MASON TENDERS’
DISTRICT COUNCIL

The Mason Tenders’ District Council of Greater New York and Long Island has emerged as one of the most progressive and aggressive labor organizations in the nation. The over 17,000 members of the Mason Tenders District Council (MTDC) include construction workers, asbestos and hazardous materials handlers, Catholic High School teachers, recycling and waste handlers.

Laborers are the backbone of the construction industry. Working alongside other construction tradespeople, Laborers perform many different tasks on a construction site. We are also routinely relied upon to maintain a safe and healthy jobsite for all workers, visitors, and pedestrians alike. And in NY City, safety is paramount.

LABORERS’ DUTIES INCLUDE:

⮕ Mason Tending

⮕ Interior & Total Demolition

⮕ Scaffold Erection

⮕ Asbestos and Lead Abatement

⮕ Deconstruction

⮕ Mortar Mixing

⮕ Plaster Tending

⮕ Oxy-Acetylene Cutting and Burning

⮕ Fire Proof Mixing

⮕ Residential Weatherization

⮕ Fire Guard

⮕ Restoration Work

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Local 108

OUR LEADERSHIP

David Bolger
Business Manager

Mike Prohaska
President
Local 79

Anthony Vita
Vice-President
Local 79

Pawel Gruchacz
Secretary-Treasurer
Local 78

Barrie Smith
Sergeant-at-Arms
Local 79

Vincent Alu
Executive Board Member
Local 66

Joshua Carrero
Executive Board Member
Local 108

Joe Cavalieri
Executive Board Member
Local 66

Fabian Derewiecki
Auditor
Local 78

Steve Thompson
Auditor
Local 108

Wendy Webb
Auditor
Local 79

DELEGATES

Anthony Speziale
Local 66

Joel Burgos
Local 78

Jan Sanislo
Local 78

Michael Gomez
Local 78

John Norbury
Local 79

Steve Andujar
Local 79

Miguel Martinez
Local 108

Kajeem Hill
Local 108

Ciro Quattrocchi
Local 1261

STAFF

David Bolger
Business Manager

Haluk Savci
Assistant General Counsel

Lorraine Tavarez
Assistant to the Business Manager

Tamir Rosenblum
General Counsel

Joseph Bianco
Field Representative

Mike Hellstrom
Business Manager

Tamir Rosenblum
General Counsel

Haluk Savci
Assistant General Counsel

Bernard Callegari
Organizing Director

David Bolger
Field Representative

Joseph Bianco
Field Representative

Lorraine Tavarez
Assistant to the Business Manager

OUR LOCALS

Local 66

General Building Laborers’ Local 66, established in 1932, serves Nassau and Suffolk Counties in Long Island, New York. With over 1600 members, Local 66’s scope of work includes: asbestos abatement and encapsulation; cleanup and removal of rubbish; complete demolition or alterations; digging and backfilling; general construction; temporary heat; tending of the bricklayers, masons, and stone masons; digging and backfilling; and unloading materials.

Local 78

LiUNA Local 78 represents asbestos, lead and hazardous waste handlers in New York City, Long Island and New Jersey. The Local’s 3,000 members are the hard-working employees for nearly 200 signatory environmental contractors, performing 90% of all asbestos removal in the area.

Local 79

Construction and General Building Laborers’ Local 79, which serves the five boroughs of New York City, was created in 1996 historic consolidation of ten smaller Laborers’ Locals. Local 79 currently has over 10,000 active and retired members and is the largest Laborers’ Local in the United States.

Local 108

Laborers Local Union 108 has historically represented workers in the private waste collection and recycling industry throughout NYC, Long Island, Westchester, Hudson Valley and the Danbury area of CT since 1937. In 2007 parts of Local 734 of LIUNA were merged into Laborers Local Union 108 and today it is a diverse local union representing men and women employed in the scrap metal recycling, light manufacturing, warehouse workers, food service workers and professional employees. Laborers Local Union 108 has the skills and experience to represent workers in any industry.

Local 1261

The Lay Faculty Association Local 1261 represents over 681 members, 243 retirees, and 165 associate members at eleven high schools in Brooklyn, Queens, Long Island, and Roosevelt Island.