N.Y.C. District Council of Carpenters

The N.Y.C. District Council of Carpenters maintains jurisdiction over all carpentry work and exhibition work in the New York City area. The council is under UBC Trusteeship, after the firing of the current Executive Secretary-Treasurer, which is the highest position in the union, Michael J Forde

Michael J Forde

Michael J. Forde is a labor union activist and, since 2000, EST Michael J. Forde (born August 14, 1954) is a labor union activist and, since 2000, EST Michael J. Forde (born August 14, 1954) is a labor union activist and, since 2000, EST (Executive Secretary Treasure of the N.Y.C. District Council...

. The District Council, based at 395 Hudson Street in downtown Manhattan, is made up of union locals.

Locals

Member locals include:

Local 20 (Staten Island)- Capenters
Local 45 (Queens) - Carpenters
Local 157 (Downtown and East Side of Manhattan) - Carpenters
Local 608 (has been desolved and all of its members are now transferred to Local 157)
Local 740 (Greater NY Millwright and Machinery Erectors)
Local 926 (Brooklyn) - Carpenters
Local 1456 (Greater NY & NJ - Dockbuilders)
Local 1536 (Greater NY - Timbermen)
Local 2287 (New York City - Resilient Floor Covers)
Local 2790 (New York City & Vicinity - Shop & Industrial)

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.

8/10/2009–Present - Under trusteeship
2000 - 8/10/2009 (fired)
Mike Forde - Plead guilty for Racketeering and Bribery, July 28, 2010

1997 - 2000
Under UBC International trusteeship

1991-1996
Frederick Devine - Removed from office and later charged and convicted of embezzling union funds

1986-1991
Paschal McGuinness
Paschal McGuinness
-Early life and career:Paschal was born in County Cavan, Ireland. During his early life, he learned the Carpenter trade via an apprenticeship program. After emigrating to the United States, Paschal joined Local Union 608 of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America in November 1957...

- Banned from holding office in NYC due to RICO Consent Decree

1982-1986
Under UBC International trusteeship

1978-1982
Teddy Maritas - Disappeared from the Throgs Neck Bridge, and never found, while on trial

RICO Case and Dispostition

In September 1990, the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York filed a RICO law suit against the District Council under the leadership of Paschal McGuinness. 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. 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 - 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 and the leadership has again been under Federal Indictment. On June 3, 2010, Judge Haight appointed Dennis Walsh 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:

1990 - 1994 Michael Armstrong
1994 - 2003 Judge Kenneth Conboy
Kenneth Conboy
Kenneth Conboy was a federal judge of the United States District Court in New York from 1987–1993 when he resigned to work in private practice.-Early life:...
2003 - 2006 Walter Mack
2006 - 2010 William Callahan
2010 - Dennis Walsh (Review Officer)

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