Arroyo at the street renaming ceremony in her honor on June 15, in the Bronx. Her [...]
Mayor and City Council Adopt 2019 Budget
By ALFREDO ALVARADO The union scored several major victories in this years’ city budget process, including getting $16 million for public library operating expenses and [...]
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