NYC Faces Possible Strike by 34,000 Doormen, Building Workers

New York City apartment residents are being put on notice of a potential strike by building staff as soon as next month as the union representing the workers and an advisory board to building owners negotiate a new labor contract.

Property owners are alerting occupants of 3,500 co-ops, condos and apartment buildings across the five boroughs that services will decrease if a work suspension begins on April 21. That’s the day after the four-year-old contract expires for nearly 34,000 doormen, porters and maintenance workers.

If there’s a strike, residents will need to wear badges to enter buildings, non-emergency renovation work ...