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The 3% Solution: Union, RAB Reach Tentative Agreement

NEW YORK CITY-Some 28,000 apartment workers-- including doormen, janitors and elevator operators--will be on the job today as union officials and the RAB come to terms after weeks of contract negotiations.

By John Salustri | Updated on April 22, 2003

NEW YORK CITY-It didn’t look good this time yesterday as the Realty Advisory Board and the local apartment workers union sat down for a final day of negotiations before the union would call a strike of its 28,000 apartment workers.

But cool heads ultimately prevailed as negotiators came to terms that would keep doormen, janitors elevator operators and other multifamily employees at their posts.

A union official confessed to GlobeSt.com yesterday morning that there was a “little movement” in discussions about wages, but it wasn’t enough to close the wide gap that yawned between the union and building owners. Other points of contention revolved around the maintenance of various health-care programs and the need for more security training.

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