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Local 79 Volunteers Clean Up Flushing Meadows-Corona Park
On May 15, 2016 nearly 150 Local 79 members and family joined together for the annual park cleanup at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park. The New York City Parks Department provided guidance and tolls to the Local 79 volunteers as they worked to help clean and maintain the largest park in Queens and the fourth largest park in New York City. “I am very gratified that every year this event gets bigger,” [...]
Local 79 Retiree Spring Luncheon
On May 12, hundreds of Local 79 retirees gathered at Marina del Rey in the Bronx for the annual Retiree Spring Luncheon. With beautiful views of the water and the Whitestone and Throgs Neck Bridges, retirees ate, danced, won raffle prizes, and enjoyed the company of their spouses , fellow retirees, and members of Local 79’s Executive Board, Business Agents, and other Local 79 staff.
Construction Workers Memorial Mass and Rally
On April 28, 2016, hundreds of construction workers, labor leaders, and management gathered at St. Patrick's Cathedral for the annual mass honoring construction workers who lost their lives on New York City construction sites in the past year. Since the previous Memorial Mass in 2015, fourteen of the sixteen workers who lost their lives were working at non-union construction sites. An article in The New York Times covered the Memorial [...]
Local 79 Volunteers Needed for Ecuador Earthquake Relief
Local 79 will be working with a relief organization to send a number of members to Ecuador to assist with earthquake relief. The exact date is to be determined. If interested, contact Juan Mazlymian at 917-881-5767.
Park Cleanup Weekend: Local 79 Volunteers Needed
What: Join members of Local 79 to help clean up Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in Queens. When: Sunday, May 15: Breakfast at 9:00 am. Cleanup project begins at 10:00 am. Lunch served after the cleanup is finished. Where: Take the subway to the #7 Willets Point/Shea Stadium station. Walk down the boardwalk and meet at the Passerelle Circle at the entrance to the park. For more information and to register: Contact Juan Mazlymian at 917-881-5767 [...]
Local 79 Members: Get Your Scaffold Certifications Now!
As summer approaches, the demand increases for Local 79 members who have both scaffold-building certifications: the 32-hour Scaffold Erector Safety and the 16-hour NYC DOB Suspended Scaffold. If you lack either or both of these certifications, get in touch with the Mason Tenders Training Fund as soon as possible to take these classes. This will assure that when work is available, you will have the certifications necessary to be dispatched to the job.
New, Updated Information Available for Victims of 9/11 Attacks
To mark the 15th anniversary of 9/11, The New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health’s (NYCOSH’s) #health4heroes outreach campaign is coordinating outreach and education efforts by partnering with labor and community organizations in order to ensure that more workers are fully informed about the services provided by the World Trade Center Health Program and Victim Compensation Fund. If you believe your health was impacted by the WTC disaster, you may be eligible for free [...]
Local 79 Members Commemorate Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
On March 23, dozens of Local 79 members joined hundreds of other union members, members of community organizations and elementary school students to commemorate the 115th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire. The fire, which occurred in 1911, killed 145 garment workers who were unable to escape the burning factory due to locked exit doors and other unsafe conditions. The fire resulted in a series of laws that improved fire [...]
Local 79 Members Can Now Pay Dues Online and Re-Register for the OWL
Local 79 is happy to announce the launch of eLocal, which provides members with the ability to pay their dues online, as well as check their course history, certificates, participation history, and update their personal information. All Local 79 members received a letter with detailed instructions and an individual "access code" with information which will allow them to create a secure account online. "This represents a huge step forward for Local 79," said Local 79 Business [...]
Construction Workers Memorial Mass
All Local 79 members and their families are cordially invited to join with Building and Construction Trades union officials, members, and management at a memorial mass for construction workers killed and injured on job sites in 2015 and early 2016. Date: Thursday, April 28, 2016 Time: 2:45: Hardhat Procession into St. Patrick’s; 3:00 pm Memorial Service Place: St. Patrick's Cathedral (51st and 5th Avenue) PLEASE WEAR YOUR HARDHAT After the [...]
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