Member News

Late payment for 3% May pay increases

In a memo from Daniel Katz, Director of the DC 37 Research & Negotiations Department, it's been announced that the NYC Office of Labor Relations will delay adding the 3% May pay increases for m

MSK Webinar for Colorectal Cancer Screenings

It Takes Guts To Put Your Health First!

Did you know colorectal cancer is the third most

Union News Update for March; Celebrating Women's History Month

DC 37 WOMEN’S COMMITTEE

The DC 37 Women’s Committee invites you to celebrate Women’s History Month with your union!

Register for Education Fund's Spring 2024 classes

DC 37 Education Fund Classes and Benefits

ATTENTION

Hospital for Special Surgery Access for DC 37 Members

Don’t let this opportunity pass you by! DC 37 Members and their families are now eligible for guided access to surgical care.

PSLF WAIVER EXPIRES OCT. 31- UPDATES AND FREE WEBINARS

ACT NOW: JUST TWO WEEKS LEFT to ERASE YOUR STUDENT DEBT

Dear Members:

Because of a COVID-emergency program from the U.S. Department of Education, many federal student loans are being forgiven for government or nonprofit workers. The program expires on October 31, in less than 15 days.

Please share this note with all colleagues, friends, and family who may benefit.

More than 5 million public servants are now eligible for student loan forgiveness. About 175,000 of us have already received an average of nearly $60,000! You could be next!

Contract Negotiations Update: We need a raise. NOW.

AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM 
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR HENRY GARRIDO

UPDATE ON COLLECTIVE BARGAINING NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE CITY OF NEW YORK

September 29, 2022

Dear DC 37 Family,  

We need a raise. NOW.

Local 375 Chapter Elections

Greetings Sisters & Brothers,

Hope everyone had a restful and enjoyable summer and all is well.

We are in the process of preparing for chapter elections for chapter president, all officers, delegates and alternate delegates. Chapter Nominations are scheduled to be held in October and elections in November.

This is an excellent opportunity to become more involved with your chapter and with Local 375.

Further specific chapter information will be forthcoming in the mail in the coming weeks.

Stay safe and be well.

In Solidarity,

Union Events, Services and News Update

NYC’s LABOR PARADE RETURNS to FIFTH AVENUE on SATURDAY SEPT. 10

You’re invited to the Workers Leading, Workers Rising Labor Day Parade and March on Saturday, September 10 with Grand Marshal U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh. The parade kicks off from Fifth Avenue and East 44th Street in Midtown Manhattan. DC 37 and its locals will assemble on East 46th St. between Fifth and Vanderbilt Avenues and will march at 12 noon. Wear your DC 37 green t-shirt.

DCAS Monkeypox Leave Guidance

Please click here to open Guidance for City Agencies Regarding the 2022 Outbreak of Orthopoxyvirus/Monkeypox, eff. August 9, 2022

Now Available: NYS Health Care Worker Bonus Program

NOW AVAILABLE: HEALTH CARE WORKER BONUS PROGRAM from NEW YORK STATE

DC 37 fought hard to create a fund for “essential pay” for members on the frontline of the COVID-19 pandemic. Governor Kathy Hochul recently announced New York State set aside $1.2 billion in the budget to fund bonuses up to $3,000 for health care and mental hygiene workers at public and private hospitals, health care facilities and related employers that provide health care-related functions. The New York State Health Care and Mental Hygiene Worker Bonus covers the period from Oct.

Join DC 37 at the 2022 Labor Day Parade

 

Union News, Events and Services

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AFSCME FREE COLLEGE: IMPORTANT UPDATE

The U.S. Department of Education notified AFSCME “Free College” partners — Eastern Gateway Community College (EGCC), Central State University and Paul Quinn College — that they could no longer offer no-cost college to AFSCME members and their families. As a result, new students may not enroll. There is no financial liability owed by any former or existing students who participated in the program.

Protect Your Rights And Benefits!

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