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NYC reaches deal with DC37 to ease certain qualifications for lifeguards amid shortage

By Ethan Stark-Miller Posted on May 24, 2024

Mayor Eric Adams announced Friday a deal with the union representing city lifeguards that is expected to help boost the number of workers who patrol city beaches and pools amid a years-long shortage.

The deal, part of the ongoing negotiations between the city and the union District Council 37 (DC37), will ease some of the stringent requirements for the qualifying exam to become a lifeguard. The move aims to help the city increase the number of lifeguards qualified to work at city beaches and pools, thereby permitting swimming in areas that had been closed off in recent years due to a lack of coverage.

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NYC reaches deal with DC37 to ease certain qualifications for lifeguards amid shortage

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