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Local 79 Volunteer Opportunities in Puerto Rico!!
Volunteer opportunities in Puerto Rico!! If anyone is interested in volunteering to go to Puerto Rico to assist in rebuilding communities throughout, please contact Tafadar at (646) 670-7020 or via email at tsourov@local79.org Local 79 volunteers make a difference!! Respond * Rebuild * Recover
Important Changes to the Legal Services Plan Effective September 1, 2022
The Board of Trustees of the Local 79 Legal Services Plan announce the following changes to the Plan, effective September 1, 2022. The Plan will provide benefits for immigration and naturalization services without an annual cap on hours. The current sixteen (16) hour cap will be removed. In addition to covering proceedings in landlord/tenant court in which the participant is the tenant, the Plan will cover proceedings in landlord/tenant court [...]
Annual African American Day Parade – Sunday, September 18, 2022 at 10:00 am
Annual African American Day Parade Sunday, September 18, 2022 Assemble at 10:00 am in Harlem, NYC Local 79 will meet at West 112th St. & Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd. (7th Ave.) **T-shirts will be handed out during the commencement of the parade. Soul food & beverages will be available at the completion of the parade** For more information contact Tierra Williams (646) 581-1570
Annual Labor Day Parade 2022 – Saturday, September 10th @ 7:00 am
Annual Labor Day Parade 2022 – Saturday, September 10, 2022 (Assemble at 7:00 am) Local 79 will be meeting on 44th Street between 5th Ave & 6th Ave. Food, beverages & t-shirts will be provided! For more information, contact Tafadar Sourov (646) 670-7020
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.
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 [...]
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