Where You Can Participate 
Laborers Rising : Mandatory Participation Locations:  Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Manhattan | 9:00 am Start
Steadfast (Laborers Rising)
600 5th Ave.
Between W. 48th St. & W. 49th St.
B/D/F/M train to 47 – 50 Sts. – Rockefeller Ctr.
Contact: Gino Murillo (929) 429-5165

Nordest (Laborers Rising)
235 E. 42nd St.
Between 2nd Ave. & 3rd Ave.
4/5/6/7/S train to Grand Central – 42nd St.
Contact: Alvaro Gonzalez (347) 344-8577

Metroloft (Laborers Rising)
55 Broad St.
Between Exchange Pl. & Beaver St.
4/5 train to Wall St.
Contact: Jarell Gibbs (646) 629-2833

Metroloft (Laborers Rising)
111 Wall St.
Between South St. & Front St.
2/3/4/5 train to Wall St.
Contact: Robert Brunotte (646) 629-2709

Members of Local 79 to complete one day of mandatory participation each year. Members can fulfill this requirement in any of the following ways:

  • Spend a day at a participation location
  • Attend five participation locations at lunchtime.
  • Take part in a Local-79 approved action, event or community-service

Retirees are required to complete 4 hours and Journeyworkers are required to complete 6 hours to be eligible for a stipend. (Journeyworkers can receive a stipend up to 17 times per year). Rallies are not paid events but attendees will receive participation credit. To receive full participation credit, you must sign in/out.

Participation Location Hotline: 212-465-7957

In addition to these activities, we encourage members to do the following:

Take the RISE (Regional Initiatives for Strategic Education) Foundation course. This class educates members about the history and economics of the construction industry, union organizing, and helps them in understanding some of the tactics Local 79 employs. Sign up by calling  Mike Vatter at 347-658-2826

Take the second level RISE Builder course, a more advanced course in community organizing. Sign up by calling  Mike Vatter at 347-658-2826

Participate in Political Action phone banking, local political meetings, and other activities. For more information, call: 212-452-9500.

For more information about ways in which you can get involved and for general questions, call 212-465-7912.