N.Y.C. District Council of Carpenters

NYC District Council of Carpenters and Joiners of America
Full name Carpenters District Council of New York City and Vicinity
Founded 1900
Members 23,000
Affiliation United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
Key people Joseph Gieger, EST
Country United States
Website www.nycdistrictcouncil.com

The N.Y.C. District Council of Carpenters maintains jurisdiction over carpentry, Dock builder, timber man, millwright, floorcovering, specialty shops and exhibition work in the New York City area.

As of 2015 the Council oversees 7 member locals ( 157, 740, 926, 45, 1556, 2287 and 2790 )

Locals

Member locals include:

Leadership

The most senior position since 2000 has been the Office of the Executive Secretary Treasurer, previous to that, it was the Office of President.

RICO Case and Disposition

In September 1990, the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York filed a RICO lawsuit against the District Council under the leadership of Paschal McGuinness.[6] To settle the charges, the District Council eventually agreed to a Consent Decree in 1993. The Consent Decree installed oversight over the District Council operations via Judge Haight, and also brought in the office of the Investigations and Review Officer, now called the Independent Investigator.

Vital data about Genovese influence at the Javits Convention Center was supplied in reports issued by Kenneth Conboy, a former U.S. District Court Judge, who in the early 1990s was a court-appointed investigator of the carpenters' union, and his law partner, Geoffrey S. Berman.[7]

The period of time when Walter Mack was the II, there was a good effort made to remove corruption from the District Council operations. Walter Mack was able to conduct several investigations which lead to indictments, convictions, and procedural changes. Walter Mack was forced to give up the position of II after several objections from the District Council [8] - and being accused of being "too thorough" in his investigations. Some of his work is still being used to fight the corruption in the NYC Carpenters Union. Even though there is large oversight of the operations, corruption still exists [9][10] and the leadership has again been under Federal Indictment.[11] On June 3, 2010, Judge Haight appointed Dennis Walsh [12] as the Review Officer, with increased powers and authority then previous investigators had. Judge Haight also removed himself from the case, as he had been moved out of the Southern District of New York court (Brooklyn) to Connecticut, and felt that the case will need a local judge.

Independent Investigator

The title of IRO or II has been held by the following individuals:

References

  1. ↑ http://www.nycdistrictcouncil.com/pdf/Newkirk%20n.pdf
  2. ↑ http://www.nycdistrictcouncil.com/pdf/peter.pdf
  3. ↑ http://www.justice.gov/usao/nys/pressreleases/July10/fordemichaelpleapr.pdf
  4. ↑ http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/1999/12/06/1999-12-06_embezzle-case_ex-union_chief.html
  5. ↑ http://labor-unions.org/lexisnexis/articles/ten_years_of_court-supervised_reform.htm
  6. ↑ http://www.thelaborers.net/carpenters/docket.htm
  7. ↑ Selwyn Raab, Five Families, The Rise, Decline, and Resurgence of America's Most Powerful Mafia Empires, 2006, at page 735
  8. ↑ http://www.villagevoice.com/2006-10-24/news/the-man-who-wanted-to-know-too-much/
  9. ↑ http://www.thelaborers.net/carpenters/brf_mack-2005-02-24_corrected-final.htm
  10. ↑ http://labor-unions.org/lexisnexis/articles/ten_years_of_court-supervised_reform.htm
  11. ↑ http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2009/08/12/2009-08-12_indicted_head_of_carpenters_union_head_michael_forde_replaced_by_national_labor_.html
  12. ↑ http://www.justice.gov/usao/nys/pressreleases/June10/carpentersunionreviewofficerpr.pdf
  13. ↑ http://www.justice.gov/usao/nys/pressreleases/June10/carpentersunionreviewofficerpr.pdf

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