Hold your own door.
Thousands of Big Apple doormen, porters and superintendents are set to vote to strike Wednesday in a move that would “paralyze” the posh lifestyle of millions of New Yorkers.
The building service workers are expected to vote in favor of the walkout at a Park Avenue and 79th Street rally as the 32BJ SEIU union fights for wage hikes, better pensions, and for healthcare to continue to be covered at 100%.
“While the residential real estate industry is collecting record high rents, this city is becoming more unaffordable for working people every day. Our members are essential to this industry and to New York City,” Manny Pastreich, president of 32BJ SEIU, said in a statement.
“So while the [Realty Advisory Board On Labor Relations] wants to cut costs on the backs of workers, we won’t allow it! We’re ready to fight for the wages and pensions our members need. We’re ready to defend our health care and our union contract. We’re ready to take over Park Avenue to send a clear message: we will strike if we’re forced to!”
Mayor Zohran Mamdani and other elected officials are expected to appear the rally in support of the some 34,000 workers who would walk off this week as the union contract’s April 20 expiration looms.
A strike by the union would affect roughly 3,300 residential buildings and the 1.5 million residents who rely on the workers who facilitate package delivery, clean communal spaces, fix their ACs and more.
This is a developing story.
