NYC Doormen, Building Owners Land Tentative Deal to Avoid Strike

New York City doormen and building owners reached a potential agreement on wage and benefit increases, avoiding a possible strike as soon as April 21 that would have upended day-to-day operations at 3,500 co-ops, condos and apartment properties.

The current contract is set to expire late Monday night. Union leaders for 32BJ SEIU, which represents 34,000 doormen, porters and maintenance workers across New York City, and the Realty Advisory Board on Labor Relations, called RAB, have been in ongoing negotiations to strike a deal.

Zohran Mamdani, mayor of New York, center, and Manny Pastreich, president of 32BJ SEIU, right, during a rally for 32BJ SEIU residential building service workers in New York, on April 15, 2026.

Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg

During the contract discussions, workers stressed the need for wage increases that would keep up ...