LOCAL 78 OFFICIAL SITE

LOCAL 78 NEW MEMBER INFORMATION

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Local 78

30 Cliff Street 6th Floor, New York, NY 10038

Tel. 212-227-4803

WELCOME brother & sister to Local 78. This website is design to provide you with some basic information about our Local Union.

LOCAL 78:

Our office 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 side! 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, etc. The Out of Work List is update every 3 months- you must speak with NGullen to have you name put on the list, or to renew your name on the list. Remember if your address or phone number change make sure you contact the Local 78 office to give us the new information so we may reach you, and so you can receive our Newsletter and other information we provide.

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 entitle 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 Driving 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 the other refresher courses taken at other schools. In the case a change in name or social security number proper documentation must be presented the day of the course.

Mason Tenders Training Fund (School)

Tel.: (718) 383-6863 Fax.: (718)383--6942

42-53 21st Street Long Island City, NY 11101

Call School for Schedule of classes or Pick up Class schedule at the Local 78 Office.

Transportation: N-R trains to Queens Borough Plaza, 7,E trains to Eli Ave. or G to LIC Court Sq.

BENEFITS- as a Local 78 Member you become eligible for benefits after 400 working hours between May 1st through October 31st for medical coverage starting January through June and another 400 hours from November 1st through April 30st for medical coverage starting July through December. All the information about benefits-health, dental, vision, annuity, and pension- are contained in the SFD Book in English, Spanish and Polish which can be obtained by visiting or calling Mason Tenders Trust Fund Office. Make sure you fill out and returned to the Local 78 Office your Benefit Data Card with all the appropriate information including copies of you Social Security Card, the names and Social Security Cards of your dependents you want to cover by your benefits, and copies of your marriage and birth certificates.

Mason Tenders Trust Fund

Tel.: (212) 452-9700 Fax.: (212) 452-9714 520 8th Avenue, Suite 600 New York, NY 10018

Transportation: A, C, E trains to 8th Ave. & 34th Street or #1, #2, #3 to 34th Street and 7th Ave.

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

Tel.: (212) 452-9400 Fax.: (212) 675-0520 520 8th Ave, 6th Floor New York, NY 10011
Transportation: : A, C, E trains to 8th Ave. & 34th Street or #1, #2, #3 to 34th Street and 7th Ave.

Medical Test-as a Local 78 Member you can be reimbursed for your required medical test-you must go to 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.

Greenpoint Medical Center:

66 Nassau Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11222

(718) 383-4600 Fax.: (718) 389-7393

Transportation to Greenpoint: G train to Nassau Ave. or L train to Bedford Ave

Dr. Carlos Serrano M.D.

37-22 88th Street Jackson Heights, NY 11372

Tel.: (718) 507-9878

Union Meeting- is held the 4th Tuesday of each month except July and August, at 6:00 P.M. for Shop Stewards and 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.

Five Star Restaurant & Banquet 13-05 43rd Avenue L.I.C. New York, 11101
Transportation: N-R trains to Queens Borough Plaza, 7,E trains to Eli Ave. or G to LIC Court Sq.

INFORMACION PARA NUEVOS MIEMBROS

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Local 78
30 Cliff Street 6th Fl, New York, NY 10038 Tel. 212-227-4803

Bienvenidos hermanos y hermanas a la Local 78, este website es para proverle informacion basica sobre nuestra Union.

Por favor vea este Video antes de leer las demas informaciones...

Humberto Yeppes Video:

LOCAL 78: Aqui encontrara informacion clara y detallada. Usted realizara sus pagos mensuales en esta oficina, usted podra enviar sus cheques o money orders, tambien podra llamar por telefono y hacer sus pagos mensuales a travez de alguna tarjeta de credito (Visa, Mastercard). Recuerde que sus pagos deben estar al dia y si usted no realiza sus pagos antes del termino del segundo mes usted quedara automaticamente suspendida/o y no podra desempeñar ningun trabajo con union, para evitar esta situacion es aconsejable que pague unos meses adelantados. Nuestra oficina tambien le orientara sobre la lista de desempleo, si necesita reportar algun accidente en el area de trabajo, entre otros topicos. Para la lista de espera (Out of Work List) de NEW YORK cada persona debera registrarse personalmente en la Oficina de la Local cada DOS (2) semanas y para los miembros en New Jersey la lista es revisada cada 20 dias despues de su ultima registracion. Para mayor informacion usted debera hablar con Ngullen para. Tambien recuerde que algun tipo de cambio en su archivo, tal como direccion y telefono debe ser notificafo a la Union para actualizar su informacion y asi pueda recibir nuestros correos u otras noticias importantes.

Ademas todos los miembros estan obligados a proveer a la Local 78 con copias a colores de sus licencias (ciudad y estado) examen medico, y todos los documentos requeridos por las compañias bajo contrato.

Transportacion: Trenes A o C hasta Broadway/Nassau o Trenes #2,3,4,5 hasta Fulton Street

ENTRENAMIENTOS: Como miembro de la Local 78, usted tiene entrenamiento gratuito, incluyendo las clases que usted necesita para mantener sus licencias y tambien para aprender nuevas destresas y asi expandir sus posibilidades de trabajo, tal como; remocion de plomo, uso y preparacion de andamios etc. Tambien podra aprender Ingles como segundo idioma, prepararse para tomar el “GED” o equivalente a escuela superior, clases de manejo defensivo (esta clase tambien puede ser tomada por su esposo/a.
Aviso: Los miembros que deseen tomar el refresh de Supervisor o el de asbestos, deberan separar espacio en la clase con anticipacion y ademas deberan traer consigo sus licencias de asbestos,y su libro de union. Los certificados de entrenamiento tomados en otras escuelas (DOH 2832/NJ DOH ASB 24) deben ser presentados para el curso de repaso inicial. En caso de que haya cambiado su nombre y/o seguro social, documentacion legal debera ser presentada en el dia de la clase.

Mason Tenders Training Fund (SCHOOL) (718) 383-6863 Fax: (718) 383-6942
42-53 21ST. Street Llame a la escuela para el horario de clases
Long Island City, NY 11101 O recoja una copia del horario en nuestras oficinas

Transportacion: Tren #7 hasta Queensboro Plaza o el tren E hasta 23rd Street/Ely Avenue

BENEFICIOS: Como miembro de la Local 78 usted empieza a ser elegible para su paquete de beneficios a partir de completar 400 horas de trabajo estas horas deben ser completadas entre Mayo 1ero y Octubre 31 esta cobertura empezara desde Enero hasta Junio. El otro periodo debera usted tambien completar 400 horas de trabajo entre los meses de Noviembre 1ero hasta Abril 30, este periodo de cobertura medica empezara a partir de Julio a Diciembre. Para cualquier informacion acerca de sus beneficios de salud, dental, anualida y pension usted puede llamar a las oficinas de los fondos (Mason Tenders Trust Funds). Usted debe asegurarse que nuestra oficina de los Fondos (Mason Tenders Trust Funds) reciban su tarjeta de informacion o Data Card, para que su esposa e hijos que sean cubiertos por el plan medico, ademas tendra que proveerles con su partida de matrimonio y partida de nacimiento de sus hijos (Originales).

Mason Tenders Trust Funds (212) 452-9700 Fax (212) 452-9714
520 8th Avenue, Suite 600
New York, NY 10018

Transportacion: Tren A o E hasta la 34th Avenue o trenes #1,2,9 hasta 34 Avenida

MASON TENDERS DISTRICT COUNCIL: En caso de que los beneficios no le sean pagados, o esten parcialmente pagados usted puede contactarse con los representantes Joe Bianco o Dave Bolger y ellos exigiran a las compañias el pago de sus salarios o beneficios.
Usted puede verificar si sus beneficios estan siendo pagados con solo mirar sus colillas de pago, ademas le recomendamos que no bote o pierda sus colillas, por si algun momento sus deducciones no sean correctas.

Mason Tenders District Council (212) 452-9400 Fax (212) 675-0520
520 8th Avenue, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10018

Transportacion: Tren A o E hasta la 34th Avenue o trenes #1,2,9 hasta 34 Avenida

MEDICAL OFFICE: Como miembro de la Local 78 usted puede ser reembolsado por sus examenes medicos usted debera ir al centro medico indicado para poder recibir estos servicios. Usted debera pagar primero y luego debera ir con los resultados y recibo original al la Escuela de la Union (Mason Tenders Training Fund) para que le reembolsen su dinero, ademas tambien pueden recibir el examen respiratorio (FIT-TEST). Para ser enviado a un projecto de remocion de plomo usted debera hacerse examenes de sangre el cual sera pagado pur su empleador y puede ser realizado en el mismo centro.

Nuevo Centro de Salud

Greenpoint Medical Center Dr. Carlos Serrano M.D.
Brooklyn, NY 10011 37-22 88th Street
(718) 383-4600 Fax: (718)452-9714 Jackson Heights, NY 11372
Tel: (718) 507-9878

Transportacion: Tren G to Nassau Avenue o tren L hasta Bedford Avenue

REUNIONES MENSUALES DE MIEMBROS: Las reuniones mensuales se llevan a cabo el 4to martes del mes, excepto Julio y Agosto. La reunion para los Shop Stewards empiezan a las 6:00 PM y la reunion para la membresia general empieza a las 7:00 PM. Estas reuniones se realizan con la finalidad de reportar lo que sucede en la Union y ademas para que los miembros puedan comentar sobre aspectos, preguntas e inquietudes que puedan tener en cuestiones concernientes a la industria. Estas son llevadas a cabo en la siguiente direccion:

FIVE STAR RESTAURANT & BANQUET (718) 784-7444
13-05 43rd Avenue
L.I.C New York, 11101
Transportacion: Tren #7 hasta Queensboro Plaza o el tren E hasta 23rd Street/Ely Avenue

INFORMACJE DLA NOWYCH CZLONKOW LOKALU 78

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Local 78
30 Cliff street # 6th Floor, New York, NY 10038 Tel. 212-227-4803

Kolezanko/Kolego witamy Cie w Lokalu 78. Ta informacja powinna byc pomocna w dostarczeniu Ci podstawowych informacji, ktore beda Ci niezbedne jako czlonkowi Unii. Prosze zachowaj te ulotke aby wrocic do niej jesli bedziesz potrzebowal skorzystac z tych informacji.

Local 78: Nasze biuro znajduje sie przy 30 Cliff Street, na 6-tym pietrze, to tutaj oplaca sie skladki czlonkowskie. Prosze pamietac o biezacym placeniu skladek. Zgodnie z Konstytucja Unijna skladki powinny byc oplacane pierwszego dnia miesiaca. Jesli nie placi sie skladek przez dwa kolejne miesiace podlega sie zawieszeniu. Skladki z zawieszeniem wynosza $56 za kazdy miesiac spoznienia. Jednoczesnie jest sie zawieszonym z prawa do pracy.

Dojazd: Metro A lub C do stacji Broadway/Nassau Street lub #2, #3, #4, #5 do Fulton Street.
Prosze pamietac o powiadomieniu lokalu jesli zmienile/as adres lub numer telefonu. Bedzie nam latwiej skontaktowac sie z Toba, jak rowniez umozliwi nam to wyslanie powiadomienia czy gazetki unijnej pod wlasciwy adres.

Szkolenia- jako czlonek Lokalu 78 masz prawo, o ile nie jestes zawieszony, do bezplatnych szkolen, wlaczajac wszystkie kursy na odnowienie licencji, oraz kursy, ktore, pozwola Ci zdobyc nowe umiejetnosci, takie jak kursy na usuwanie olowiu, kursy na rusztowania itp., mozesz rowniez wziac udzial w kursach jezykowych, komputerowych, przygotowac sie do GED (High School Equivalency Diploma), oraz Defensive Driving Course.

Czlonkowie, ktorzy chca wziasc udzial w kursie na odnowienie licencji Asbestos Handler lub Asbestos Supervisor musza miec ze soba licencje i ksiazeczke zwiazkowa. Dyplom z kursu (NYS DOH 2832 NJ DOH ASB 24) musi byc przedstawiony w przypadku pierwszego kursu odnowienia licencji , zarowno jak i innych kursow oferowanych w innych szkolach. W przypadku zmianny nazwiska lub numeru social security, musi byc przedstawiona odpowiednia dokumentacja.

Mason Tenders Training Found (Szkola Unijna) 42-53 21st Street Tel.: (718) 383 6863 Long Island City, NY 11101 Fax.: (718) 383 6942
Dojazd: Metro N-R do Queens Borough Plaza, 7, E do Eli Ave., lub G do LIC Court Sq.
Prosze dzwonic do Szkoly aby dowiedziec sie o oferowane kursy, lub wziasc grafik kursow z biura Lokalu 78.

Benefity- Jako czlonek Lokalu 78 masz prawo do ubezpieczenia zdrowotnego po przepracowaniu minimum 400 godzin w ciagu polrocza. Okresy w jakim liczy sie godziny do ubezpieczenia wygladaja nastepujaco: od 1 maja do 31 pazdziernika, zeby miec ubezpieczenie od stycznia do czerwca przyszlego roku, oraz od 1 listopada do 31 kwietnia, zeby miec ubezpieczenie od czerwca do grudnia.

Aby upewnic sie czy mamy przepracowana odpowiednia ilosc godzin i czy przysluguje nam ubezpieczenie prosze skontaktowac sie z Mason Tenders Trust Funds pod numere telefonu (212) 452 9700 wewnetrzny #2. W niektorych przypadkach trzeba bedzie przedstawic odcinki od czekow jako dowod przepracowanych godzin.

Broszura wyjasniajaca szczegoly dotyczace ubezpieczenia, annuity, oraz emerytury jest dostepna w biurze Mason Tenders Trust Funds.

Mason Tenders Trust Funds
520 8th Avenue, 6Floor Tel.: (212) 452 9700 po polsku prosic Michelle New York, NY 10011 Fax.: (212) 452 9499

Dojazd: Metro E, A, C, 2, 3 do 34-tej Street. POmiedzy 36-ta i 37-ma Street.
Spotkania Unijne obywaja sie w kazdy 4-ty wtorek miesiaca o godzinie 6:00P.M. dla Shop Stewards i o 7:00P.M. dla wszystkich unijnych czlonkow. Na tych zebraniach mozecie dowiedziec sie panstwo o wszystkich wydarzeniach unijnych.

Zebrania odbywaja sie w:
Five Star Restaurant & Banquet 13-05 43rd Avenue L.I.C. NY 11101

Join Secretary of Labor nominee Hilda Solis and support the Employee Free Choice Act

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The announcement of Representative Hilda Solis as President-elect Obama's Secretary of Labor is great news for America's workers. Solis comes from a union family and has never forgotten her roots in her public service career. Her appointment is a win for the prospects of the Employee Free Choice Act and the economic future for the people of this country who get up and go to work every day.

On every issue that's important to working people, Hilda Solis has stood up for an America where everyone's hard work is valued and rewarded. Congresswoman Solis does not just vote on behalf of workers, she is their unwavering and tireless voice.

Stand with our next Secretary of Labor and support the Employee Free Choice Act.

Source: http://freechoice.seiu.org/page/s/solisfreechoice?gclid=CIjS3M3C85cCFQtZHgodjE5HDQ

Obama Names Picks for Transportation Labor Posts

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CHICAGO - Swiftly completing his Cabinet, President-elect Barack Obama named four officials to oversee transportation, labor, trade and small business policy in his new administration Friday but warned that economic recovery may take years.
Little more than a month before he takes office, Obama noted his speed in putting his full economic team in place, saying he had done so at an earlier point than any president in history because of the magnitude of the troubles the country faces.

"Daunting as the challenges we are inheriting may be, I am convinced that our team and the American people are prepared to meet them," he said. "It will take longer than anybody of us would like — years, not months.
It will get worse before it gets better." "But it will get better if we are willing to act boldly and swiftly," Obama said — and he promised to do just that.

At his fifth news conference in as many days, Obama announced his selections of Republican Rep. Ray LaHood of Illinois for transportation secretary, California Rep. Hilda Solis for labor secretary, former Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk for U.S. trade representative and venture capitalist Karen Mills to head the Small Business Administration. AP

Bad News!!!

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You control what you'll see on election day.

Humberto Yeppes

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Mass for Humberto Yeppes, 59, of West New York, will be today at 10 a.m. at St. Augustine Church, Union City. He died Wednesday at Palisades Medical Center, North Bergen.

Born in Pereira, Colombia, he moved to the United States in 1965 and lived in New York City before moving to West New York 30 years ago.

Yeppes worked as an asbestos remover.

He was the first Vice-President and founding member of Local 78 LIUNA, New York City.

Surviving are his wife, Yolanda Soto; three sons, Mauricio Alejandro, Hector Batres and Stanley Batres; two daughters, Helen Batres and Karla Batres; two brothers, Fabio and Octavio; five sisters, Mery, Nelly, Nuvia, Myriam, and Nancy; and five grandchildren.

Humberto Yeppes Video:

Merger of Local Union 1030 into Local Union 78

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Effective from September8, 2008 forward, members of former Local 1030 must make payment of dues and other fees directly to Local 78, Mr Pawel Gruchacz, Secretary-Treasurer, 30 Cliff Street, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10038.

Click here for the Report of the Merger of Local 1030 into Local 78

Edison, Pawel Jr, Eli Kent, Kazik at LIUNA Convention with Barack Obama

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Edison Severino - May 1, 2007 Immigration Rally

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Edison Severino at the Immigration Rally in New York City. May 1, 2007

Why Workers Organize

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By Edison Severino

When people ask me if unions have a future in this country, my answer is an unequivocal yes. My experiences with Local 78, Asbestos, Lead and Hazardous Waste Laborers, and other workers trying to organize have proved a quintessential case in point.

When the asbestos abatement workers in New York first organized, our demands went beyond the basic wage and benefit issues that are usually connected with labor unions. We wanted better pay, but more than anything else, what fueled the organizing campaign was our need for respect, the universal need to be treated by our bosses as another human being, not just a unit of production.

The New York City asbestos industry was almost entirely non-union when the Laborers International Union of North America targeted it for unionization in 1995. Virtually all of the workers in the industry were immigrants, predominantly from Eastern Europe and Latin America. We didn’t speak English, and many of us were undocumented. The supervisors, meanwhile, were almost all native-born American. The power dynamic was tilted so much in favor of the bosses that the working conditions and the degree of disrespect reached an unsustainable level. Supervisors turned the working area into their own little fiefdom.

Edison Severino addressing asbestos workers at 130 Liberty, Manhattan.

Asbestos abatement is physically-demanding and dangerous work. In 1995, the going rate was $12 per hour, with no benefits. Meanwhile, construction workers working in the same building were making five or six times that. Shifts often lasted twelve to sixteen hours, and just the mention of the word “overtime” would get you fired.

Supervisors had various methods of squeezing as much production out of workers as possible. Some supervisors made us wear numbers on the outside of our suits. If they saw a worker resting or slacking off the slightest bit, they would call his or her number. That meant you were fired. Others divided workers into pairs, giving each pair a certain area to remove. At the end of each day, the pair that had done the least work was told not to come back. If it was legal and economically advantageous to brand us, there are some supervisors who might have done that.

In the most serious manifestation of this disrespect, supervisors often downplayed or even ignored the health risks that asbestos poses. A large portion of every asbestos abatement project is devoted to protecting the general public and the workers from asbestos exposure. These measures, while necessary, are costly. In order to get the job done quickly and cheaply, supervisors would flout the safety regulations, putting the workers in grave danger. We were often told not to wear the full-face masks because they slowed down our production. Of course, these masks also have the “side effect” of protecting us from inhaling asbestos fibers.

Working under these conditions on a daily basis, we were eager to start organizing when the Laborers’ representatives came knocking. Hundreds of workers immediately made the commitment to fight for better conditions and signed union authorization cards. After months of job actions, the campaign came to a culmination in the strike at the Exxon building in midtown Manhattan in February of 1996. Through the snow and cold, hundreds of workers marched against contractor Asbestos Containment Services Inc., calling for an end to the disrespect, low pay and dangerous conditions.

Despite frenzied efforts by the contractor, we maintained our unity and held the line. By the time the snow began to melt, we went back to work, but only after the balance of power was dramatically altered. We returned with a signed union contract laying out the rules of employment, and with a shop steward and union representatives whose job was to enforce the contract and represent us collectively.

After the campaign, LIUNA sent me to Alabama and North Carolina to help out in a campaign to organize chicken processing workers. It was there that I came to realize that our situation in New York was not unique. While the chicken plant workers complained about low pay, more than anything else they talked about not being allowed to take bathroom breaks. How much would it have cost the company to allow a worker to take a five minute break? But this was not about cost savings. The company denied the workers this basic human decency because they only saw them as production units, closer to machines or work animals than as men and women.

As long as the bosses write the rules of employment, there will be abuses of power like those suffered by asbestos workers in New York City and chicken processing workers in North Carolina and Alabama. Wherever people are treated not as fellow humans but as cogs in the production machine, they will come together and fight for more control over their working conditions. That is the essence of a workers’ union.

Edison Severino is currently the Business Manager for Laborers Local 78, the largest asbestos, lead and hazardous waste local in the country, with over 3,400 members and 90% market share in New York City and Long Island.

Report on Inquiry into Payment Practices of New York Insulation

2008-04-02T15:19:00.003-05:00

Click here to open and download Book 1, which includes the first group of NY Insulation employees who made complaints.

Co-op City

2008-04-02T12:22:00.000-05:00

Local 78 on Strike Against KZ&V

Victory at Co-op City!!!

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On Friday, Dec. 21, Local 78 ended the first strike in its history when CAC of NY signed a contract with the Union, and returned the fired members to their jobs at Co-op City.

This victory would not have been possible had it not been for the solidarity of the fired workers and the entire membership, who suffered through below-freezing temperatures, rain and snow to fight for their union.

In union there is strength!!!

Father monitors son's asbestos company @ Bell Park Gardens

2007-09-19T14:33:00.000-05:00

Safety Lead Services is performing a large asbestos abatement job in Bell Park Gardens. Paul Stein claims that he has hired a separate air monitoring company, called Communication Gear, to monitor Safety Lead. As shown below, Communication Gear, Safety Lead and Asbestway are all in the same family.

Air Monitor
Communication Gear, Inc.
576 Montgomery St., Brooklyn, NY 11225
(718) 773-4024

Click here to see a listing of the people related to Air Monitor Communication Gear

Click here to look up Sholom Gorodetsky's primary residence
576 Montgomery St., Brooklyn, NY 11225

Asbestos Licensed Contractor
Safety Lead Services
543 Bedford Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11211
Owner: Chaya Bistritzky
Click here for NYS Dept. of State link
Click here for Safety Lead's asbestos violation history

Asbestway Abatement Corp.
132 Washington Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11205
Owner: Mendy Gorodetsky
Click here for NYS Dept. of State link

Asbestways Corp.
543 Bedford Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11211
Representative: Chaya Bistritzky
Click here for NYS Dept. of State link

Asbestway and Safety Lead Services operate interchangeably. If you go to 543 Bedford Avenue, you will find neither Asbestway nor Safety Lead Services. At 132 Washington Ave, though, you will find a garage where Safety Lead Services parks their trucks. Click here for map.

If you do a reverse look-up for Communication Gear phone number, you will find Sholom Gorodetsky and Mendy Gorodetsky listed at the same phone number and address -576 Montgomery St. (see above).

Click here to access Bodnarchuk v. The State of New York - a detailed account of how one Mendy Gorodetsky company committed safety violations, and why you need a truly independent air monitor.

Equal Driver Licenses for all New Yorkers

2007-02-05T20:55:00.000-05:00

Local 78 support Equal Driver Licenses for all New Yorkers.

In Feb 3, 2007 we met with other Organizations. See pictures...

Equal Driver Licenses for all New Yorkers

We extended the Registratrion for Ground Zero

2007-02-05T16:52:00.000-05:00

We extended the Registration for the Compensation Plan for Ground Zero Workers. The registration is going to be every Wednesdays and Thursdays from 9am to 5pm for the month of February and March at the Mason Tenders School located at: 42-53 21st Street, Long Island City, NY 11101. Tel: (718) 383-6863 Fax (718) 383-6942.

Local 78 Immigration Rallies

2007-02-05T16:49:00.000-05:00

We had two big immigrations rallies on 2005. Please see Pictures...

Local 78 Immigration Rallies

We're going back to our Office.

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Our Local 78 office at 30 Cliff Street will be open on February 5th, 2007.

POLISH VIDEO

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Local 78 Membership Meeting

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Local 78 Membership Meeting

Local 78 Membership Meeting and Shop Steward meeting that took place on January 23 2007, remember the next meeting will be in March at the old local on 15 Street between 5th and 6th Ave.

To Contact us please send an email to:

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General: admin@local78.net

Dispatcher Department: dispatchers@local78.org

GENERAL OFFICE
212-227-4803 (RECEPTION)

Or visit our office at

30 Cliff Street, New York, NY 10038

Oto zdjecia z parady Pulaskiego 06

2007-01-16T10:54:00.001-05:00

Polska Parada

Polish Parade on NYC 2006

Local 78 on Strike against KZ&V

2007-01-15T11:16:00.000-05:00

Local 78 on Strike Against KZ&V

On January 2007, KZ&V was trying to go non union in the job located at Co-op City, Bronx. After hours of strike the problem was solved thanks to Local 78 Business Agents and Orginizers. Local 78 Business Manager was also present.

Problem on 130 Liberty NYC

2007-01-15T11:07:00.000-05:00

Problem on 130 Liberty NYC

Business Manager Local 78 Edison Severino stoping Dutch Bank Job. Company John Gault was paying Apprentices Wage to all the workers. After hours the problem was solved.