RETIREE OUTING : CITI FIELD STADIUM NEW YORK METS VS. ST. LOUIS CARDINALS DATE:   Thursday, June 11, 2026 TIME:  1:10 PM LOCATION:  CITIFIELD STADIUM - FLUSHING, NY 11368 Please come out and join us for an afternoon of fun at Citifield. There will be food & beverages available. Tickets are currently sold out. Please contact Melissa to join our waiting list for potential last-minute cancellations!! Please note the following information: Parking is not included Please, if you cannot make it, call Melissa@ 212-465-7976/646-457-1268

What: Join members of Local 79 to help clean up Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in Queens.When: Sunday, June 14, 2026 –  Breakfast at 8:00 am. Cleanup project begins after breakfast. Lunch served after the cleanup is finished. Where: Take the #7 train to Mets – Willets Point station. Walk down the boardwalk and meet at the Passerelle Circle at the entrance to the park. For more information and to register: Contact Jason Delgado at (646) 455-9331, Juan Mazlymian at (917) 881-5767 or Manuel Cumbicus at (646) 734-2196

General Membership Meeting – Wednesday, June 17, 2026 at 5:00 pm St. Vartan Armenian Cathedral 630 2nd Ave. New York, NY 10016 Between: 34th St. & 35th St. Directions: 4, 5, or 6 Train to  Grand Central – 42nd St.

Re-registration for all members to maintain their position on Local 79’s Job Referral list. Dates for re-registration are July  1, 2, 6, 7, and 8. Hours are from 8:00 am – 5:00 pm each day. Please call the Job Administration Dept. 212-465-7915, 7918, 7919, or 7969.

In observance of Independence Day, Local 79 offices will be closed all day.

The Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee (JATC) for Construction and General Building Laborers, Local Union #79, will conduct a limited recruitment July 10, 2026 to July 23, 2026 for 200 Skilled Construction Craft Laborer apprentices, the New York State Department of Labor announced today. The recruitment for JATC for Construction and General Building Laborers, Local Union #79 will be offered online from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., during the recruitment period (7/10, 7/13, 7/14, 7/15, 7/16, 7/17, 7/20, 7/21, 7/22 and 7/23/26), excluding legal holidays. This is a limited-application recruitment. Only 2000 applications will be distributed, on a first-come, first-serve basis. The [...]

General Membership Meeting – Wednesday, July 15, 2026 at 5:00 pm St. Vartan Armenian Cathedral 630 2nd Ave. New York, NY 10016 Between: 34th St. & 35th St. Directions: 4, 5, or 6 Train to  Grand Central – 42nd St.

There will be no general membership meeting in August 2026. The next General Membership Meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 16, 2026 at 5:00 pm.

In observance of Labor Day, Local 79 offices will be closed all day.

General Membership Meeting – Wednesday, September 16, 2026 at 5:00 pm St. Vartan Armenian Cathedral 630 2nd Ave. New York, NY 10016 Between: 34th St. & 35th St. Directions: 4, 5, or 6 Train to  Grand Central – 42nd St.

Re-registration for all members to maintain their position on Local 79’s Job Referral list. Dates for re-registration are October  1, 2, 5, 6, and 7. Hours are from 8:00 am – 5:00 pm each day. Please call the Job Administration Dept. 212-465-7915, 7918, 7919, or 7969.