
Laborers Local 79
@local79nyc
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Construction and General Building Laborers in #NYC. Member of @LIUNA. Unión de Trabajadores de la Construcción en la ciudad de Nueva York.
131 W 33rd St, Manhattan, NY
Joined March 2013
#Local79 & members of @LiUNAEasternReg joined over 100 organizers at the 2nd annual #LaborersRising Conference in Chicago this Spring. LIUNA's best united to level up, strengthen our movement, and build real #power! Are you ready to #FeelThePower?. #TBT #LiUNA #Local79 #1U
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🤬 The BBB's attack on @LIUNA green-energy jobs is one part of the #Project2025 anti-union playbook. Another's repealing #DavisBacon Prevailing Wage (pg 604). Whether it's his plan or not, the Trump administration's enacted 40% of Project 2025 so far: .
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🎥 #WATCH @LIUNA @GPBrentBooker on #BBB25 being signed into law:. "We're fighting for jobs. "[T]he impact of this bill & what it's going to mean for our members and the wind & solar is ten times or even 100 times greater than the jobs lost at Keystone.".
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RT @LIUNA: Behind the #BigBeautifulBill headlines are REAL consequences for working people. Yet once again, JOBS were left out of the conv….
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RT @GPBrentBooker: What really matters: JOBS!. Tens of thousands of #LIUNA members work in wind and solar, building our #energy future with….
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RT @GNYLECET: #LiUNA Chevrolet #NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Driver and proud @LiUNA member, @TylerAnkrum wishes everyone a safe and happy….
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RT @LIUNA: They built the foundation — now it’s on us to protect it!. Over a century later, we’re still fighting the same fight: safety, di….
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RT @GPBrentBooker: Voting to take away tens of THOUSANDS of #LIUNA #jobs, and raise energy prices for everyday Americans isn’t big or beaut….
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RT @GPBrentBooker: Thousands of #LIUNA jobs—GONE. Promises to working families—BROKEN. Today, the Senate chose tax breaks for billionaires….
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RT @GPBrentBooker: We’re not just talking about organizing the South—we’re doing it. The latest In The Know breaks down why this fight is p….
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RT @local79nyc: THIS is the sound of over 1,000 #union members supporting the construction of @CaesarsPalace.Casino in @TimesSquareNYC! #Fe….
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THIS is the sound of over 1,000 #union members supporting the construction of @CaesarsPalace.Casino in @TimesSquareNYC! #FeelThePower #LaborersRising.
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To every Brigade member who knocked doors, made calls, held turf, and brought the energy, thank you! YOU made the difference. This is what worker power looks like in action. 💫 #LaborersRising #LiUNA #FeelThePower.
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🗳️ WE SHOWED UP, SHOWED OUT, & WON✊.After 3 weeks, our Brigade #GOTV operation wrapped & our backed candidates came out on top:.🏆 Brooklyn: @ShahanaFromBK Council District 39.🏆 Bronx: @PiSanchezNYC, Council District 14.🏆 Queens (+ Citywide!): For @MarkLevineNYC Comptroller
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RT @LiUNAEasternReg: ✊🏿 Today is #Juneteenth. It marks the 160th anniversary of the moment in 1865 when news of #emancipation finally reac….
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✊🏿 Today is #Juneteenth. It marks the 160th anniversary of the moment in 1865 when news of #emancipation finally reached the enslaved people of Galveston, Texas, ending slavery as an institution in the US. Learn more about this momentous day at the link:
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