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Labor Committee for Latin American Advancement Honors Local 79 Business Manager Mike Prohaska
On the evening of Friday, May 8, Local 79 Business Manager received an award at the annual Labor Committee for Latin American Advancement (LCLAA) gala. [...]
May Day Rally Draws Thousands
Hundreds of Local 79 members joined thousands of workers from various unions to celebrate May Day 2015 with a rally that began outside billionaire Walmart owner Alice Walton's [...]
Construction Workers Attend Memorial Mass
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 [...]
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Local 79 Members: Help Stop the Giveaway to Rich Developers!
Local 79 is one of several unions that recently publicly supported an organization called UP4NYC. UP4NYC is an organization that advocates for Albany to repair the [...]
May 12 Rally Against NYSAFAH
On Tuesday, May 12, the (inaptly named) New York State Association for Affordable Housing (NYSAFAH) held their annual conference in New York City. NYSAFAH is an association that, [...]
Hundreds Join May 12th Rezoning Rally in East New York
On the evening of May 12th, over a hundred Local 79 members were joined by members of other building trades' unions and community organizations at a [...]
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