Brothers & Sisters, As a reminder, there will be no general membership meeting in August. The regularly scheduled membership meeting on Wednesday, September 15, 2021 has been changed. Please note that the meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 14 - 5:00 pm at our usual location (St. Vartan’s Armenian Cathedral: 630 2nd Ave. New York, NY) We have all intentions of having the membership meeting in-person if the Federal, City, State Governments [...]

Sunday, September 12, 2021 • 8:00 am Ticket Registration: https://www.classy.org/team/367774  Directions: N Moore St & Greenwich St A/C/E to Canal Street or 1 train to Franklin Street Contact: John Wund (347) 344-7633 Instructions: Be part of the Local 79 contingent in the 20th Anniversary Commemorative March of the 9/11 Recovery Workers on Sunday, September 12th starting at 8am.  Local 79 is subsidizing the registration fee for our members. After reserving [...]

ANNUAL ECUADORIAN DAY PARADE!! SUNDAY, AUGUST 8, 2021 @ 9:30 AM ASSEMBLE AT: 69TH ST. & NORTHERN BLVD. - QUEENS, NY FOOD, BEVERAGES & T-SHIRTS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED BEFORE THE PARADE FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT LUIS MONTALVO (609) 462-6290 Local 79 members must complete a mandatory participation day each year. Members can meet this requirement by attending this event.  

A MESSAGE ON THE 2021 ELECTIONS FROM LOCAL 79 BUSINESS MANAGER & PAC TREASURER MIKE PROHASKA Brothers and Sisters, I don’t have to tell you that the last year and a half have been an unprecedented time of uncertainty for the construction industry, and by extension Local 79. As we’re dealing with all these changes, we can’t forget that some things stay the same. Today I’m communicating with you regarding [...]

Rally Alert!! #TAKEITBACK RALLY TO FIGHT WAGE THEFT When: Tuesday, June 15, 2021 Time: 4:00 pm Where: 261 11th Ave. (Between W. 27th St. & W. 28th St.) Directions: 7 train to 34th St. - Hudson Yards For more information, contact Jason Delgado (646) 455-9331 Members of Local 79 must complete one day of mandatory participation each year. Members can fulfill this requirement by attending this event.  

Our upcoming Membership Meeting on Wednesday, July 21st will be conducted as a Zoom webinar. In order to attend, each member in good standing will be sent an email with an individualized invitation. If you currently do not have an email on file with Local 79, visit: www.local79.org/email to update your email address by Sunday, July 18th at midnight so you can receive the link for our May meeting. For any questions, call Angela at 212-465-7912. [...]