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Join the May 12th Rezoning Rally and March in East New York!
When: Tuesday, May 12th, Rally at 6:00 pm, March at 7:00 pm Where: Highland Park (across the street from 458 Jamaica Avenue) Why: Stand up [...]
Rally for Affordable Housing and Union Construction jobs
Business Manager Mike Prohaska and over 100 loud and proud Local 79 members came out in a blizzard Thursday night to demand union jobs and [...]
MTDC PAC Director Mike McGuire Defends the Scaffold Safety Law
Mike McGuire, director of the Mason Tenders' District Council Political Action Committee, was interviewed about the scaffold safety law by Liz Benjamin on "Capital Tonight," [...]
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Local 79 Members: Albany Rally Alert!
Local 79 members are encouraged to come to a rally in Albany to ensure that any extension of 421-a, the tax abatement program for wealthy developers, contains [...]
Local 79 Tells Community Board 11 to “Build it Union”
Over two dozen Local 79 members, organizers and staff from affiliates of Local 79 attended Community Board 11’s meeting on Tuesday, March 17, to hand [...]
Join the Annual May Day Rally!
On May 1, 2015, Local 79 members will join thousands of workers and community activists outside billionaire Walmart owner Alice Walton's home on the corner [...]
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