Talks Resume To Avert Office Workers’ Strike
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Talks have resumed to avert a New Year’s Day strike by thousands of office building janitors, doormen and elevator operators. Members of Local 32BJ of the Service Employees International Union and the Realty Advisory Board returned to the bargaining table yesterday morning. Both sides say they are prepared to talk through the weekend, if necessary. The workers, who average $40,500 a year in wages and $55,000 a year when health and pension benefits are included, say the industry has been very profitable in recent years but they haven’t benefited from the boom times.
