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. Paschal McGuinness lives in Spring Lake NJ and Myrtle Beach, SC.
Local 608 Tenureedit
United Brotherhood of Carpenters Local Union 608 was organized in 1911, and dissolved in 2010. After working as a Carpenter and Superintendent for a number of years, Paschal was appointed Business Agent by Local 608 President, John O'Connor in the 1970s. Paschal eventually took over the role of Business Manager after Big John O'Connor moved to the NYC District Council of Carpenters. Eventually, when the District Council of Carpenters was coming out of trusteeship, Paschal ran against Big John O'Connor and won in 1984, a position he held until 1991. This effectively forced O'Connor to retire. Paschal held the position of President of the New York City District Council of Carpenters as well as President of Local Union 608. After having a RICO suit filed against him and the council, Paschal agreed to a Consent Decree with the US Government.[1] Paschal was elected to office of Second Vice President in the United Brotherhood of Carpenters in Washington DC. The Consent Decree is still in effect with a Federal Judge and an Independent Investigator overseeing the operations of the NYC District Council, and its affiliated Local Unions.
Local 608 Dissolvededit
After years of trying to root out corruption, and having 5 Presidents (and other officers) in a 1-year period, the President of the United Brotherhood of Carpenter's, decided to dissolve Local Union 608 on December 14, 2010. From its beginnings in 1918, the Local served a mostly Irish community of carpenters, and is no more.[2]
NYC District Counciledit
Paschal was the managing trustee of the NYC District Council of Carpenters Benefit Funds when it purchased and renovated the new headquarters building at 395 Hudson Street in NYC at a cost that exceeded $120 million despite a $73 million appraisal. The building is often referred to as Paschal's Palace.[3]
Building and Construction Trades Departmentedit
After the UBC election of 1991 had been overturned by the United States Department of Labor (DOL), the DOL sued the UBC and reached a settlement in 1995 calling for a new election, McGuinness retired from his position as First Vice President of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters, allowing Douglas McCarron to advance to that position.[4] McGuiness was then elected Secretary-Treasurer of the Building and Construction Trades Department of the AFL-CIO in 1995, a position he would have to give up due to federal investigations.
Indictmentsedit
There were several indictments of Paschal during his tenure as Business Manager and President of Local Union 608. These indictments culminated in the signing of the Consent Decree [5] of the District Council with the Federal Government. The Consent Decree forced McGuinness out of Union office in the State of New York, and also left the District Council under the control of an Independent Investigator from circa 1994. The District Council is still under the constraints of the Consent Decree and a Federal Judge. It is questionable if the government attempts at rooting out corruption has been successful or not.[6] McGuinness was acquitted of several charges at trial [7] while his co-workers were not as successful.
Mafiaedit
There have been reputed rumors that Paschal McGuinness was under the control of the Mafia during his tenure of President of the District Council [8][9][10]
Referencesedit
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^McGuinness had lost re-election as president of the New York District Council of Carpenters in 1991. Crowe, "Union Slams Door on Leader," Newsday, June 13, 1991.
^. Archived from the original on 2010-01-11. Retrieved 2009-10-01.
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This article uses bare URLs which are uninformative and vulnerable to link rot Please consider converting them to full citations to ensure the article remains verifiable and maintains a consistent citation style Several templates and tools are available to assist in formatting such as reFill documentation and Citation bot documentation August 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Paschal McGuinness born October 2 1933 is a retired labor union activist Contents 1 Early life and career 1 1 Local 608 Tenure 1 2 Local 608 Dissolved 1 3 NYC District Council 1 4 Building and Construction Trades Department 1 5 Indictments 1 6 Mafia 2 ReferencesEarly life and career editPaschal 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 Paschal McGuinness lives in Spring Lake NJ and Myrtle Beach SC Local 608 Tenure edit United Brotherhood of Carpenters Local Union 608 was organized in 1911 and dissolved in 2010 After working as a Carpenter and Superintendent for a number of years Paschal was appointed Business Agent by Local 608 President John O Connor in the 1970s Paschal eventually took over the role of Business Manager after Big John O Connor moved to the NYC District Council of Carpenters Eventually when the District Council of Carpenters was coming out of trusteeship Paschal ran against Big John O Connor and won in 1984 a position he held until 1991 This effectively forced O Connor to retire Paschal held the position of President of the New York City District Council of Carpenters as well as President of Local Union 608 After having a RICO suit filed against him and the council Paschal agreed to a Consent Decree with the US Government 1 Paschal was elected to office of Second Vice President in the United Brotherhood of Carpenters in Washington DC The Consent Decree is still in effect with a Federal Judge and an Independent Investigator overseeing the operations of the NYC District Council and its affiliated Local Unions Local 608 Dissolved edit After years of trying to root out corruption and having 5 Presidents and other officers in a 1 year period the President of the United Brotherhood of Carpenter s decided to dissolve Local Union 608 on December 14 2010 From its beginnings in 1918 the Local served a mostly Irish community of carpenters and is no more 2 NYC District Council edit Paschal was the managing trustee of the NYC District Council of Carpenters Benefit Funds when it purchased and renovated the new headquarters building at 395 Hudson Street in NYC at a cost that exceeded 120 million despite a 73 million appraisal The building is often referred to as Paschal s Palace 3 Building and Construction Trades Department edit After the UBC election of 1991 had been overturned by the United States Department of Labor DOL the DOL sued the UBC and reached a settlement in 1995 calling for a new election McGuinness retired from his position as First Vice President of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters allowing Douglas McCarron to advance to that position 4 McGuiness was then elected Secretary Treasurer of the Building and Construction Trades Department of the AFL CIO in 1995 a position he would have to give up due to federal investigations Indictments edit There were several indictments of Paschal during his tenure as Business Manager and President of Local Union 608 These indictments culminated in the signing of the Consent Decree 5 of the District Council with the Federal Government The Consent Decree forced McGuinness out of Union office in the State of New York and also left the District Council under the control of an Independent Investigator from circa 1994 The District Council is still under the constraints of the Consent Decree and a Federal Judge It is questionable if the government attempts at rooting out corruption has been successful or not 6 McGuinness was acquitted of several charges at trial 7 while his co workers were not as successful Mafia edit There have been reputed rumors that Paschal McGuinness was under the control of the Mafia during his tenure of President of the District Council 8 9 10 References edit Docket U S Vs NY Carpenters District Council RICO Suit Archived from the original on 2010 01 11 Retrieved 2010 01 04 The Irish Emigrant Archived from the original on 2011 07 13 Retrieved 2011 01 04 http www nydailynews com archives news 1999 11 29 1999 11 29 immigrants face undue hazard html permanent dead link McGuinness had lost re election as president of the New York District Council of Carpenters in 1991 Crowe Union Slams Door on Leader Newsday June 13 1991 Docket U S Vs NY Carpenters District Council RICO Suit Archived from the original on 2010 01 11 Retrieved 2009 10 01 http www boalt org CCLR v6 v6jacobstohner htm Gray Jerry 25 July 1991 Union Leader Wins Acquittal in a Bribe Case The New York Times Jacobs James B January 2006 Mobsters Unions and Feds The Mafia and the American Labor Movement NYU Press ISBN 9780814743157 Vincent Cafaro declaration on Genovese crime family control of NY carpenters District Council Archived from the original on 2011 05 27 Retrieved 2011 05 27 Raab Selwyn 2 November 1987 Prosecutors Say Tapes Show Mob Infiltrating Carpenter Union The New York Times Trade union officesPreceded byJoseph F Maloney Secretary Treasurer of the Building and Construction Trades Department1995 2000 Succeeded byJoseph Maloney Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Paschal McGuinness amp oldid 1176713776, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
