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Local 79 Health Fair
Join the members of Local 79 and their families for a fun-filled all-day outing. The fair offers members and their families the opportunity to receive [...]
Park Cleanup Weekend: Local 79 Volunteeers Needed
Join members of Local 79 on Saturday, June 21 and Sunday, June 22 to help clean up two New York City parks. Saturday Wingate Park Cleanup [...]
Historic Agreement Reached with Brookfield Properties
The Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York recently signed a portfolio labor agreement with Brookfield Properties, an agreement that covers virtually all [...]
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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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