News Updates
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/NewsLaborers 66's Champ Joe Smith Jr. fights on HBO
Joe Smith Jr. (23-1, 19 KOs) will be taking a risky fight this summer against the big punching Sullivan Barrera (19-1, 14 KOs) on July 15 at the Forum in Inglewood,...
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/NewsTerry O'Sullivan: In Defense of Davis Bacon
George F. Will's hit piece on the Davis-Bacon Act, "To create, destroy this law" [op-ed, June 18], was hardly surprising from a columnist who once wrote "the minimum wage...
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/NewsPassing of Frank Chimento - Wake and Funeral Information
We regret to inform you of the passing of our friend and former colleague Frank Chimento, who passed away last Friday, June 9th. His obituary from Newsday, which includes...
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/NewsStamp Out Hunger Food Drive
/*-->*/ Every year the National Association of Letter Carriers and the United States Postal Service, along with the United Food and Commercial Workers, AFL-CIO and more...
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/NewsVice: 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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/NewsOrganized 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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/NewsLabor 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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/NewsDonate 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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/NewsJoe 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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/News66 Honors Our Veterans
We would like to thank all of our military Veterans for their service to our great nation.
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/NewsNewsday: 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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/News66'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...
