NYC Doormen Authorize Strike After Mamdani Joins Workers (1)

New York City doormen and other staff voted to authorize a strike, inching closer to a potential walkout as soon as April 21, a move that would disrupt operations at 3,500 co-ops, condos and apartment buildings.

Negotiations between the union for the workers and an advisory board to property owners haven’t yet produced a deal on a new contract. The current labor agreement expires on April 20.

The workers are pushing back against possible reductions in health-care coverage, advocating for pay hikes to meet rising living costs and demanding that building owners strengthen the pension fund, according to 32BJ SEIU, ...