Christopher Rhoades Dykema Papers 1965-1988
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After graduating from Columbia University in 1966, Christopher Rhoades Dykema began working at the New York City Department of Social Services, Kingsbridge Welfare Center as a caseworker and joined the Social Service Employee Union (SSEU); the union, now SSEU, AFSCME DC 37, Local 371, was then independent. It had been formed when caseworkers split from Local 371 in 1962. He served as an alternate delegate for the union while at Kingsbridge. Dykema left the Welfare Center...
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Social Service Employees Union Local 371 is part of District Council 37 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFL-CIO). The union primarily represents New York City workers in the social service professions. Although the origins of the union can be traced back to the 1930s, their modern story begins in the bitter cold of January 1965 when more than 8,000 welfare workers spent 28 days on union picket lines and leaders from what were then two separate entities, the S...
