erynthered Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7003267039 New York Doormen Strike Averted With Contract Deal April 21, 2006 9:23 a.m. EST Nidhi Sharma - All Headline News Contributor Manhattan, NY (AHN) - A threatened strike by New York doormen and apartment workers was averted on Friday, sparing hundreds of thousands of city residents from having to hail their own taxis or take their trash to the curb. The 28,000 workers, mainly in Manhattan, had threatened to walk off the job at 3,500 city residences by midnight on Thursday after failing in two months of negotiations to come to terms on wages and benefits. The threatened strike, which would have affected up to 1 million residents, was postponed just before midnight as both sides reported sudden progress in the talks. Less than two hours later, the doormen's union and building owners announced a tentative four-year contract, reports Reuters news service. The agreement, which must be approved by the union membership, provides workers an average wage increase of about 2 percent a year - a boost the union acknowledged was unlikely to keep pace with inflation. It also requires building owners to continue full payment of workers' health insurance premiums and ensures employee insurance co-payments will not be raised. Building owners previously insisted on a wage freeze and called on workers to significantly finance their own health care. A strike would have left apartment owners and residents to perform tasks usually done by their doormen, porters and handymen - everything from pressing elevator buttons to moving furniture and taking in deliveries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 Yeah, but we folks in LA are the pretentious ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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