Below is the schedule for our upcoming Retiree Events. Spots are limited and filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Please secure your spot by calling Lori at (212) 465-7965. “A Day at the Races” at Belmont Racetrack: Friday, October 16, 2026 Tropicana Casino in Atlantic City: Friday, November 13, 2026 Retiree Holiday Party at Russo’s on the Bay: Thursday, December 3, 2026    

Rally Alert!! Thursday, September 17, 2026 at 12:00 pm!! Join your brothers and sisters for a rally on Thursday, September 17, 2026, at 12:00 PM. We are holding Broadway Builders & Hudson Companies accountable for allowing worker exploitation on NYC affordable housing projects. It is time to ban low-wage construction staffing agencies and labor brokers from our communities. Affordable housing should uplift working families and create economic mobility, not fuel exploitation! [...]

NYC Labor Day Rally!! Tuesday, September 8, 2026 - Assemble at 3:30 pm | March at 4:30 pm Local 79 will be meeting at Zucotti Park on the corner of Liberty St. & Trinity Pl. Directions: A, C, J, Z, 2, and 3 train to Fulton St. or the R and W to Cortlandt St. For more information, contact Jarell Gibbs (646) 629-2833

Join your fellow Building & Construction Trades brothers & sisters for a 9/11 25th Anniversary Memorial Mass Friday, September 11, 2026 | 12:30 pm - 1:45 pm Church of St. Francis of Assisi 135 W. 31st St. New York, NY | Near Penn Station Together, we will honor the 61 union construction workers who lost their lives at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. The ceremony will include [...]

Join Local 79 at the 57th Annual African American Day Parade: Sunday, September 20, 2026 Assemble at 11:00 am in Harlem, NYC Local 79 will meet at West 112th St. & Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd. (7th Ave.) **T-shirts  and food will be available!!** For more information contact Ebubedike Banks (646) 265-6406

Join your brothers and sisters for a rally on Thursday, August 20, 2026 from 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm to say Shame on Broadway Builders & Hudson Companies for allowing exploitation on NYC affordable housing! Affordable housing should create economic mobility, not exploitation. Join affordable housing workers, community partners, labor leaders, and elected officials as we call for an end to body shops in city-financed affordable housing! Where: 89 Maspeth [...]

A letter was recently sent to all Local 79 members notifying them of eligibility and deadlines for applying for the Mason Tenders’ Scholarship Program sponsored by the Mason Tenders' Training Fund. Its purpose is to encourage and assist the children of Mason Tenders’ to pursue their goals – to strive to be their best through advanced education. The Scholarship award provides $3,000 per year for a maximum of four years [...]

ANNUAL ECUADORIAN DAY PARADE!! SUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 2026 @ 10:00 AM ASSEMBLE AT: 69TH ST. & NORTHERN BLVD. – QUEENS, NY FOOD, BEVERAGES & T-SHIRTS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED BEFORE THE PARADE FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT JASON DELGADO (646) 455-9331 OR MANUEL CUMBICUS (646) 734-2196 Local 79 members must complete a mandatory participation day each year. Members can meet this requirement by attending this event.