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Every worker deserves to have a union. Local 78 works aggressively and diligently to organize workers, to represent its members, and to provide a level playing field for union contractors.
Wednesday, December 27, 2006
Wednesday, December 13, 2006
CHRISTMAS PARTY 2006 INVITATION
LOCAL 78 ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PARTY
DECEMBER 22, 2006, FROM 9PM TO 2AM
AT THE WORLD ASTORIA MANOR
25-22 ASTORIA BLVD, ASTORIA NY 11102
TICKETS: $25 P/P
FOR INFORMATION CONTACT THE OFFICE OR YOUR SHOP STEWARD.
DECEMBER 22, 2006, FROM 9PM TO 2AM
AT THE WORLD ASTORIA MANOR
25-22 ASTORIA BLVD, ASTORIA NY 11102
TICKETS: $25 P/P
FOR INFORMATION CONTACT THE OFFICE OR YOUR SHOP STEWARD.
OFFICIALS AND STAFF
GENERAL OFFICE
EDISON SEVERINO
Business Manager
212-227-4803 (RECEPTION)
New York & New Jersey
New York & New Jersey
EDISON SEVERINO
Business Manager
KAZIK PROSNIEWSKI
President
PAWEL GRUCHACZ
Secretary-Treasurer
GARY SALVA
201-681-6175 Business Agent (Manhattan, Staten Island)
CHRIS WALEK
917-731-1201 Business Agent (Manhattan,Staten Island)
ELI KENT
646-208-7150 Organizing Director (All Boroughs & New Jersey)CHRIS WALEK
917-731-1201 Business Agent (Manhattan,Staten Island)
MAREK TRUSKOLASKI
917-418-0075 Business Agent (Long Island)
MARIO CHAMORRO
917-578-3851 Organizer/BA (Long Island)
FABIO MORALES
646-510-8718 Business Agent (Manhattan, Bronx, Queens)
ROBERT ROWEK
646-457-3317 Organizer/BA (New Jersey)
MARIO CHAMORRO
917-578-3851 Organizer/BA (Long Island)
FABIO MORALES
646-510-8718 Business Agent (Manhattan, Bronx, Queens)
ROBERT ROWEK
646-457-3317 Organizer/BA (New Jersey)
JORGE ROLDAN
917-807-1019 Business Agent (All Boroughs)
Apprentices Coordinator
Apprentices Coordinator
MANUEL ORTIZ
917-418-0334 Business Agent (New Jersey)
DANIEL MOTA-LORA
646-523-2049 Organizer
Franklin Ortega
917-662-8925 Organizer
Carlos Severino
917-697-8729 Organizer
Sebastian
917-494-5449 Organizer
Radek Korek
347-554-14763 Organizer
FABIAN DEREWIECKI
917-731-8391 Business Agent-Dispatcher
Franklin Ortega
917-662-8925 Organizer
Carlos Severino
917-697-8729 Organizer
Sebastian
917-494-5449 Organizer
Radek Korek
347-554-14763 Organizer
FABIAN DEREWIECKI
917-731-8391 Business Agent-Dispatcher
NGULLEN RIVERA
917-731-8392 Business Agent-Dispatcher
917-731-8392 Business Agent-Dispatcher
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
LOCAL 78 VIDEOS
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SPANISH VIDEO
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POLISH VIDEO
COMING SOON!
Monday, December 11, 2006
Urban Agenda Honored Edison Severino
Urban Agenda Celebrated its Inaugural Visionary AwardsThe Honorees were:
Frank GaritoPresident, Environmental Contractors Association
Edison SeverinoBusiness Manager, Laborers’ International Union Local 78
Elizabeth YeampierreExecutive Director, United Puerto Rican Organization of Sunset Park (UPROSE)
We celebrated the accomplishments of three extraordinary individuals on May 9, 2006 at the New York City District Council of Carpenters. Thank you all for your generous support and making our first fundraiser a huge success!
Edison SeverinoBusiness Manager, Laborers’ International Union Local 78
Elizabeth YeampierreExecutive Director, United Puerto Rican Organization of Sunset Park (UPROSE)
We celebrated the accomplishments of three extraordinary individuals on May 9, 2006 at the New York City District Council of Carpenters. Thank you all for your generous support and making our first fundraiser a huge success!
Edison SeverinoBusiness Manager, Laborers’ International Union Local 78
Urban Agenda Website: http://www.urbanagenda.org/events.htm
NEW MEMBER INFORMATION
Welcome Brothers and Siters to Local 78.
This sheet is to provide you with some basic information you need to know as a member of our Union. Please keep this information somewhere safe so you can refer back to it when you need.
Local 78: Our office contact information is listed above-this is where you come to pay your dues (remember, you must keep current on your dues- if you don’t pay for two months you will be automatically suspended and not be able to work on our sites! You can always pay for several months in advance.) You also can use the office for information, job placement any problems such as accidents, injuries, or other on-the-job issues. The out of work List is updated every 3 months- you must speak with Gullen to have your name put on the list, or to renew your name on the list. Remember if your address or phone changes make sure you contact the Local 78 office to give us the new information so we may reach you, and so you receive our Newsletter and other important information we provide.
30 Cliff Street, New York, NY 10038 6th Floor.
Transportation: A or C Train to Broadway/Nassau St. or #2#3#4 or #5 trains to Fulton St.
Training
as a Local 78 Member in good standing you are entitled to Free training, including all the classes you need to maintain your licenses and learn new skills to expand the kinds of work you may perform- such as lead abatement, scaffold work, etc, and also learn English and prepare for a GED (High School Equivalency Diploma), computer classes and Defensive Driving Course (required for NYS Driver’s License.)
NOTE: Members wishing to attend an Asbestos Handler or Supervisor Refresher course must bring their Asbestos licenses and union book. Training certificates (NYS DOH 2832 NJ DOH ASB 24) must be presented for the initial refresher course and all other refresher courses taken at other schools. In the case of a change in name or social security number proper documentation must be presented the day of the course.
Mason Tenders Training Fund (School) (718) 383-6863 Fax (718) 383-6942
42-53 21st Street Call School for Schedule of classes
Long Island City, NY 11101 or Pick up Class Schedule at the Local 78 Office
Benefits
As a Local 78 member you become eligible for benefits after 400 working hours between May 1st through October 31th for medical coverage starting January through December and another 400 hours from November 1st. through April 31 for medical coverage starting July through December. All the information about benefits- health, dental, vision, annuity, and pension- are contained in the SPD Book in English, Spanish and Polish which can be obtained by visiting or calling the Mason Tenders Trust Fund Office. Make sure you fill out and return to the Local 78 office your Benefit Data Card with all the appropriate information including copies of your Social Security Card, the names and Social Security Cards of all your dependents you want covered by your benefits, and copies of your marriage and birth certificates.
Mason Tenders Trust Funds (212) 452-9700 Fax (212) 452-9714
520 8th Avenue Suite 600
New York, NY 10018
Transportation: train A, C, E, to 8th avenue & 34th Street or #1, #2, #3 to 34th Street and 7th Avenue
Mason Tenders District Council- In the case that your benefits are not paid, or not paid properly you can contact field representatives Joe Bianco or Dave Bolger at the below address and phone numbers. You can verify this by looking at your pay-stubs. Remember: you should keep all your pay-stubs in a safe place so if a problem arises; you have all the information you need.
Mason Tenders’ District Council (212) 452-9400 Fax (212) 675-0520
520 8th Avenue, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10011
Transportation: train A, C, E, to 8th avenue & 34th Street or #1, #2, #3 to 34th Street and 7th Avenue
Medical Test- As a Local 78 Member you can be reimbursed for your required medical test- you must go to the MT Training Fund (School) to get the proper form, then go to the facility listed below and pay $84 for the test, then return to the MT Training Fund with your receipt to be reimbursed the full amount- remember, you must get your Medical Test before you can have your Fit Test! Both your medical and fit test and a copy of your updated licenses are required for you to be placed on the Local 78 Out-of-work list. If Gullen dispatches you to a Lead abatement job site, you may get a free initial Lead Blood Test at the facility listed below before you begin the job. You can go for your test at the following location.
Greenpoint Medical Center (718) 383-4600 Fax (718) 389-7393
66 Nassau Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11222
Transportation: train G to Nassau Ave. o el train L to Bedford Ave.
Union Meetings
Is held the 4th Tuesday of each month except July and August, at 7:00 P.M for general membership. The meetings are used to report to the membership all the goings-on of the union, and for members to raise questions and concerns about all aspects of union business. There is time at the end of the meeting for any member comments or question during the New Business and Good and Welfare sections the meetings are held at:
ACTWU Union Hall
31 West 15th Street, Ground Floor
New York, NY
Transportation: F train to 14th St. #4, #5, #6, N, R or L trains to Union Square. Between 5th & 6th avenues
This sheet is to provide you with some basic information you need to know as a member of our Union. Please keep this information somewhere safe so you can refer back to it when you need.
Local 78: Our office contact information is listed above-this is where you come to pay your dues (remember, you must keep current on your dues- if you don’t pay for two months you will be automatically suspended and not be able to work on our sites! You can always pay for several months in advance.) You also can use the office for information, job placement any problems such as accidents, injuries, or other on-the-job issues. The out of work List is updated every 3 months- you must speak with Gullen to have your name put on the list, or to renew your name on the list. Remember if your address or phone changes make sure you contact the Local 78 office to give us the new information so we may reach you, and so you receive our Newsletter and other important information we provide.
30 Cliff Street, New York, NY 10038 6th Floor.
Transportation: A or C Train to Broadway/Nassau St. or #2#3#4 or #5 trains to Fulton St.
Training
as a Local 78 Member in good standing you are entitled to Free training, including all the classes you need to maintain your licenses and learn new skills to expand the kinds of work you may perform- such as lead abatement, scaffold work, etc, and also learn English and prepare for a GED (High School Equivalency Diploma), computer classes and Defensive Driving Course (required for NYS Driver’s License.)
NOTE: Members wishing to attend an Asbestos Handler or Supervisor Refresher course must bring their Asbestos licenses and union book. Training certificates (NYS DOH 2832 NJ DOH ASB 24) must be presented for the initial refresher course and all other refresher courses taken at other schools. In the case of a change in name or social security number proper documentation must be presented the day of the course.
Mason Tenders Training Fund (School) (718) 383-6863 Fax (718) 383-6942
42-53 21st Street Call School for Schedule of classes
Long Island City, NY 11101 or Pick up Class Schedule at the Local 78 Office
Benefits
As a Local 78 member you become eligible for benefits after 400 working hours between May 1st through October 31th for medical coverage starting January through December and another 400 hours from November 1st. through April 31 for medical coverage starting July through December. All the information about benefits- health, dental, vision, annuity, and pension- are contained in the SPD Book in English, Spanish and Polish which can be obtained by visiting or calling the Mason Tenders Trust Fund Office. Make sure you fill out and return to the Local 78 office your Benefit Data Card with all the appropriate information including copies of your Social Security Card, the names and Social Security Cards of all your dependents you want covered by your benefits, and copies of your marriage and birth certificates.
Mason Tenders Trust Funds (212) 452-9700 Fax (212) 452-9714
520 8th Avenue Suite 600
New York, NY 10018
Transportation: train A, C, E, to 8th avenue & 34th Street or #1, #2, #3 to 34th Street and 7th Avenue
Mason Tenders District Council- In the case that your benefits are not paid, or not paid properly you can contact field representatives Joe Bianco or Dave Bolger at the below address and phone numbers. You can verify this by looking at your pay-stubs. Remember: you should keep all your pay-stubs in a safe place so if a problem arises; you have all the information you need.
Mason Tenders’ District Council (212) 452-9400 Fax (212) 675-0520
520 8th Avenue, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10011
Transportation: train A, C, E, to 8th avenue & 34th Street or #1, #2, #3 to 34th Street and 7th Avenue
Medical Test- As a Local 78 Member you can be reimbursed for your required medical test- you must go to the MT Training Fund (School) to get the proper form, then go to the facility listed below and pay $84 for the test, then return to the MT Training Fund with your receipt to be reimbursed the full amount- remember, you must get your Medical Test before you can have your Fit Test! Both your medical and fit test and a copy of your updated licenses are required for you to be placed on the Local 78 Out-of-work list. If Gullen dispatches you to a Lead abatement job site, you may get a free initial Lead Blood Test at the facility listed below before you begin the job. You can go for your test at the following location.
Greenpoint Medical Center (718) 383-4600 Fax (718) 389-7393
66 Nassau Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11222
Transportation: train G to Nassau Ave. o el train L to Bedford Ave.
Union Meetings
Is held the 4th Tuesday of each month except July and August, at 7:00 P.M for general membership. The meetings are used to report to the membership all the goings-on of the union, and for members to raise questions and concerns about all aspects of union business. There is time at the end of the meeting for any member comments or question during the New Business and Good and Welfare sections the meetings are held at:
ACTWU Union Hall
31 West 15th Street, Ground Floor
New York, NY
Transportation: F train to 14th St. #4, #5, #6, N, R or L trains to Union Square. Between 5th & 6th avenues
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