District Council 37

  • Health Benefit Improvements On the Way for City Workers
    DC 37 Family, I have great news to share with you and your loved ones. This week, DC 37 and our union partners in the Municipal Labor Committee (MLC) approved a proposed health plan for city workers, pre-Medicare retirees, and your dependents: the NYC Employees PPO (NYCE PPO) Plan. After years of rigorous research, discussions, and negotiations with potential providers and the City of New York, we have developed a modernized, equitable health plan that enhances and expands access to premium-free care— all while lowering your out-of-pocket costs.  The NYCE PPO Plan, provided jointly by EmblemHealth and UnitedHealthcare, is the first new health care plan for city workers in over four decades. By following an extensive negotiated acquisition process over the past two years, we were able to address your concerns with the existing plan while reining in the costs that threaten the premium-free benefits you rely on. (You can view a side-by-side comparison of the new and existing PPO plans here). Not only do you get to keep your doctors through EmblemHealth’s network in the New York City metropolitan area, but the new plan also taps into UnitedHealthcare’s national network, expanding access for the more than 80,000 pre-Medicare retirees who [...] — Oct 2
  • DC 37 NEWS, EVENTS, and SERVICES YOU CAN USE in OCTOBER
    MONTHLY NEWSLETTER COME SEE THE JETS Cheer on the New York Jets this season at a preferred rate for DC 37 members!  Game Dates: Jets vs. Cowboys – October 5Jets vs. Panthers – October 19Jets vs. Browns – November 9Jets vs. Falcons – November 30Jets vs. Dolphins – December 7Jets vs. Patriots – December 28  Buy your tickets HERE. Once you sign in, select the filter option and and enter promo code: NYJDC37 For groups of 10 or more or for any questions, reach out to Rory Sullivan at (973) 549-4691 or [email protected]. Please note: All sales are final and there are no refunds or cancellations. DC 37 POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Join the fight to get pro-worker candidates elected– support the DC 37 PEOPLE Program! Under the new presidential administration, government jobs, safety net programs, and remote work options are under attack. We must support candidates who will fight against attempts to cut jobs and the advances we’ve fought hard for. By joining the PEOPLE Program – our DC 37 political action fund – we can get leaders in office who will fight for workers’ rights over corporate greed. PEOPLE contributions are used for Get Out the Vote campaigns, lobbying on member issues, and directly supporting pro-worker candidates, [...] — Sep 30
  • Celebrating Our Heritage
    With the doors open at 125 Barclay St., DC 37’s Committee celebrations have returned in full force with community, dance, storytelling, delicious cuisines, cultural performances, and calls to action. Jewish Heritage Committee Elected leaders and DC 37 members honored the contributions of Jewish workers in building the labor movement at the DC 37 Jewish Heritage Celebration on May 22. From left: Local 1189 NYC Psychologists President and Chair of the DC 37 Jewish Heritage Committee, Dr. Leonard Davidman, Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine, NYC Council Member Julie Menin, DC 37 Executive Director Henry Garrido, David G. Greenfield, Chief Executive Officer, Met Council, Local 1407 Grievance Rep and committee member Igor Galanter, and NYPD Chief Chaplain Rabbi Dr. Alvin Kass, who is also a Local 299 member. Photo by Mike Lee. Latino Heritage Committee Members of the DC 37 Latino Heritage Committee marched down Fifth Avenue during the 68th Annual National Puerto Rican Day Parade on June 8. The committee, which is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month as PEPTalk goes to press, is chaired by SSEU Local 371 Executive Vice President Doris Murphy and works to encourage Latino members to become involved in the union as leaders within their locals, in the [...] — Sep 22
  • Awarding the Rising Generation
    The DC 37 Education Committee held its annual event honoring this year’s scholarship winners on June 27 at union headquarters. The 2025 winners are, from left: Saniyah McNealy (child of Cristina McNealy of SSEU Local 371), winner of the Overcoming Obstacles Scholarship; Addrita Biswas (child of SSEU Local 371 member Tapati Mondal), winner of the Memorial Scholarship; SSEU Local 371 President Anthony Wells; Breonna Cornelius (child of Tisha Benbow, SSEU Local 371 member), winner of the Evelyn Gaskin Scholarship, and Local 3778 President Olivia Duong, Chair of the DC 37 Education Committee. Not pictured: Local 2054 member Michelle Velez, winner of the Dwayne Dugger Memorial Scholarship; Anna Orlovtsev (child of Local 3652 member Stanislav Orlovstev), winner of the Education Committee Scholarship; and Local 2627 member Argenis Luna, winner of the Lillian Roberts Scholarship. Photo by Mike Lee. — Sep 22
  • Pride In Labor: Loud, Proud & Unbreakable
    Members of PDIG marched behind a new banner during this year’s NYC Pride Parade. Photo by Andrew Douglas DC 37 honored queer communities at the Pride Diversity Interest Group (PDIG) “Pride in Labor: Loud, Proud, and Unbreakable” Celebration on June 27. Andrew Douglas, who previously led SSEU Local 371’s LGBTQIA Committee, now serves as DC 37’s PDIG Committee Chair. DC 37 members celebrated Pride Month at the union’s headquarters amid a flurry of colorful decorations, a packed dance floor, and a fierce ballroom performance. Dancers of “The Precious 5” dipped, dropped, duckwalked, and vogued. The Committee also turned out for the NYC Pride Parade on June 29 to uplift the impact of queer people within the labor movement. The Precious 5 get in formation and begin their choreographed routine. Photo by Acacia Rodriguez — Sep 22