Laborers Fight Back

[Laborers Local 79 @local79nyc]

Local 79 member & P2A graduate, Eli Perry proudly spoke at NYC @NYCMayor Mamdani’s #BlockByBlock Housing Plan press conference on how he got to where he is today & the power of affordable housing & construction justice for NYC workers.

#ConstructionJusticeNYC #LaborersRising

[Global Indian News Network @GlobalIndin]

Mamdani Highlights Housing Production Plan

🏘️ Housing affordability remains a key focus as new plans emphasize increasing housing production and addressing growing urban demand.

🔗 https://t.co/RyX2FxZTV1

#Housing #UrbanDevelopment #AffordableHousing #Policy #NewsUpdate

[Laborers Local 79 @local79nyc]

Local 79 Business Manager Anthony Vita, Secretary-Treasurer John Norbury, & Local 79 & GNY LECET representatives greeted union members working on the JP Morgan Chase jobsite at 383 Madison Ave. Our endless thanks to the men & women who help keep NYC a #union town!
#LaborersRising

[LIUNA Eastern Region @LiUNAEasternReg]

🎥 This #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth listen to someone who's lived it, like @LIUNA @MasonTenders Instructor Jamal Fowler, who knows:

"My #Union was pivotal in my recovery.

"We're trying to change the narrative where it's not weak to speak. Right? It's important that we do that."

[Laborers Fight Back @LaborersFight]

"Thousands were out in that park, including hundreds of Laborers, Locals 78 and 79, all in their neon orange union shirts" @hamiltonnolan @inthesetimesmag
https://t.co/JL3nd8AWEg

[Kathryn Brenzel @katiebrenzel]

On the question of whether the housing plan mandates union construction labor, @NYCMayor pointed to the Construction Justice Act (which set minimum wages & benefits for certain city-financed projects), & that the city will look for project labor agreement opportunities.

[City & State NY @CityAndStateNY]

5 things to know about Mamdani’s big housing plan
https://t.co/mbQmMsLwcN

[POLITICO @politico]

Mamdani pledges housing ‘transformation’ to tackle central affordability challenge https://t.co/TXlde5PyZ6

[Open New York @OpenNYForAll]

We’re at city hall park rallying in support of Monitor Point!

[NYC Housing @NYCHousing]

Block by Block is here.

Today, we released a new housing plan outlining a path to build and preserve 400,000 affordable homes, protect tenants, create more homeownership opportunities and more across NYC over the next decade. ⬇️

🔗 Read the full plan: https://t.co/cCOjgHNocl

[Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @NYCMayor]

Today we announced the most ambitious housing plan in our City's modern history: Block by Block.

We're building 200,000 new affordable homes. We're overhauling code enforcement. We're cracking down on bad landlords. We're creating tens of thousands of good-paying jobs. We're building new paths to homeownership. We're investing $5.6 billion in NYCHA — the largest City capital investment in recent history.

New York is facing a historic housing crisis. We're pursuing a historic solution.

All hands on deck. All-of-the-above. All for New York City.

Read more: https://t.co/mXQygXU3mE

[Henry Rosoff @HenryRosoff]

"Good Morning New Yorkers.
Let's Go Knicks!"
@NYCMayor @ZohranKMamdani begins the announcement of his housing plan: Block by Block.
He's promising to build 200K new units of housing, preserve 200K more, and strengthen tenant protections.

[NYC Housing @NYCHousing]

Today we announced our new housing plan, ushering in the next era of housing in New York. Guided by the voices of tenants, organizers, and New Yorkers at large, the plan details how we plan to push forward the development of more affordable housing and tenant protections.

[Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @NYCMayor]

Mayor Mamdani Holds Press Conference to Make a Housing Announcement
https://t.co/y3DZ29JuKT

[LIUNA Eastern Region @LiUNAEasternReg]

🎥 It's #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth & Assistant @LiUNAEasternReg Manger @bernardlocal79 has an important message:

"It's okay not to be okay.

"And it's okay to need help.

"We want @LIUNA to be the first place our members go to when they are struggling with anything..."

[LIUNA Eastern Region @LiUNAEasternReg]

✊ With @JFKairport’s new Terminal 1 nearing completion, @LIUNA leaders, incl. @GSTMFSabitoni, @LiUNAEasternReg Mgr. @whosescity & @LIUNANewEngland Mgr. Bianco, gathered for a Worker Appreciation Day, uplifting #Laborers & @NYCBldgTrades mems building NYC's iconic infrastructure!

[Laborers Fight Back @LaborersFight]

“With the cost of living being so high, workers need to be paid fair wages for their labor. We won’t let billionaires in this city destroy the middle class.” — Local 79 retiree William Bebe

[LIUNA Eastern Region @LiUNAEasternReg]

🎥 @JFKairport’s New Terminal One is nearing completion & @LIUNA leaders, incl. @GSTMFSabitoni, @LiUNAEasternReg Mgr. @whosescity & @LIUNANewEngland Mgr. Bianco, held a Worker Appreciation Rally, uplifting #Laborers & @NYCBldgTrades members building NYC's iconic #infrastructure!

[Laborers Fight Back @LaborersFight]

“Queremos luchar para que los nuevos miembros tengan un sueldo digno y que ellos sigan adelante y que siga La Local 79, una unión muy buena” — Local 79 retiree Carlos Rea

[Laborers Fight Back @LaborersFight]

#LaborersFightBack