Silver Krieger at LaborPress reports on the huge, stunning Christmas Tree that appears each year at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, which is seen by millions each year, some in person (that amount is estimated to be at 125 million) and others through live television broadcasts when the tree is lit at the end of November, after Thanksgiving.  It remains on display until mid-January.  This tradition of having such a tree on view began in 1933 and the massive size of the tree each year is deservedly approached with awe by those who view it.  The trees, usually Norway spruces, have ranged from 69 feet to up to 100 feet.  But what people may not realize as they are taking in the holiday sight, is what goes into creating it.  Billy Haig, a Union Carpenter since 1999 and Shop Steward and Member of Local 157, shared with LaborPress some of the labor that he and other Carpenters on the Tree Team put in each year, in what amounts to a gift to New York City.

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