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  • STAY CONNECTED with DC 37! OCTOBER NEWS, EVENTS and SERVICES YOU CAN USE
    HEALTH CARE WORKER BONUS UPDATE DC 37 fought to create a fund for essential pay for members on the front line of the COVID-19 pandemic. The New York State Health Care and Mental Hygiene Worker Bonus covers the vesting period from Oct. 1, 2021 to Mar. 31, 2024. The program pays bonuses of up to $3,000 to eligible full and part-time employees, temporary and contracted workers. Read more about the bonus program HERE. In the submission for the first vesting period of the NYS Health Care Worker bonus, over 10,000 DC 37 members were included in the reporting to the State. This includes Mayoral Agencies and NYC Health and Hospitals, EMS workers, School Nurses, Social Workers, Patient Care Associates and a number of titles involved in direct patient care. The first vesting period covered the time period Oct. 1, 2021 to Mar. 31, 2022. The second vesting period covers April 1, 2022 to Sept. 30, 2022. We are aware that some employees may have been missed in the first vesting period and therefore the employers will submit their names, if eligible, during the next submission period which opens on Oct. 1. If you believe your work was involved in direct [...] — Sep 27
  • When We Fight Together, We Win
    The past two years brought us to this moment, where our collective power is more critical than ever in shaping the future of New York’s working class. Both rounds of the New York State primaries are complete, and with the strength of DC 37 behind them, dozens of pro-labor candidates are on the ballot for the Nov. 8 General Election. Our success at the polls is a reaffirmation of our union’s influence and bolsters our efforts to drive pro-labor legislation at all levels of government. In Albany this year, we lobbied Gov. Kathy Hochul and the Legislature for hazard pay and the state responded by creating a fund for bonuses for our frontline health care workers. We won pay increases for our home health care workforce, significant child care subsidies for at-risk families, and needed funding for the CUNY programs in which many of our members are enrolled. We also urged legislators to help reduce health care costs for union members. For too long, New York City’s private hospitals have made backroom deals with insurance companies to prioritize their profits over our people. This places a considerable burden on union members and their families, and enormous pressure on the Health [...] — Sep 27
  • MELS MEDICAID PLANNING WEBINAR WEDNESDAY SEPT. 21, 5:30 PM
    MELS, the Municipal Employees Legal Services, will host a webinar, Basic Introduction to Medicaid Planning, TOMORROW, Sept. 21 at 5:30 p.m. Medicaid is the largest public health insurance program in the U.S. and it pays for over half of all long-term care services provided to seniors. For many individuals who require long-term care at home or in a nursing home, the Medicaid program has become the equivalent of instant long-term care insurance. MELS is pleased to have elder law attorney Douglas J. Chu return to DC 37 to walk through the steps necessary to become eligible for Medicaid. Mr. Chu will cover the basic income and resource rules, how the application process works, options for protecting your assets from Medicaid estate recovery and the new transfer penalty rules for home care services. To attend, please register at www.dc37mels.com. For more information call 212-815-1111. — Sep 20
  • CELEBRATE LATINO HERITAGE with DC 37 at THREE VIRTUAL EVENTS! DC 37 LATINO HERITAGE VIRTUAL OPENING NIGHT TONIGHT FRIDAY, SEPT. 9 at 6 PM
    The DC 37 Latino Heritage Committee invites you to attend the virtual Latino Heritage Month Opening Ceremony Friday, Sept. 9, at 6 PM on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83488946837?pwd=TGRIMVdBZWNQZENQVndtTXQwUVZvdz09. Meeting ID: 834 8894 6837 Passcode: 601482 SSEU LOCAL 371 LATINO HERITAGE VIRTUAL EVENT, SEPT. 23 The SSEU Local 371 Latino Heritage Committee invites you to attend the virtual Latino Heritage Celebration Friday, Sept. 23, at 6 PM on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86311572361?pwd=RUhDNVN0QzJkcG82WWJWU3ZHSVBwQT09  Meeting ID: 863 1157 2361 Passcode: 805030. DC 37 LATINO HERITAGE VIRTUAL FINALE, SEPT. 30 The DC 37 Latino Heritage Committee invites you to attend the Latino Heritage Month Finale on Friday, Sept. 30, at 6 PM on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85799384110?pwd=OUxqWkJBUitMa2g5YXYySWRBdGlaUT09  Meeting ID: 857 9938 4110 Passcode: 673662   Be sure to follow DC 37 on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter at DC37nyc. — Sep 9
  • JOIN DC 37 TOMORROW at the LABOR DAY PARADE FIFTH AVENUE and EAST 46th ST. SATURDAY, SEPT. 10 at 10 AM
    Please join us TOMORROW at 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. Members should register to march at the following link: www.mobilize.us/afscmedc37/event/487871. Let’s show New York City that we demand a new contract NOW! We encourage anyone seeking seated accommodations to join us at the Grandstand located at East 63rd & Fifth Avenue. Download the new DC 37 Rewards app and join the ONE MILLION Step Challenge during Saturday’s Parade! DC 37 Rewards has an exciting new mobile app for you and we’re launching it in time for the NYC Labor Day Parade this Saturday, Sept. 10! Download the DC 37 Rewards app for iOS or Android and join us for the DC 37 ONE MILLION Step Challenge this Saturday, Sept. 10. Everyone who downloads the app and walks over 1,500 steps with us on Saturday will have a chance to win great prizes, including [...] — Sep 9