NEWS RELEASES 2003

• November 5, 2003-DC 37, city's largest public employee union, hails election victories

• October 24, 2003-District Council 37's lobbying for Local 1549 legislation yeilds breakthrough pension improvements for 911 Police Communication Technician titles.

• July 31, 2003-DC 37 calls on Governor Pataki to Enact a "James E. Davis Memorial Workplace Violence Standard" to Protect City and State Workers from Violence on the Job

• July 23, 2003-Statement by Lillian Roberts, Executive Director, District Council 37 Regarding the Death of Councilman James E. Davis

• June 26, 2003-Statement from DC 37 Executive Director Lillian Roberts On the New York City Budget Agreement
  

• June 23, 2003-District Council 37 testifies in support of safety standard to protect city and state workers from workplace violence
  
  
• June 13, 2003-Statement by Veronica Montgomery-Costa President, Local 372, NYC Board of Education Employees, DC 37, AFSCME on DOE layoffs of School Aides and others
  
  
• May 30, 2003-City workers launch second wave of ads to prevent service cuts and layoffs
  
  
• May 21, 2003-DC 37 says the Dept. of Health and the Dept. for the Aging hired, promoted and gave raises to managers while laying off union members
  
  
• May 15, 2003-District Council issues 4th White Paper says Finance Dept. layoffs will cost the city $2 billion in lost revenue
  
  
• May 6, 2003-DC 37 Executive Director Lillian Roberts leads hundreds of DC 37 members to Albany for Lobby Day
  
  
• April 29, 2003-DC 37 holds "Fightback Rally" to protest service cuts and layoffs
  
  
• April 15, 2003-Statement from Lillian Roberts Responding to the Mayor's Executive Budget Presentation
  
  
• April 8, 2003-Local 375 rallies to stop the lay-offs at the School Construction Authority and the Department of Education
  
  
• April 7, 2003-Message by Lillian Roberts, Executive Director, District Council 37 regarding Layoff Notices
  
  
• March 31, 2003-Poll Shows Voters Oppose Mayor Bloomberg's Push for Layoffs
  Support Reductions in Contracting-Out and a Tax Surcharge on the Wealthy
  
  
• March 27, 2003-District Council 37 Kicks Off Campaign to Stop Governor Pataki's Medicaid Cuts
  
  
• February 26, 2003-City Council Leaders Meet with District Council 37 to Discuss Union's Budgetry and Legislative Priorities
  
  
• February 20, 2003-District Council 37 issues White Paper III. Calls for eliminating fiscal waste at School Construction Authority