New York City residents at more than 3,000 buildings, including the city’s most grand high-rises, can stand down on trash duty as building workers struck a labor deal, ending the possibility of a strike.
More than 30,000 doormen, superintendents and other building employees—who are being represented by 32BJ SEIU, a powerful union—negotiated a new contract with the Realty Advisory Board on Labor Relations, a group representing building owners and managers, the organizations announced on Tuesday. The contract is up for renewal every four years, and the latest was set to expire at 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday.
The board had initially proposed cutting back employees’ vacation days and sick
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