hey duffy, can you please remove my post to randazzo from yesterday Lenny got pissed and wants it removed, I didnt know the guy was ill, didnt mean to offend anyone, I just enjoy reading the article and was missing it, so I ask you to remove the post,cause Lenny demanded it from me   Thank you   please email at jerry6488@cs.com when and if you can do it

Elevator crushes worker in Brooklyn

Elevator crushes worker in Brooklyn

BY Kerry Burke and Joe Kemp
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERS

Saturday, August 29th 2009, 4:00 AM

A Queens man was killed Friday - a day after his 27th birthday - when an elevator in a Brooklyn residential building plummeted five floors and landed on him as he was working, police said.

Stephen Laviscount, who worked for Pro Elevator, was in the basement of the Boerum Hill building working in the shaft when the elevator dropped. Two other men were working above it.

Laviscount, of Astoria, was bleeding "profusely" from his head and chest after the accident, a fire department source said.

It was unclear what caused the elevator to fall, police said.

The elevator had been closed since Monday for "modernization," police said. And residents had been forced to use the stairs as the repairs were being done, police said.

Laviscount was transported to Brooklyn Hospital Center in serious condition. He was pronounced dead shortly afterward, authorities said.

Laviscount's family was at the hospital, but did not want to talk about what had happened.

"He was a hardworking man," said a relative who didn't give his name.

kburke@nydailynews.com

Bobby Adams is recuperating fine after a table saw accident took off 3 of his fingers.  He asked me to pass along a "Thank You" to the brothers who've called him with get well messages. 

What a great day at the Family Picnic yesterday! Thanks to everyone who made it happen. The whole family enjoyed the day!

Tommy did do a great job. If the prevailing wage is based on Local One wages then the cheaper labor incentive to contractors is eliminated meaning more jobs for good union members who go to meetings and pay there dues.

Dose anyone know why access to the bench list was removed from the Local 1 website. You now have to call the hall.

Great job Tommy,now lets see what we can do about good union members who go too meetings and pay there dues.Maybe a job?

WELL DONE TOMMY DAVE HANLEY CARD #708

That is great news that the 25 non-union elevator workers are now getting the same rate as the dues paying members of Local #1.Well done Brother Moore!

NYC Wage and Hour News Release

U.S. Department of Labor

The attached news release is being issued today.

U.S. Labor Department recovers nearly $215,000 in back wages for employees of contractor repairing elevators in a housing complex in Brooklyn, N.Y.

NEW YORK – The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered nearly $215,000 in back wages for 25 workers employed as elevator mechanics by Robert Elevator Co. Inc. and Morgan Vertical Consultants Inc.

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           Philip Jacobson

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Billyburg Elevator Mechanics Recover $215K in Labor Lawsuit by Brooklyn Eagle (edit@brooklyneagle.net), published online 07-24-2009

WILLIAMSBURG — The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered nearly $215,000 in back wages for 25 workers employed as elevator mechanics by Robert Elevator Co. Inc. and Morgan Vertical Consultants Inc. Robert Elevator was a subcontractor to Lindsay Park Housing Corp., which was performing work under a contract awarded by the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (NYC DHPD) that was subject to the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act of 1994. The contract involved maintenance and repair of elevators located in seven buildings comprising Lindsay Park Housing Corp’s Mitchell-Lama Housing Complex in Williamsburg, and an investigation by the NYC DHPD disclosed violations during the period of March 20, 2002, through Aug. 5, 2003. “An investigation initiated by the NYC DHPD revealed that Robert Elevator did not pay the 25 elevator mechanics the correct prevailing wages and fringe benefits during that period, including underpayments to 17 apprentices that were not registered or enrolled in an approved apprenticeship program,” said Phil Jacobson, the Wage and Hour Division’s district director in New York City. “When the company refused to pay the back wages, the agency referred the matter to the Wage and Hour Division for resolution.” Negotiations to resolve the matter involving the Wage and Hour Division, the Labor Department’s Regional Solicitor’s Office, Lindsay Park Housing Corp. and Robert Elevator resulted in a settlement agreement approved by the department’s Office of Administrative Law Judges, which provides for the 25 workers to receive a total of $214,983 in back wages. The city of New York is currently withholding $184,983 that will be applied to the settlement. The balance of $30,000 will be paid by the prime contractor, Lindsay Park Housing Corp. The Housing Act of 1994 incorporates the provisions of the Davis-Bacon Act, which requires the payment of prevailing wages and benefits to laborers and mechanics employed on federal and certain federally funded projects. The Labor Department’s Wage and Hour Division enforces the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts (DBRA).

I would like to send my sympathy and condolences to our Brother Joe Gatti on the untimely death of his brother,Boxings greatest fighter ,Artouro "THUNDER" Gatti. He brought me great joy, and reminded me that giving up in a fight of any kind, is not ever an option.I implore you to watch film of this man in action, he was one of a kind. My prayers go out to you and your family, Brother Gatti. Remain strong through these hard times and know your brothers are greiving with you, may God bless you and watch over you.                              Brother Jerry Wody

hey joe sorry to hear of your loss.My thoughts and prayers are with you...

last i knew our vacation hrs. are from  jan. 1st to june 30th...i received my vacation ck and it is to the wk ending 6/25..the ck is not due till 7/15..this leaves everyone 5days short in vacation hrs if you worked during the days of 6/25 -6/30......maybe its like jeter being called out at third trying to steal, because the throw beat him without a tag...maybe im not aware of the rule change...

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