DC 37’s Municipal Employees Legal Services invites you to participate in a ZOOM webinar on Renters’ Housing Rights on Tuesday, September 29, 5:30 to 7 p.m. Join us for an update on tenant rights, the eviction moratorium, the re-opening of NYC Housing Court, COVID-19 defenses to non-payment, rent overcharges, preferential rents and the movement to strengthen tenant protection laws in New York State. Register here to attend: www.dc37mels.com You will get the Zoom link before the event. For more information, please call the MELS Screening Unit at (212) 815-1111 or email: [email protected] For more information, please visit the DC 37 blog at www.dc37.net. For help with an eviction notice or other legal matters, call the MELS professional staff of attorneys and paralegals at 212-815-1111 or email: [email protected]— Sep 24
Sisters and Brothers, We are Just 40 days away from Election Day. Last week we kicked off our virtual phone banks to call AFSCME members in Pennsylvania in support of Biden/Harris 2020. Pennsylvania will go a long way in deciding the outcome of this election. If the events of the last 72 hours are any indications, change is needed in Washington, DC. Join the team and sign-up for a phone bank shift at https://www.mobilize.us/afscme-pa/event/326879/— Sep 22
By BILL WHALEN, Director and Chief Counsel, DC 37 Municipal Employees Legal Services DC 37’s Municipal Employees Legal Services is here to help members with their housing issues. If you have received a legal notice, are in need of rental assistance or have a question about a lease renewal, rent increase, repair dispute, rent subsidy, income recertification, SCRIE or other landlord-tenant matter, call our Screening Unit at 212-815-1111 or email [email protected] EVICTIONS AND HOUSING COURT: Where We Now Stand New York courts are in the process of re-opening but evictions remain on hold pursuant to the several Orders, Memoranda and Directives. Here is where NYC tenants now stand. On August 12 and 13, 2020, the Chief Administrative Judge of NYC Courts issued AO/160A/2020 and an explanatory August 12 Memorandum which provides: Eviction cases filed on or after March 17, 2020 continue to be suspended; Eviction cases filed before March 17 may proceed; [However,] Residential eviction cases filed before March 17 must be presented to a judge before any action is taken and no residential evictions can take place before October 1st. Under AO/160A/2020, residential eviction cases brought before March 17, 2020 may be resumed, but only after the court holds a [...]— Sep 17
POLITICAL ACTION HELP GOTV IN PA To support Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Kamala Harris in the November general elections, DC 37 will be running a weekly phonebank beginning TOMORROW September 16 and every WEDNESDAY through Election Day. Our ability to secure crucial funds for jobs and public services and to protect our right to collective bargaining is at stake, and more. Can you volunteer with the DC 37 phonebank to call our union sisters and brothers in the battleground state of Pennsylvania? Volunteering for just a few hours is an easy way to make a big difference. Sign up today to call AFSCME members, retirees and their families in Pennsylvania. We’re in this TOGETHER! Sign up today! ### YOUR CENSUS 2020 RESPONSE SAVES JOBS AND SERVICES DC 37 needs your help in fighting for our city’s future. The 2020 Census count ends on Sept. 30. Undercounting New York City could cause us to lose billions in federal dollars, resulting in severe cuts to vital city services, important community programs and even massive layoffs of public workers. Eliminate the need for person-to-person contact by completing your 2020 Census at my2020Census.gov online or on your smartphone, or by calling 1-844-330-2020 [...]— Sep 15
Sisters and Brothers, Over the weekend DC 37 launched a campaign to highlight the invaluable services our members provide and demand the state Legislature take action to stop the proposed layoffs of 22,000 city workers. Please visit www.dc37everydayheroes.com to watch the video and click the link to email your elected officials and urge them to support the various job-saving proposals under consideration. We are at a critical juncture. It is vital that the state Legislature take action to save the jobs of members, who as essential workers have already sacrificed so much during this COVID-19 pandemic. Please share this message with coworkers, family, friends — anyone who is willing to stand with us! We are essential to New York City. Layoffs are simply not an option. Visit: www.dc37everydayheroes.com to email your legislators.— Sep 14
