02-09-10 09:02

New York State Sends a Strong Message to Employers: Monetary and Criminal Penalties for Misclassification of Workers[more...]

Our continuing fight against the misclassification of workers in the construction industry saw a major victory this week as state leaders signed the Construction Industry Fair Play Act into law. Wi...

31-08-10 15:57

Message from Supervisor: Wage Hold Extended 30 Days[more...]

Your representatives and I are dedicated to ensuring that your voices are heard. As we fight to recapture our market share our focus must be on the long term survival and growth of our Union. Cha...

27-08-10 10:52

September 7th - Local 608 Meeting Location Change[more...]

Attention Members. The location for the Local Union 608 meeting scheduled for September 7th has been changed. It will now be held at the Labor Technical College at 395 Hudson Street (Clarkson Str...

25-08-10 13:13

Filing Deadline for 9/11 Workers is September 13, 2010[more...]

The WTC-12 filing deadline for all of those who assisted with work at Ground Zero is quickly approaching. All members that were involved in rescue, recovery and cleanup work at the World Trade Cen...

20-08-10 14:29

September 11 Memorial Mass in place of Labor Day Parade [more...]

Attention Members! In place of the annual Labor Day Parade scheduled to be held on September 11th, 2010, the labor community will host a memorial mass on September 11th to honor and remember our p...

Events:

Local 608 Union Meeting

Tuesday, September 7th

9/11 Memorial Mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral

Saturday, September 11th at 8:30 am

Local 1456 Union Meeting

Tuesday, September 14th

Local 2287 Union Meeting

Wednesday, September 15th

Local 2090 Union Meeting

Thursday, September 16th

Current Issue Summer 2010

01-09-10 00:00

A Salute to All Working Men and Women (New York Post, 8/27/10)[more...]

26-08-10 12:02

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

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)[more...]

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)[more...]

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...

Events:

September 7, 1979

Chrysler's Big Bailout - At the end of the 1970's many of major American corporations were plagued by fiscal problems. On September 7, 1979 Chrysler Corporation announced that it was going to post record pre-tax losses for the year. An overstock of cars, and a three-week delay in starting production on their 1980 models, Chrysler was nearing record-setting pre-tax losses. Looking to cap the losses, Chrysler asked for roughly $1 billion in Federal assistance, took steps to unload the company's surplus of undesirable, boat-sized cars, and instituted a series of cost-saving measures.