An open letter to the brothers and sisters of the NYCDCC

Greg Kelty Vote for Greg Kelty For EST  Brothers and Sisters: I have been a member of this District Council for 29 ½ years. I hold a Bachelo...

ATTENTION NYCDC MEMBERS

CLICK TO PRINT On January 6, 2014, American Arbitration Association (AAA) will mail ballots to eligible members for a special election for ...

Old Local 257 Union Hall

A Message from our Executive Secretary-Treasurer Pro Tem

Steve McInnis Brothers and Sisters, When I became Executive Secretary Treasurer Pro Tem I stated my first priority was to get all members wo...

Essay Questions for EST Candidates

As part of Review Officer (RO) Dennis Walsh's election schedule, candidates must report to the District Council to write a 500 -word ess...

McCarron directs Local 157 to Rerun Delegate Election

In summary, Local Union 157 is directed to rerun the election for delegates as soon as practical and in accordance with the requirements of...

THE SIXTH THIRTY-DAY REPORT REGARDING ELECTRONIC JOB REPORTING AND RELATED COMPLIANCE PROCEDURES

(John's note: Can someone try dissecting this report and post what it means, for the life of me I don't understand what this report ...

Endorsed Court Order regarding IT at the DC

I write to follow up the letter that Barbara Jones sent to the Court on behalf of the District Council on December 3, 2013 and the parties...

Judge Berman sets January 28, 2014 conference to discuss new agreements

District Council is requesting that Your Honor schedule a conference on issuing an Order similar to those earlier Orders with respect to CBA...

Judge Berman sets status conference for new EST election

We write in accordance with your endorsement of December 11, 2013 on our December 10, 2013 response to the most recent letter of Patrick Nee...

It's Gregory Kelty versus Joseph Geiger for EST

Gregory Kelty (Local 157) and Joseph Geiger (Local 1556) have been interviewed, reviewed by Review Officer (RO) Dennis Walsh and have accep...

Local 157 Annual Holiday Meeting

You Entered The Twilight Zone

(John's note: reading the Court Transcripts of December 4, made me feel like I entered the Twilight Zone) . The Obsolete Man is an episo...

Quote of the Day

"I don't get it. You're either at 95 percent compliance or you're in unchartered territory. You can't be in both places...

Court Conference on December 4, 2013

Below is an excerpt from the Court Conference on December 4, 2013 between Review Officer Dennis Walsh and Judge Berman. MR. WALSH: Thank you...

Transcript of Court Conference on December 4, 2013

THE COURT: So following our last session I was quite concerned about some of the issues that we discussed and that appear to be going on h...

Letter to Judge Berman —Objection to EST Election

Dear Judge Berman, I am writing in regards to the election for Executive Secretary Treasurer which the Review Officer has directed to be hel...

EST Pro Tem November Town Hall

The Seventh Interim Report Of The Review Officer

Review Officer Dennis Walsh has issued his Seventh Interim Report, (with exhibits) the report contains numerous items of interest and is a m...

REVISED SCHEDULE FOR SPECIAL ELECTION OF EST

11.8.13 The election notice is mailed to members by the District Council; it includes information on the schedule and related events as well...

Happy Thanksgiving Brothers and Sisters

The first Thanksgiving in the New World was celebrated in mid-October 1621, nearly a year after the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth in the Massa...

Mobsters plead guilty to racketeering, extortion

By Selim Algar Hey, the gang’s all here. A parade of Genovese wiseguys and associates — including an elderly captain and a burly union leade...

DECISION & ORDER

An (additional) conference in this matter is scheduled for December 4,2013 at 9:30 a.m. The purpose of the conference is to further explore(...

Weekly Compliance Message from the EST

The District Council is continuing efforts towards electronic reporting. Currently, Shop Stewards working under the Wall Ceiling, BCA of NY,...

Remembering JFK: Where were you when you heard the news?

President John F. Kennedy 50 years ago, America lost a great leader, a man with vision, a man of peace and wisdom. Those who were old enou...

Transcript of Court Conference on November 18, 2013

THE COURT: We have a couple of items that I was hoping we would talk about today. One is we were going to hear a report on how the funds are...

More Special Obamacare Treatment — But Not for You

Unions haven’t been able to get special Obamacare subsidies like Members of Congress and their staffs did, but they may not go away empty-ha...

Carpenters union gives $100K, leading a last-minute push for de Blasio

BY GLORIA PAZMINO Bill de Blasio's massive lead in the mayor's race hasn't discouraged some last-minute contributions to his cam...

EST October Town Hall

EST Oct. Townhall P1 from NYCDCC on Vimeo . EST Oct. Townhall P2 from NYCDCC on Vimeo .

Delegate Election Protest Reponse Letter

This memorandum will document the circumstances of William Walsh being deemed not eligible to serve as Delegate to the New York City Distric...

Technology Committee Announcement

With the unanimous recommendation of the Executive Committee and the approval of the Delegate Body, the District Council will be issuing an ...

Former Council Leader Sues Carpenters, Claims Supervision of SWRCC Is Illegal

Dismissed by Mike McCarrom (Correction, I had posted that "Two weeks ago a federal district court judge denied Mike McCarrons' comp...

INDIA GRIFFIN SPEAKS TO MEMBERS AT LOCAL 409

India Griffin and other Mike McCarron supporters were present. India made a statement against the supervision of the SWRCC. After she fini...

Federal judge denies Mike McCarrons Temporary Restraining Order

Last week a federal district court judge denied Mike McCarrons' request for a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO). Mike posted this on his...

Carpenters’ Local 157 online scholarship application is up and running

We are happy to report that the Carpenters’ Local 157 online scholarship application is up and running. Please follow this link to apply...

Brother Billy Glynn Runs NYC Marathon to Raise Money for Sick Children

LU 157 member Billy Glynn is raising funds in support of The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp by running in the ING NYC Marathon on November 3, 20...

MCCARRON BROTHERS BATTLE OVER THE FUTURE OF THE CARPENTERS UNION

Mike McCarron of the Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters Files Suit Attacking the Improper Trusteeship Imposed on the Council by his br...

MIKE MCCARRON SEEKS TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER AGAINST UBC TO DISSOLVE THE TRUSTEESHIP OF THE SWRCC

Big News! Please read the TRO Application and more importantly the Supporting Declarations by Mike McCarron, Michael Olds, Lindsey Maldoon a...