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Memorial Mass Honors Construction Workers
Hundreds of Building and Construction Trades union officials, members, and management, including the leadership and many members of Local 79, gathered at St. Patrick’s Cathedral [...]
Register for Albany Bus Trip!
Politicians are allowing powerful developers to use 421a tax breaks to increase their profit. Local 79 will be demanding that developers taking advantage of these tax breaks pay union [...]
Rally Alert: Protest Against Lettire Construction
Why: After having stolen millions of $$$'s from workers on previous jobs in New York City, Lettire Construction is trying to make a comeback in Brooklyn. Local 79 [...]
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Mike Prohaska Joins Board of Nontraditional Employment for Women
On April 1st, 2014, Local 79 Business Manager Mike Prohaska was voted onto the Board of Nontraditional Employment for Women (NEW). Founded in 1978, NEW, [...]
Local 79 Joins Wage Theft Coalition
Local 79 has joined the New York Coalition to End Wage Theft, a coalition that seeks to put an end to the scourge of wage theft through [...]
Immigration Forum Draws Hundreds of Members
Hundreds of Local 79 members and their families came to Local 79's Immigration Forum on April 6, 2014. Speakers included LiUNA General President Terry O'Sullivan, Local [...]
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