Dominic Bavaro began working for the Department of Sanitation as an Auto Mechanic in Queens Borough Command in Nov. 2003. He then went on to become an Auto Electrician in 2007, and transferred to Richmond Borough Command in September of that year. In April 2015, his co-workers elected him as their Shop Steward, a position he has held ever since. He was appointed as Trustee in July 2021.