We are writing to inform you that the Local 78 Legal Services Plan (the “Plan”) is transitioning to a new legal services provider. Effective Monday, March 17, 2025, our legal services will be provided by the law firm of Gorlick, Kravitz & Listhaus, P.C. (or “GKL”). The contact details for the new provider are as follows: Gorlick, Kravitz & Listhaus, P.C. 29 Broadway, 20th Floor New York, New York 10006 Telephone: (212) 269-2500 Website: http://www.gkllaw.com [...]
The Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee for Asbestos, Lead, and Hazardous Waste Laborers, Local Union #78, will conduct a recruitment from March 17, 2025 through March 28, 2025 for 4 skilled construction craft laborer apprentices, the New York State Department of Labor announced today. Applications can be obtained from the Local 78 JATC, 58-18 37th Avenue, Long Island City, NY 11377 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, during the recruitment period, [...]
Effective January 6, 2025 – June 30, 2025 the wage and fringe benefit rates for Local 78 Laborers for the Environmental Contractors Association, Independent Asbestos & NYC Environmental. Environmental Contractors Association Independent Asbestos NYC Environmental
Local 78 St. Patrick's Mass to honor all those members we have lost. Freddy Abdo Luis Adriano Claudio Agudo Tomas Alarcon Jorge Alvarado Jerzy Ambicki George Antonetty Zbigniew Anzorge Alonso Arana Jorge Aranda Aleksander Bajguz Stefan Balabuch Angel Barbecho Tadeusz Bedkowski Libor Bednarik Wladyslaw Bednarz Józef Bialucha Antoni Bielawski Stanislaw Bieluch Dariusz Bienduga Waldemar Biernacki Lech Blacharski Jerzy Blaszczak Stanislaw Bolewicz Carl Buchanam Romel Bunay Czeslaw Burbula Zbigniew Bysiek Vicente Campoverde Milan Carnota Santo [...]
Check out the video from the 2024 Local 78 Family Picnic!
Check out the video from the grand opening of the new Local 78 Headquarters in Queens, NY on June 24, 2024.
We are thrilled to announce that at our recent May membership meeting, the 78 executive board members were re-elected for a new three-year term, with overwhelming support from our members! We want to extend our deepest gratitude to all our members for their trust and confidence in our leadership. It is truly an honor and a privilege to serve as representatives of the proud men and women of Local 78. As we assume office once [...]
Summary Description of Modification. The Board of Trustees of the Local 78 Legal Services Plan announces the following changes to the Plan, effective January 1, 2024. Eligibility for legal services has been modified. Currently, if you are a member in good standing of Local 78 and your dues are paid up-to-date, you are eligible to participate in the Plan for the period January 1 through December 31 if you worked at least five hundred (500) [...]
Local 78 St. Patrick's Cathedral Mass on November 7, 2023
Dear Local 78 members, We hope this message finds you well. We wanted to inform you about the upcoming membership meetings for the year 2024. All meetings will be held at the Renaissance Event Hall, located at 27-34 21st St, Long Island City, NY 11102, starting at 5pm. Please take note of the following meeting dates: January 17, 2024 February 2024 (CANCELLED) March 20, 2024 April 17, 2024 May 15, 2024 June 26, 2024 [...]
