A New Era of Leadership at the District Council

18-05-12 13:46

Memo from EST Mike Bilello regarding Steward Review Operating Procedures[more...]

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09-05-12 10:41

Judge blocks Bloomberg's plan to remove civil service carpenters from Prevailing Wage law[more...]

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08-05-12 09:35

Announcement: Letters Have Been Sent to All Council Representative Applicants[more...]

By now, all Carpenters who applied for the Council Representative position should have received notification in the mail about their status.  Candidates who qualified to attend the 1-day interviews...

13-04-12 10:47

Trustee Special Election Information[more...]

Please see the following letter from Review Officer Dennis Walsh regarding the upcoming Special Election for the position of District Council Trustee.
Letter from RO Dennis Walsh (click to view)...

11-04-12 11:55

Seeking Council Representatives[more...]

The New York City and Vicinity District Council of Carpenters is searching for active members of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters who are interested in the position of COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE wi...

Events:

Local 20 Union Meeting

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Monday, May 21st

Local 1556 Union Meeting

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Tuesday, May 22nd

Local 2790 Union Meeting

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Monday, May 28th

Local 45 Union Meeting

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Tuesday, May 29th

Latino Club Meeting

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Monday, June 4th

EST Mike Bilello Featured in the New York Times



17-05-12 09:14

Labor leader Ed Malloy dies at 77 (Crains New York, May 16, 2012)[more...]

A former steamfitter, Mr. Malloy steered the city and state construction trades council for nearly two decades until his retirement earlier this year.
By Daniel Massey @masseydaniel Published: Ma...

07-05-12 15:36

Judge puts brakes on mayor's executive order (Crains New York, 5/7/2012)[more...]

A temporary restraining order blocks a move by Mayor Michael Bloomberg to prevent the city comptroller from setting wages for about 10,000 city employees.
 
  By Daniel Massey @masseydaniel Publ...

07-05-12 11:31

Brother Eddie Bracken, who lost sister on 9/11, calls visit to Guantanamo Bay for Al Qaeda terror thugs' arraignment 'bittersweet' (NY Daily News, 5/7/2012)[more...]

Staten Island resident attended hearing for KSM, minions after entering name in lottery
By Eddie Bracken / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

Walter Michot/The Miami Herald via AP
Eddie Bracken (bottom...

30-04-12 12:00

London's Big-Deal Art Fair Hits New York, Occupy Hits Back (The Village Voice, May 2, 2012)[more...]

Seize the frieze
By Christian Viveros-Faune Wednesday, May 2 2012
Familiar characters from the old boom-time economy are in New York in greater numbers than usual this week. There are the gazill...

Events:

May 19th, 1920

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Ten people were killed when coal company officials tried to remove striking union workers from coal company housing. The episode, which became known as the “Matewan Battle” is depicted in John Sayles’ film Matewan.