According to Crain’s New York Business, Renaissance Equity Holdings locked out 73 of their workers at Flatbush Gardens residential complex in Brooklyn, rendering 10,000 residents without the services of these handymen and porters.
Since June 15, the employees, who are represented by the property-workers union 32BJ, have been bargaining with Renaissance for a new contract after their last one expired back in April. When Renaissance did not want to move from their position that the workers get a 30% pay cut and reduced benefits (decreasing salaries from $18-20 an hour to $12-$14), talks stalled.
Despite meeting at least 10 times to hash out a compromise, agreements have yet to be made. Tenants who reside in the 59 buildings have increasingly sided with the workers. In a span of less than a day, work has ceased and garbage has already piled up, according to a union representative.
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