Where You Can Participate
Laborers Rising : Mandatory Participation Locations: Monday, January 13, 2025
Manhattan
Empire State Realty Trust (Laborers Rising)
350 5th Ave.
Between W. 33rd St. & W. 34th St.
B/D/F/M train to 34th St. – Herald Sq.
Contact: Vito Speziale (732) 402-2210
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
7:00 am is the typical start time (unless otherwise stated) for all participation locations.
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.
