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LABORERS LOCAL 79 COMMENDS THE LEGISLATURE FOR A WORKER-FRIENDLY SESSION AND LOOKS TO NEXT YEAR
Local 79 Focused On Legislation To Address Labor, Economic, and Immigrant Justice This Session Including the Clean Slate Act, NYCHA Preservation Trust, And Excluded Worker Fund Albany, New York – After six months of advocacy and activism, Laborers Local 79 capped off a strong legislative session in Albany. Following the end of session, Michael Prohaska, Business Manager of Laborers Local 79, issued the subsequent statement: “In January, Local 79 [...]
General Membership Meeting Dates for 2022
LOCAL 79 MEMBERSHIP MEETING DATES FOR 2022 IS AS FOLLOW: PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS: JANUARY 19TH MARCH 16TH APRIL 20TH MAY 18TH JUNE 15TH JULY 20TH SEPTEMBER 21ST OCTOBER 19TH NOVEMBER 16TH DECEMBER 14TH *MEETINGS START PROMPTLY AT 5:00 PM*
Local 79 & Community Park Cleanup Day – Sunday, June 26, 2022 @ 8:00 am
Volunteers Needed for Flushing Meadows—Corona Park Cleanup Day Sunday, June 26, 2022 @ Flushing Meadows - Corona Park 8:00 am meet-up for breakfast | 9:00 am cleanup begins **Breakfast and lunch will be served** 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, please call Steve [...]
REPLACE YOUR SST CARD WITH A CITY-REQUIRED “TRAINING CONNECT” CARD!
If you are currently holding a valid SST card, the city now requires you to get that card replaced with one of the new “Training Connect” Site Safety Training Cards (see above). The new cards are available now at the Training Fund facility in Long Island City. You can get your card replaced Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. Do it now and avoid the long lines. [...]
Laborers’ Union Endorses Excluded No More Legislation to Extend Unemployment Benefits to Immigrant Workers
New York – Today, Laborers’ Local 79, which represents 10,000 construction workers in New York, announced its support for Excluded No More, state legislation that would set up a new program to provide unemployment compensation to workers, including undocumented immigrant workers, who are currently excluded from the unemployment insurance system. Laborers’ Local 79 made the following statement on the Excluded No More bill: “We’re proud to offer our support for the Excluded No More legislation. [...]
NY Paid Family Leave Benefits Provided by the Fund
As a reminder, the Mason Tenders’ District Council Welfare Fund (the “Fund”) has been providing New York Paid Family Leave (PFL) benefits to eligible members covered under the Fund since January 1, 2018 (the effective date of the NYPFL requirement). Accordingly, contributing employers do not need to collect, nor should they collect, PFL premiums from collectively-bargained employees who are participants in the Fund. Note that an employee who has contributions [...]
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING VACCINATION
Due to recently enacted laws requiring vaccination, it is becoming increasingly unlikely that you will be dispatched to a job if you are not fully vaccinated. This is not Local 79’s policy; it is a legal requirement for most contractors and most job sites. Although some of the laws have exceptions for medical disabilities and genuine religious objections, this does not mean you are automatically allowed on a job. If [...]
Out-of-Work List Re-registration Dates for 2022
Re-registration dates for 2022 for all members to maintain their position on Local 79's Job Referral List: JANUARY/ENERO3RD , 4TH, 5TH, 6TH, 7TH, & 10TH APRIL/ABRIL1ST, 4TH, 5TH, 6TH, & 7TH JULY/JULIO1ST, 5TH, 6TH , 7TH, & 8TH OCTOBER/OCTUBRE3RD, 4TH, 5TH , 6TH, & 7TH PLEASE CALL JOB ADMINISTRATION DEPT.212-465-7915, 7918, 7919, or 7969
Final Election Protest Decisions from LiUNA & Department of Labor: Mike Prohaska and the entire Clean Slate are victorious again!!
In order to address any rumors and misinformation out there, here is the truth concerning the 2021 Local 79 Officer Election: • Local 79 had its Officer Election in June, overseen by Local 79’s Judges of Election and conducted by the American Arbitration Association. • On June 22nd the American Arbitration Association and the Judges of Election certified the results that Business Manager Mike Prohaska of the Clean Slate received [...]
Body Shop Bill Passes in NYC Council
Thanks to the organizing of Laborers Fight Back activists, the Body Shop Bill was passed by the NYC Council by a vote of 40 to 2. This groundbreaking legislation will regulate unscrupulous contractors that take advantage of formerly incarcerated construction workers. Local 79 Business Manager Mike Prohaska said, "With proper enforcement, this law will empower formerly incarcerated New Yorkers, help remove barriers to workplace organizing on non-union construction sites, and [...]
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