News

April 05, 2024

In November 2023, approximately two-thirds of the 1,000 Social Workers in H+H submitted a grievance to Central Office objecting to the method by which retroactive pay was calculated after the implementation of our 2021-2025 Contract. In other agencies, the retroactive raises were calculated as...

March 30, 2024

Building Solidarity and Women’s History: March 2024             In this issue: Uniting for a City That Works for All New Yorkers Organize, Fight, Win Bargaining update: Bargaining Survey  Join Us: AFSCME International Convention Leaders Building Leaders: Labor Notes + Local 768 Member...

February 09, 2024

Dear Center for Urban Community Services Board of Trustees and Acting CEO Dr. Van Yu:   We, Local 768/New York City Health Services Employees of District Council 37, AFSCME, AFL-CIO, are writing to voice our strong support for the Center for Urban Community Services...

January 15, 2024

On Jan 10th, Local 768 members heard the results of the runoff election for 4 remaining executive board positions in the 2023 election. The following officers were elected: 2nd Vice President: Nathan Franco Executive Board (3 positions) Eric Luchs Robyn Coghlan Shelly-Ann Mitchell As...

December 01, 2023

On Nov 30th, Local 768 members heard the results of the 2023 Local leadership election. The following Officers, Delegates, and Trustees were elected: President: Carmen De Leon Executive Vice President: Charlton Smith 1st Vice President: Ryan McGuire Recording Secretary: Emily Iwamoto Treasurer: Louis Moskowitz...

January 18, 2023

Oppose Intro # 874 to Protect 12-126 Local 768 Executive Board opposes Intro # 874* due to its potential to divide the city workforce and the city’s municipal labor movement through the creation of different medical benefit classes of employees, retirees and their dependents....

July 24, 2022

Child Care Facilitated Enrollment Project “Helping Working Families Afford Quality Care” The New York Union Child Care Coalition (a committee of the NYC Central Labor Council) has developed a pilot project for working parents to increase access to child care subsidies and quality care...

June 26, 2022

The DC 37 Education Fund is going to be offering a higher-level certification course to prepare for the CCS exam that will appeal to coders.

May 30, 2022

May 2022 May 2022 Issue [The Public] is Local 768’s monthly bulletin compiled by members of Local 768. By giving updates on union developments and events between membership meetings, we hope to help inform members and encourage involvement in our union’s democracy. Welcome new...

April 01, 2022

March 2022 Spring 2022 Issue This month’s [The Public] BULLETIN is highlighting member contributions to the newly re-issued Local 768 quarterly newsletter, landing in print at your doorstep soon! We are proud to announce that this issue was wholly written by members of Local 768,...