Monthly Archives: July 2020

Our union is built on one fundamental truth, when we stand in solidarity with each other we build power for everyone.  The history of our movement has been plagued with places where solidarity failed because working class people allowed themselves to be divided by race, by gender, or by immigration status.  The strength of Local 79 is dependent on each of us choosing solidarity in our words and in our actions. This week a Local 79 member hung a monkey from a string at the Javits Center.  My Black brothers and sisters went to a job and were confronted with a [...]

The Mason Tenders’ District Council Trust Funds administers the health and welfare, pension, and annuity accounts for all eligible Local 79 and Local 78 workers. Local 79 members who have questions regarding the benefits that they are entitled to receive should contact the Funds directly at 212-452-9700. If you have made multiple attempts to contact the Trust funds and are experiencing issues with getting through to personnel, please contact Lori at 212-465-7965.

Statement from LiUNA General President Terry O’Sullivan: Today, with the passing of Congressman John Lewis, we have lost an icon, a legend and an American hero whose actions created an irreversible tide for justice that continues to seek higher ground to this day. Congressman Lewis was the very definition of courage, tenacity, and integrity. When he stood with a new generation of fighters for civil rights and voting rights on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama in 1965, he awakened the conscience of our country and spurred the passage of the Voting Rights Act. Despite bullwhips, barbed wire, teargas, [...]

New York State Attorney General Tish James announced a landmark $1.5 million sexual harassment settlement revealing how nonunion "body shop" Trade Off engaged in sexual harassment and retaliation against Black women construction workers on major real estate projects.