I am extremely proud of the way our Union family has responded to every challenge this pandemic has brought. Unfortunately winter is bringing us a new wave of Covid-19 infection and all the uncertainty and apprehension that comes with it. The statewide COVID-19 positivity rate may have fallen slightly, but infection rates are still rising in Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island. I know many of us may be [...]

Business Manager Mike Prohaska was honored at the September fundraiser of H.E.A.R.T. 9/11, an organization made up of union firefighters, policemen and construction workers that volunteer to help those in need of emergency aid response. Hundreds of Local 79 members have been HEART 9/11 volunteers over the years and have gone on countless trips to Haiti, Ecuador, Texas, Puerto Rico, the Bahamas, Florida, North Carolina, Oklahoma, New Orleans and numerous [...]

IT'S OUR UNION, IT'S OUR FIGHT. IT'S TIME TO SHOW THEM WHAT HAPPENS WHEN LABORERS FIGHT BACK! #EndBodyShopsNow

Attention Local 79 Members:For your safety and security, it is imperative that you always carry proper identification on the jobsite. There are certain contracts in which Local 79 members are required to have a 79 I.D. and a union book present. If you are caught without having proper identification, you can be removed from the jobsite. 

Recently you should have received a post card containing information regarding contacting the Funds. While the card lists several ways for you to do this, I would strongly urge you to use email since the Funds' Office is receiving a very large volume of phone calls. Due to the current pandemic and the concern for the health and safety of our staff and members, the Mason Tenders' District Council Trust [...]