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    Vice: Joe Smith Jr. Still Punching Clock After Legendary Knockout of Bernard Hopkins

    Joe Smith Jr. is a Long Island laborer and a member of the Local 66. The 27-year-old has a nine-year-old daughter, shares a Mastic, N.Y. apartment with his girlfriend, and...

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    Organized Labor's Cinderella Man

    On Saturday, December 17, Joe "The Beast" Smith Jr. fought former multi-class champion Bernard "The Executioner" Hopkins in Hopkins final fight.  After eight rounds, Smith, a...

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    Labor 411: Holiday Shopping Guide

    This holiday season, make sure that the gifts you give your loved ones responsibly made with union labor, right here in the USA.  UCOMM Blog and Labor 411 have teamed up to...

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    Donate Educational Toys this Holiday Season

    The Holiday Season is upon us and teachers across Long Island are active in Toy Drives. LongIslandTeachers.org has put together a list of educational toys that you can...

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    Joe Smith Jr. The Union Laborers Champ!

    Joe Smith Jr. found boxing in a very familiar manner. As a 13-year-old growing up in Shirley on the South Shore of Long Island, Smith was the oldest of seven brothers and one...

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    66 Honors Our Veterans

    We would like to thank all of our military Veterans for their service to our great nation.

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    Newsday: Smith Jr. Hits Top

    This article written by Greg Logan originally appeared in Newsday. When Long Island light heavyweight Joe Smith Jr., trainer Jerry Capobianco and their team arrived in...

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    66's Irish Joe on NBC Saturday

    This article first appeared in Newsday, written by Greg Logan. His name is Joe Smith Jr., a common moniker that is fitting because the light-heavyweight contender from...

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    Memorial Day

    On behalf of everyone here at Laborers 66, we wish everyone a safe and happy Memorial Day weekend!

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    Congressional Night is Canceled

    We have affiliates engaged in a very significant and difficult labor dispute with Verizon, therefore we are canceling Congressional Night on Monday evening May 2nd.  The...

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    Attend the 2016 Workers Memorial Mass

      Every year around Workers Memorial Day, we come together with the other trades, crafts and union workers to pay homage to those we lost on the job, offer prayer to the...

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    Hire Local Policy in Dispute

    This article originally appeared in Newsday. A dispute between a union and the new owner of a Smithtown senior housing development has raised questions about the...

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