Mason Tenders' District Council

08/26/2026

Affordable housing construction workers showed tremendous courage by standing together and speaking publicly. Standing together with labor, community & elected officials at a Hudson Companies project, they demand an end to low wage labor brokers in the residential construction sector and fair wages & benefits on ALL residential construction projects. ✊

Local 79 is here to support them and make sure they know they are not alone. 💪
We will keep fighting for justice for affordable housing workers!



Our thanks to LIUNA Vice President and LiUNA Eastern Region Manager Mike Hellstrom, Council Member Jennifer Gutiérrez and community leaders from NYC Democratic Socialists of America, New York Communities for Change , Workers Justice Project - Proyecto Justicia Laboral, and CUFFH.

08/21/2026

08/11/2026

07/31/2026

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

07/28/2026

🗣️ A quartet of some of the loudest voices fighting for New York's working men and women.

Governor Kathy Hochul is a staunch supporter of Union workers and LIUNA, and we're proud to stand with LIUNA General Secretary-Treasurer Michael F. Sabitoni, LIUNA New England Regional Manager and Vice Prsident Donato A. Bianco, Jr. and LiUNA Eastern Region Manager Mike Hellstrom in supporting her reelection bid.

07/16/2026

🎥 Low-road contractors putting profits over work-site safety harms workers AND the public.

LIUNA members know that.

And because of the structural failure at MetroLoft's job site in Midtown, New Yorkers and the rest of the country were reminded of that fact, too.

Shame on MetroLoft for putting profits over public safety, and thank you to NYC Buildings for upping safety inspections on job sites throughout the city:
https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2026/07/15/dob-inspecting-construction-sites-after-pfizer-hq-debacle/