US EditionTentative contract deal holds off strike by New York City apartment building workers
The tentative contract covers more than 34,000 workers and goes to a member vote after tense talks over wages, pensions and health costs.
- On Friday, 32BJ SEIU union leaders and the Realty Advisory Board reached a tentative contract agreement, averting a strike for more than 34,000 residential workers protecting services for 1.5 million New York City residents.
- Tensions had escalated in recent weeks as building owners sought to reduce costs by introducing worker health insurance premiums and creating lower-paid job classifications, which the union fiercely resisted.
- The contract provides door attendants with raises of roughly $9,000 over four years, while securing fully employer-funded health care and improved pensions by 15 percent for union members.
- With the strike threat removed, the tentative contract now heads to 32BJ SEIU members for a ratification vote, concluding marathon negotiations held at the Midtown Hilton Hotel.
- Supporting the union at a Wednesday rally, Mayor Zohran Mamdani noted the historical significance of the agreement, as 32BJ SEIU had not called a strike in 35 years.
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New York, Apr 17 (EFE).- The 32BJ union and the owners of some 3,500 private housing buildings arrived this Friday to a tentative agreement that will prevent 34,000 service workers from starting a strike from Monday, which would have affected more than a million New Yorkers. “It is one of the most important agreements in the city and I know it is an honor for us to be part of it and to set a precedent for so many people who care for the resident…
NYC Doormen, Building Owners Land Tentative Deal to Avoid Strike
New York City doormen and building owners reached a potential agreement on wage and benefit increases, avoiding a possible strike as soon as April 21 that would have upended day-to-day operations at 3,500 co-ops, condos and apartment properties.
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Tentative contract deal holds off strike by New York City apartment building workers
Union leaders representing thousands of New York City apartment house doorpersons, superintendents and other workers have reached a tentative contract agreement with building owners.
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