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Monthly Archives: September 2017

22 09, 2017

Walk for St. Mary’s Kids

2017-09-22T08:43:53-04:00

Hundreds of Local 79 members and their families went to Coney Island on the morning of September 16 to participate in a Walk for St. Mary’s Kids, aiming to meet their 5-year goal of raising $500,000 for St. Mary’s Hospital. Members gathered near the Parachute Jump and then proceeded to proudly march down the boardwalk to Asser Levy Park. At Asser Levy, members were greeted by a mobile Nathan’s hot dog truck and the NY State Laborers’ Health and Safety Bus. Members ate, received health screenings, played frisbee, and got a chance to see and talk with their fellow members. In the early afternoon, [...]

Walk for St. Mary’s Kids2017-09-22T08:43:53-04:00
11 09, 2017

Labor Day Parade 2017

2017-09-12T15:39:19-04:00

Over 700 Laborers Local 79 members and their families came out to show their Union Pride with others in the Labor movement. It was by far the largest Local 79 turnout ever. Our local is at our strongest when we come together. Throngs of onlookers lined the streets as cries of “Whose City? Our City” echoed off the buildings while a sea of Local 79 workers in LiUNA orange t-shirts proceeded up the corridor.. Although Labor Day represents for many ‘just a day off from work,’ for labor it represents a day to honor labor and its many struggles over the years.  

Labor Day Parade 20172017-09-12T15:39:19-04:00
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