Overview
- Union members authorized a strike Wednesday after a Park Avenue rally that drew Mayor Zohran Mamdani and other city leaders, clearing the way for a walkout if the contract expires Monday, April 20 without a deal.
- The union seeks raises, stronger pensions, and to keep employer-paid family health coverage, while owners propose worker contributions to premiums and a lower-paid Tier II for new hires.
- A strike could involve about 34,000 doormen, porters, supers, and other staff across roughly 3,300 to 3,500 buildings, disrupting trash pickup, package handling, maintenance, and front-door security for about 1.5 million residents.
- The Realty Advisory Board argues total compensation far exceeds base pay, citing an average doorperson wage of about $62,000 but more than $112,000 in employer costs, and points to possible rent freezes as added pressure.
- The last residential building workers’ strike in New York City was in 1991 and lasted 12 days, and past strike authorizations have sometimes led to last-minute agreements.