Strike Averted; Offices to Remain Clean
It came before the stroke of midnight.
The Realty Advisory Board and Local 32BJ averted a New Year’s Day strike involving more than 22,000 city office cleaners by agreeing to a new four-year contract, both sides announced last Friday following a tense standoff in New York.
The contract will increase wages by 5.6 percent and will include bonuses, according to an announcement posted on the Service Employees International Union official blog.
The agreement is set to be ratified during a final board vote today. Read More
