There will be bloodshed if they try taking in anybody across our picket lines. I got to speak at the Garden rally and said no building must be allowed to sign up individually. In the last strike, it was demoralizing to see the building across the street working while we were still on strike. We should be able to go out at 62. Most of us will do 45 years, not 25 years.
Job security is a priority.
Last contract we should have gone out. Near me 25 workers were just put out, replaced by nonunion people. The last contract negotiated under Gus Bevona was for an 8 percent wage increase over three years. Negotiators for the real estate industry are said to be offering 3 percent over three years. This was the settlement for the 29,000 office building workers of 32J, the sister union of 32B, which was negotiated separately.