"The vote comes days before the current four-year labor agreement expires on April 20. The contract covers about 34,000 residential building workers, including doorpersons, porters, superintendents, handypersons and resident managers."
"A strike could impact roughly 600,000 households across Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island, potentially disrupting essential services such as trash and recycling removal, package handling, building maintenance and front-door security."
"Union leaders say the dispute centers on wages, health care and pension benefits. 32BJ SEIU has criticized proposals from the RAB that would require workers to contribute to health care premiums, create a lower-paid tier for future hires, expand the use of temporary workers and weaken contract enforcement."
"The RAB responded to the union's demands in a statement Wednesday, citing 'mounting pressures' on the real estate industry. 'Without meaningful movement to address cost,' the state..."
Members of 32BJ SEIU voted to authorize a strike as contract negotiations with the Realty Advisory Board remain unresolved. The current labor agreement expires on April 20, covering about 34,000 workers. A strike could disrupt services for approximately 600,000 households across NYC. Union leaders demand better wages, health care, and pension benefits, criticizing proposals that would weaken worker protections. The Realty Advisory Board cites pressures on the real estate industry in response to the union's demands.
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