• Source: United Brotherhood of Carpenters Local Union 608

United Brotherhood of Carpenters - Local Union 608 is currently affiliated with the N.Y.C. District Council of Carpenters and the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America. It was granted a charter on January 18, 1918. Located in New York City, New York, the jurisdiction of the Local covers the western half of Manhattan, Harlem and the Bronx borough. It has approximately 7500 members. Local Union 608 no longer exists.




History


Often referred to as the Irish Local because of the history of Irish Leadership and the majority of the membership is of Irish descent, it has struggled through the years to maintain its independence. Many of its members have been trained in several areas of Carpentry, including Drywall, Finish Work, Concrete, Scaffolding and others.
Local Union 608 officially disbanded after 92 years, December 14, 2010.




Objective


To organize and unionize non-union carpenter contractors in the NYC Area.
To train new apprentices in the craft of Carpentry




Local 17


After some financial improprieties at Local Union 17 (Bronx), it was merged into Local Union 608 after a brief trusteeship in 1999. The jurisdiction of the Bronx is often referred to as Local 608 North




Leadership


From the period of 2009 forward, the local has had several leaders serve as President of the local. Unfortunately, these leaders have been removed by either the General President, or the Federally appointed Review Officer for various reasons. This has demoralized the membership and has prevented the local from moving forward, as their attention is pointed inward, and the membership is splintered into competing factions.




Local 157


After a period of time during 2009 - 2010, the International United Brotherhood of Carpenters decided to dissolve the local on December 14, 2010, and merge the members into Local Union 157, which currently covers the East Side of Manhattan. At a future date, another local may be created in Manhattan to take over the jurisdiction of Interior Systems. This has brought the membership of Local 157 into the 10,000 member range.




Executive leadership


President

December 7, 2010 - December 14, 2010 (7 days) Tommy McGonnigle
September 2010 - November 2010 Mike Murphy
August 2010 - September 2010 John Daly
2010-August 2010 - Joe Firth
2009-2010 Martin Devereaux
2000-2009 John Greaney
1998-2000 Mike Forde
1994-1998 Patrick J. Harvey
1980-1994 Paschal McGuinness
1960-1980 John J O'Connor




Mafia influence


It has been long reported that the leadership has been under Mafia Influence and it has been proven on many occasions




References






External links


local608.org
nycdistrictcouncil.com
carpenters.org

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