There is also the tarnished past of the Mason Tenders District Council, the parent union of Local 108 and five other locals.

The 12 Mason Tenders locals represent general laborers, brick haulers and asbestos-removal workers at construction sites in the region.

The Mason Tenders yesterday acknowledged in the consent decree that the union's seven separate trust funds were operated through a pattern of racketeering.

Peter A. Vario, 42, of Howard Beach, Queens, the business manager of Mason Tenders Local 46.

Michael Belvedere, 59, of 78-34 85th Street, Glendale, Queens, shop steward, Mason Tenders Local 13.

Nicola Ranieri, 53, of 200-35 45th Road, Bayside, Queens, shop steward, Mason Tenders Local 13.

Vincent Vanacore, 60, of Plainview, N.Y., shop steward, Mason Tenders Local 13.

He controlled Mason Tenders Locals 47 and 13 of the Laborers Union.

His union plan, the Mason Tenders District Council Welfare Fund, cut off benefits for people with AIDS nearly two years ago.

Telephone messages left with a receptionist at the Mason Tenders District Council office in Manhattan went unanswered.