26-08-10 12:02

Floorcoverers install new tile floor at Divine Mercy (The Queens Courier, 8/25/10)

When the students return to Divine Mercy Catholic Academy in Ozone Park, they’ll be treading on brand new tile flooring.Members of INSTALL NYC, the International Standards and Training Alliance, vo...

05-08-10 00:00

Urban Outfitters in Trouble With the Carpenters Union (New York Magazine, 8/2/10)

The New York City District Council of Carpenters has just begun its 31st day of protest outside the Urban Outfitters store at Third Avenue and 59th Street. Union members are there because of a labo...

07-06-10 15:34

Making it in a Man's World: Group helps women become tradeswomen (CNN, 6/3/10)

NEW YORK (CNN) -- Construction sites are still largely male-dominated. But one hard-hat wearing woman spends a lot of time hanging with the guys.Alex Coveleski, 38, is an apprentice dock builder wh...

21-04-10 15:06

Carpenters Rally at Brooklyn Jobsite (The Brooklyn Paper, 4/21/10)

‘Labor’ pains at Carroll Gardens job site
By Gary Buisofor The Brooklyn PaperApril 21, 2010
A controversial Carroll Gardens development continues to be a flashpoint for protests, with union offic...

21-04-10 09:56

Faked Out: Carpenters union calls for a crackdown on the sale of phony OSHA training certifications (New York City News Service, 4/13/10)

12-04-10 08:08

New York City District Council of Carpenters helps carpenters earn college degrees (NY Daily News 4/11/10)

BY Jonathan Balthaser SPECIAL TO THE DAILY NEWS
Sunday, April 11th 2010
Alex Johnson doesn't crumble working under often brutal conditions, erecting walls, joining girders and welding steel as a...

26-03-10 09:19

Deal is Reached for Ground Zero Construction (NY Times 3/25/10)

March 25, 2010
Tentative Deal Struck for 2 Ground Zero Towers
By CHARLES V. BAGLI
The Port Authority, government officials and the developer Larry A. Silverstein reached a tentative agreement T...

15-01-10 14:51

Union Carpenters Assist Relief Efforts in Haiti (Eyewitness News, 1/14/2010)

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Darla Miles, Eyewitness NewsThursday, January 14, 2010
GREENWICH VILLAGE (WABC) -- The United Brotherhood of Carpenters is one of countless organizatio...

31-12-09 20:45

Union members sign PLAs worth $5 billion for city-wide infrastructure over the next 4 years (NY Daily News, 11/25/09)

Construction workers agree to $300 million in concessions on city-funded building projects
BY Brian Kates and Adam Lisberg DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERS
Wednesday, November 25th 2009, 4:00 AM
Const...

16-12-09 00:00

Community Board 6 passes responsible development policy (NY Post, December 16, 2009)

by Gary Buiso
December 16, 2009
Community Board 6 this week unanimously approved a policy it hopes will protect the district from the perils of unscrupulous contractors.
Under the policy, all n...

15-12-09 11:30

Attorney General Cuomo Sues to Recover More Than $4 Million in Wages For NYC Construction Workers

ATTORNEY GENERAL CUOMO SUES TO RECOVER MORE THAN $4 MILLION IN WAGES FOR NYC CONSTRUCTION WORKERS
Six Major NYC Construction Companies Sued for Shortchanging Employees and Discriminating
Again...

15-12-09 11:29

6 Construction Companies Accused of Using Race-Based Pay Scale: Whites at Top, Latinos Rock Bottom (NY Daily News, 10/16/09)

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6 construction companies accused of using race-based pay scale: whites at top, Latinos rock bottom
By Brian Kates
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
Updated Thursday, October 15th 2009, 5:53...

15-12-09 11:27

Contractor Is Accused of Cheating Minority Workers Out of Wages (NY Times, 10/16/09)

Contractor Is Accused of Cheating Minority Workers Out of Wages
By CHARLES V. BAGLI
Published: October 15, 2009
During the city’s recent construction boom, developers could not build fast enou...

11-12-09 10:29

Builders in Pay Probe (NY Daily News 10/30/09)

AG probing claim that top hotel developers paid laborers on sliding scale based on skin color
BY Brian Kates DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
Friday, October 30th 2009, 4:00 AM
The city's top two...

11-12-09 10:19

Bright Blue Future: Carpenter Trade is a Good Skill to Have Now (NY Post 10/19/09)

Bright blue future
By CHRIS ERIKSON
Last Updatad: 12:01 PM. October 19. 2009 Posted: 1 :25 AM. October 19. 2009

The words "workers" and "demand" don't often show up in t...

20-10-09 13:56

Carpenters Union Exposes Contractor Fraud

Spearheaded by our organizing department, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo brings charges against non-union contractor for wage theft and discriminatory pay scales. Another successful organizing campa...