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How do I get Local 79?
Members without an eLocal account were mailed an access code with instructions to register. If you don’t have your access code, you can call the Dues Department at 212-465-7911 on Monday through Friday 8am to 5pm. Once you have registered, your email address will automatically be entered into our database.
How many members are in Local 79?
Local 79 currently has over 10,000 active and retired members and is the largest Laborers’ Local in North America.
How do I join a local laborers union?
How Can I Become A Member
- If you are a construction worker or a public employee, by joining together with coworkers to form a union with LIUNA.
- In the construction industry, by reaching out to a Local Union where you live or work.
- By working for an employer which already has a contract with LIUNA.
How many members does Local Union 79 have?
Is Local 79 in Florida?
Teamsters Local 79 has been protecting working families in Southwest Florida since 1936. For more information, go to http://teamsterslocal79.org/. CEMEX workers throughout North America are organizing with the Teamsters.
What skills do Local 79 apprentices learn?
Among the skills Local 79 apprentices learn are general construction, site maintenance, interior and total building demolition, and mason tending. Safe work practices are central to all training received.
How long does it take to get an apprenticeship in construction?
The program begins with three weeks of free training followed by paid on-the-job training and work experience at job sites throughout New York City. Among the skills Local 79 apprentices learn are general construction, site maintenance, interior and total building demolition, and mason tending.
How do I get into the apprenticeship program?
Passage of drug screening (upon selection to the program) Admission to the Apprenticeship Program is primarily from candidates selected from a general recruitment, which occurs once or twice a year. The Mason Tenders’ Training Fund website will announce the date for the next general recruitment.