New York City building workers' union reaches tentative agreement to avert strike
ABC7 New York • • nation
Key Points:
- The union representing over 34,000 New York City residential building workers reached a tentative agreement with the Realty Advisory Board, averting a strike initially planned for next Tuesday.
- The strike threat involved doormen, supers, porters, and other workers with 32BJ, potentially impacting more than a million residents across thousands of buildings.
- Key issues in negotiations included wages and healthcare costs, with the current contract providing full family healthcare coverage without worker contributions, which the Realty Advisory Board deems financially unsustainable.
- The Realty Advisory Board highlighted that while the average doorman earns about $62,000, the total employer cost exceeds $112,000 due to healthcare expenses and warned that without changes, the industry's long-term sustainability is at risk.
- The last major strike by building workers in New York City occurred in 1991, lasting 12 days.
