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Monthly Archives: April 2015

29 04, 2015

Construction Workers Attend Memorial Mass

2015-04-29T13:09:35-04:00

Hundreds of Building and Construction Trades union officials, members, and management, including the leadership and many members of Local 79, gathered at St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Tuesday, April 28 for the seventh annual Construction Workers Memorial Mass.The Mass honored the memories of construction workers killed or injured on the job from April 28 of 2014 through April 28 of 2015. After assembling outside  St. Patrick’s, the crowd, most of whom wore hardhats, somberly proceeded inside the Cathedral, where the sixteen workers who died in the past year were represented by sixteen chairs with hardhats and flowers on them.  The Mass was a solemn and moving tribute to construction [...]

Construction Workers Attend Memorial Mass2015-04-29T13:09:35-04:00
29 04, 2015

IDNYC: Free Identification for All New York City Residents

2015-05-20T09:29:30-04:00

All Local 79 members and their family members (14 years of age and older) who live in New York City are eligible to get IDNYC, the new, free identification card for all New York City residents. As a government-issued photo identification card, IDNYC secures access to City services that come from having recognized identification. IDNYC benefits every city resident, including the most vulnerable communities—the homeless, youth, the elderly, undocumented immigrants, the formerly incarcerated and others who may have difficulty obtaining other government-issued ID. Aside from providing all-important access to many City services and programs, IDNYC also provides a series of benefits [...]

IDNYC: Free Identification for All New York City Residents2015-05-20T09:29:30-04:00
23 04, 2015

Local 79 Members Requested to Fill Out Childcare Survey

2015-08-13T09:12:25-04:00

In an effort to understand the varied childcare needs of Local 79 members, Local 79 is working with The Worker Institute at Cornell to carry out an online survey. Local 79 members have received or will receive a letter shortly explaining the importance of the survey and encouraging members to spend the time necessary to fill out the survey. All information provided on the survey is completely confidential. The easiest way to access the survey is to click on one of the following: Survey in English or Survey in Spanish Local 79 asks that all members, especially those who have children under the age of 18, fill [...]

Local 79 Members Requested to Fill Out Childcare Survey2015-08-13T09:12:25-04:00
15 04, 2015

9/11 Memorial Museum to Offer Special Event For Rescue and Recovery Workers

2019-03-07T10:22:51-05:00

From 4:00 p.m. until midnight on Thursday, May 28, the 9/11 Memorial Museum will be reserved for the 9/11 rescue and recovery worker community. A special tribute, including a moment of silence for those who lost their lives to 9/11-related illnesses, will take place at 6:00 p.m. in Foundation Hall. Additional offerings will also be provided on May 29 and 30 to mark the 13th anniversary of the end of the historic recovery operations at Ground Zero. Please see detailed information below. If you or a loved one are a part of the 9/11 Memorial's Rescue & Recovery Worker Registry, please reserve your ticket(s) [...]

9/11 Memorial Museum to Offer Special Event For Rescue and Recovery Workers2019-03-07T10:22:51-05:00
15 04, 2015

No Need for Alarms This Morning: Local 79 is in the House!

2015-04-15T13:38:22-04:00

The “Fight for $15” got an early, boisterous start at 6:00 am on Wednesday, April 15, when Local 79 members joined hundreds of construction workers and low-wage workers in Brooklyn to rally for higher wages for low wage workers and union protection. Protestors marched through the streets of Brooklyn, stopping at McDonald’s and at a job site of JDS, a notorious non-union developer.  After the rally, Local 79 Business Manager Mike Prohaska said that the “Fight for $15” is “at its core, about social and economic justice for all workers throughout this country.  Local 79 is committed to fight for workers [...]

No Need for Alarms This Morning: Local 79 is in the House!2015-04-15T13:38:22-04:00
15 04, 2015

July 4th Holiday Contract Schedule

2015-07-08T15:30:34-04:00

  The following contracts will observe the July 4th holiday on Friday, July 3rd: Hudson Yards PLA Gotham Type Enhanced Residential PLAs Atlantic Yards PLA DASNY NYC PLA 2014 ER PLA CAGNY Independent CBA IDCA New York City Demolition Association The following contracts will observe the July 4th holiday on Saturday, July 4th: BCA ABMC The following contract will observe the July 4th holiday on Monday, July 6th: SCA PLA LABORERS WHO WORK ON THE DAY BEING OBSERVED AS THE HOLIDAY ARE TO BE PAID THE DOUBLE-TIME RATE. Local 79 offices are closed all day on July 3rd in observation of [...]

July 4th Holiday Contract Schedule2015-07-08T15:30:34-04:00
8 04, 2015

Navigation Program Apprentices Gather for Dinner

2015-04-08T14:42:58-04:00

On Monday evening, April 6, 20 Local 79 apprentices attended a dinner to speak with Alize Beal, a Manhattan representative from the Mayor's office, about their path to becoming Local 79 apprentices, discuss the various ways in which they are active in the Local and their communities, and to listen to Mike McGuire, Director of the Mason Tenders' District Council Political Action Committee, talk about the importance of becoming engaged in various forms of political action. The apprentices were introduced to Local 79 through its Pre-Apprenticeship Navigation Programs. The Navigation programs partner with a number of community and neighborhood organizations to inform local community members about Local 79, its apprenticeship program, the labor movement, and other issues. "It was heartening to [...]

Navigation Program Apprentices Gather for Dinner2015-04-08T14:42:58-04:00
6 04, 2015

Local 79 Supports “Fight for $15” and Union Jobs

2015-04-06T15:28:32-04:00

On Saturday morning, April 4, Local 79 members joined other members of the building trades, fast food, home healthcare, and airport workers, and community activists to demand that low wage workers be given a living wage of $15 an hour and unions to bargain for them and protect their rights. The rally began in front of the home of Michael Stern, a non-union developer who plans to build an 80-story tower at 111 W. 57th Street without using union labor. The marchers then made their way down to a nearby McDonald's franchise. The protest was in advance of a mass national protest and strike to [...]

Local 79 Supports “Fight for $15” and Union Jobs2015-04-06T15:28:32-04:00
1 04, 2015

Local 79 Election Ballots Mailed on June 1st

2015-06-23T15:48:42-04:00

This is a message provided by the Local 79 Judges of Election: Ballots are being mailed on June 1st to all Local 79 members at the address Local 79 has on file. If you do not receive a ballot by the end of the day on June 6th, you may request a replacement ballot by calling AAA (the firm that is conducting the mail ballot election) at 1-800-529-5218. Inform AAA that you are a Local 79 member and that you have not received your ballot in the mail. You will also need to provide AAA with your name and correct address. All ballots are to [...]

Local 79 Election Ballots Mailed on June 1st2015-06-23T15:48:42-04:00
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