Skip navigation

Local 768 News

April Update: Winning Group Grievances

April 24, 2024

In this bulletin: Local 768 Social Workers Organize to Win Group Grievance  Retro Pay & 3% Increase 768 + Labor Notes Bargaining Update: Bargaining Survey Summer Health Insurance Contribute! Share your story!  Join Us: Upcoming Meetings

Read More

Local 768 Social Workers Speak at H+H Public Meeting for RetroPay Grievance

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...

Read More

March 2024 Newsletter

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...

Read More

Local 768 supports CUCS workers union

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...

Read More

Introducing the Local 768 Bargaining Committee

January 17, 2024

Intro to 768 BC | Submit proposals by Feb | Volunteer to rep your title | Join 768 Slack Dear Local 768, Over the last several months, your Local leadership has been considering new ways to place the members’ voice at the center of...

Read More

Results of 2023 runoff election for Local 768 leadership

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...

Read More

Members elect new 768 leadership team; runoff forthcoming

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...

Read More

Local 768 says Protect 12-126!

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....

Read More

New NYC/LI Childcare subsidy

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...

Read More