{"id":174713,"date":"2026-03-25T15:07:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T15:07:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/174713\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T15:07:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T15:07:14","slug":"nycs-residential-building-workers-call-contract-offer-insulting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/174713\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC\u2019s residential building workers call contract offer \u2018insulting\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this April 2, 2014 file photo, union and non-union apartment building workers march during a protest and march for a fair contract in New York. On Friday, April 11, 2014, the union representing doormen and other New York City building workers has reached a tentative contract agreement with property owners. The deal announced Friday by Local 32BJ of the Service Employees Union and the Realty Advisory Board on Labor Relations will provide raises of 11.3 percent over four years. Photo: Craig Ruttle\/AP, File<\/p>\n

CITYWIDE \u2014 THE UNION THAT REPRESENTS 34,000 superintendents, maintenance workers, front desk staff and resident managers in most of the city\u2019s residential buildings (with the exception of the Bronx), said Tuesday it is preparing for a strike after receiving \u201cinsulting\u201d contract changes from the Realty Advisory Board on Labor Relations, which represents building owners.\u00a0<\/p>\n

According to a release from 32BJ SEIU, the RAB\u2019s proposals include: shifting the cost of healthcare onto workers via premium sharing; the introduction of a lower-paid \u201cTier II\u201d workforce; the expansion of temp workers; the weakening of labor contract enforcement; and the lack of a commitment to pension improvements.\u00a0<\/p>\n

While the union points out that the real estate industry is enjoying \u201crecord high rents, high property values and historic low vacancy rates,\u201d RAB said<\/a> on its website that that the industry \u201cis confronting existential threats, including the imposition of 0% rent increases on 1 million rent stabilized NYC apartments, which would severely constrain the industry\u2019s ability to provide wage increases.\u201d<\/p>\n

The current four-year master labor agreement between the union and building owners expires on April 20. A strike would affect roughly 600,000 New York City households, according to 32BJ SEIU.<\/p>\n

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