–30,000 Workers Could Strike if Contract Expires April 21st—
New York, NY— With only seven days left until a possible citywide strike, thousands of New York City doormen and other apartment building workers will march and rally through the streets of the Upper East Side to demand a fair contract from the Realty Advisory Board, an industry association representing most building owners.
The contract, which covers 30,000 doormen, superintendents, resident managers, porters, handymen and concierges, expires at 12:01 a.m., April 21. In the event of a strike, more than one million New York City apartment, co-op and condominium residents living in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island would be directly affected.
WHAT:
March and Rally for A New Contract for NYC Apartment Building Workers
WHERE:
–March Starts on 5Th Ave at 79th Street at 5:00 p.m.
–March Culminates at Park Ave and 83rd Street for a 5:30 p.m. Rally
WHO:
Mike Fishman, 32BJ President
Kyle Bragg, 32BJ Vice President for Residential Building Service Workers
Public Advocate Bill de Blasio and Comptroller John Liu along with dozens of other elected officials
Up to 10,000 Union Members & Supporters
WHEN:
Tuesday, April 13, 2010, 5:00 p.m.
4:30 p.m.
Press Opportunity: Workers, union leaders and elected officials to assemble at 79th Street and 5th Ave.
5:00 p.m.
March Begins: 79th Street and 5th Ave. by Central Park
March Moves from 79th Street and 5th Ave south to E. 78th Street, marching north along Park Ave
March Ends: 83rd Street and Park Ave.
5:30 p.m.
Rally Begins; Main stage at 83rd Street and Park Ave. where union officers, elected officials and workers address the crowd
NOTE:
Press riser near the main staging area.
With more than 120,000 members, 32BJ is the largest property service workers union in the country. For more information, visit
http://www.standwithbuildingworkers.org/press .
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Kwame Abasi Patterson
Communications Department
32BJ SEIU
Work (212)388-3676
Cell (312)371-2485
www.seiu32bj.org
http://www.standwithbuildingworkers.org/press/
