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Business Manager Mike Prohaska Takes on Wage Theft
The New York Times published a letter on September 9, 2014 from Local 79 Business Manager Mike Prohaska about wage theft. The letter was written in [...]
Local 79 Marches in Labor Day Parade
Hundreds of Local 79 members joined thousands of members of labor union throughout New York City as they marched down Fifth Avenue to celebrate Labor [...]
Local 79 Women Featured in National Story
Photographs of Local 79 female Shop Stewards were featured prominently in a recent Associated Press article on women in the construction trades. The comprehensive article looks at the [...]
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Thousands Attend African American Parade
Hundreds of members of Local 79 joined thousands of parade-goers at the Annual African American Day Parade on Sunday, September 21. The parade, which filled Adam [...]
LiUNA Member Stands Proud
Jake Labate, son Of Local 79 Business Agent Mike Labate and a member of Laborers’ Local 66 on Long Island, recently had the honor of [...]
Local 79 Members from East New York: Please Attend Important Meeting
On Tuesday, December 16 at 6:00 pm, Local 79 members who live in East New York are requested to attend an important meeting where the [...]
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