Originally posted on QNS Angela Matu | Tuesday June 6, 2017 A bill sponsored by Queens Senator Jose Peralta to study the amount of lead in elevated train tracks has passed the senate. The bill, which was introduced on April 28, passed unanimously on June 5 and is being considered in the Assembly. After… READ MORE
Kenneth Rigmaiden IUPAT General President After the election, I promised the members of my union and all those we seek to represent that I would prudently approach President Trump. I continue to fight harder than ever on the issues that put our members to work, keep job sites safe, enable construction workers to make a… READ MORE
Originally published in NY Daily News | By Ginger Adam Otis | April 22, 2017 Hundreds of city painters lent their time and skills Saturday to six non-profit organizations as part of a Community Day of Action. From the boroughs to Albany, District Council 9 Painters — a crew of bridge painters, commercial painters and drywall tapers… READ MORE
By Ali Kucukgocmen (Patch National Staff) – April 12, 2017 8:11 pm ET Originally Published on Queens Patch JACKSON HEIGHTS, QUEENS — The paint peeling off a train station in Jackson Heights was found to contain about 50 times in excess of the legal requirements for lead, a report showed. Samples of paint chips falling… READ MORE
SPECIAL SCHOLARSHIP NOTICE: PAINTING INDUSTRY PROMOTION FUND – DEADLINE 7.30.17 Any member of Local Unions 18, 19, 20, 24, 113, 490, 806, 1087, 1456 and 1486 who has a son or daughter graduating from high school this semester, has maintained at least a B average, and will attend an accredited four-year university, is eligible. Please provide… READ MORE
New York Law Journal | Jan. 31, 2017 by Joel Stashenko Handbills that said a Manhattan hotel was “infested with bed bugs” but then offered another definition of the pests expressed protected speech and were not defamatory in a labor dispute between the hotel’s management and a painters’ union, a state judge ruled. Manhattan… READ MORE
NEW YORK CITY MUST REQUIRE TRAINING STANDARDS FOR ALL WORKERS By Davon Lomax | January 31, 2017 | NY Slant The New York City Council held a hearing on Tuesday on Bill 1447, introduced by Councilman Jumaane Williams, that would require state-sanctioned apprenticeship programs for all buildings above a certain height. Passing this bill is… READ MORE
Brothers & Sisters, Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ) has introduced legislation to REPEAL the federal DAVIS–BACON ACT. This would in effect slash the wages of both union and non-union American construction workers. As many of you know, this is the standard by which we all live to provide for our families. In District Council 9 alone… READ MORE
Brothers & Sisters, Below you will find information on a bill introduced by Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ) to REPEAL DAVIS-BACON. As many of you know this is the standard by which we all live by to provide for our families. In District Council 9 alone that’s over 26,000 people. I cannot stress how important this… READ MORE
This holiday season, the DC 9 Women’s Committee raised $2,000 to donate food to women who are in transition at The Stadium Women’s Shelter in the Bronx. The Stadium Women’s Shelter houses 200 homeless and mentally ill women. Bronx Councilwoman Vanessa L. Gibson was instrumental in linking DC 9 and the shelter.