Laborers Local 79 - New York City

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With over 10,000 members, Construction & General Building Laborers' Local 79 is one of the largest, most progressive and active local unions in New York City. Affiliated with the Mason Tenders District Council of Greater New York, Local 79 was chartered by the Laborers International Union of North America (LiUNA) in 1996 through the consolidation of ten local unions. Local 79's scope of work includes:

- Mason Tending
- Interior & Total Demolition
- General Conditions
- Plasterer Tending
- Mortar Mixing (For Bricklayers)
- White Mortar Mixing (For Plasterers)
- Fire Watch
- Fire Proof Mixing
- Burning & Torch Operations
- Scaffolding (Hanging & Pipe)
- Restoration Work
- Temporary Heat
- Core-Drilling
- O.S.H.A.

Yesterday's phone bankers. Please come out and volunteer today at 4pm to phone bank for our upcoming rally on August 20...
08/12/2026

Yesterday's phone bankers. Please come out and volunteer today at 4pm to phone bank for our upcoming rally on August 20th

08/10/2026
Please join us on Thursday, August 20th.The rally starts at 12pm and ends at 5pm so come before or after work.We need to...
08/10/2026

Please join us on Thursday, August 20th.
The rally starts at 12pm and ends at 5pm so come before or after work.
We need to stop body shops in affordable housing.
Make sure you attend and bring other laborers with you.

Job Actions
08/06/2026

Job Actions

Leadership and members from Local 79 gathered on Northern Boulevard in Queens yesterday for the 43rd Annual Ecuadorian P...
08/03/2026

Leadership and members from Local 79 gathered on Northern Boulevard in Queens yesterday for the 43rd Annual Ecuadorian Parade. Thanks to all those who made it out to celebrate the strength of our union and Ecuadorian culture. Until next year… ¡Viva Ecuador! 🇪🇨

07/29/2026

✊ Vea al organizador Vicente Simbaña, de la LiUNA Eastern Region y la Laborers Local 79 - New York City, dirigirse a la audiencia en la Conferencia Multiregional de LIUNA después de ser homenajeado con el Premio Billy Goodrich al Organizador del Año.
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Watch LIUNA Eastern Region and Local 79’s very own Vicente Simbaña address the LIUNA Multi-Regional Conference after being named the Billy Goodrich Organizer of the Year.

07/29/2026
Construction workers, union members, Local 79, the Mason Tenders District Council, and LiUNA's Eastern Region rallied ou...
07/13/2026

Construction workers, union members, Local 79, the Mason Tenders District Council, and LiUNA's Eastern Region rallied outside of a Hudson Companies project in solidarity with laborers from Apex Labor Solutions who are fighting for better wages and working conditions. ✊

📣 Justice for affordable housing laborers! 📣



Mason Tenders' District Council
LiUNA Eastern Region

RALLY ALERT: Join your brothers and sisters for a lunchtime rally this Monday at 12pm to say Shame on Hudson Companies f...
07/09/2026

RALLY ALERT: Join your brothers and sisters for a lunchtime rally this Monday at 12pm to say Shame on Hudson Companies for allowing exploitation on NYC affordable housing!

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131 W 33rd Street, 7th Floor
New York, NY
10001

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(212) 465-7900

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