Skip to main content
Strike Radar logoStrikeRadarOPERATIONS-CRITICAL STRIKE INTELLIGENCE

Real-time intelligence on global labor actions.

Union Reaches Deal Averting Strike by 34,000 NYC Building Workers

32BJ SEIU and the Realty Advisory Board reach a four-year building-services pact with raises, health care assurances, and pension improvements

New York City’s 32BJ SEIU and the Realty Advisory Board on Labor Relations reached a tentative four-year agreement on April 17, averting a strike by 34,000 residential building workers. The expiring pact covered doorpersons, porters, handypersons, supers, and concierges in over 3,000 buildings across Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island, set to expire April 20. Union president Manny Pastreich said the deal delivers a $4.50 hourly raise over four years, no premium sharing for family health care, and a 15 percent pension increase starting in July. Members authorized a strike; the last walkout in the sector was in 1991 and lasted 12 days.

In Florida, more than 200 Teamsters Local 769 members at United Natural Foods Inc.’s Pompano Beach warehouse ratified a first five-year contract after a strike threat. The agreement provides a 31 percent raise over the term, Teamsters health care, pension entry, and just-cause and grievance protections. Separately, Harvard administrators said a graduate student union demand for third-party Title IX arbitration could violate federal law, with wages and union security also unresolved four days before a planned strike. Both the UNFI ratification and the New York building-services tentative agreement were announced on April 17 following strike threats.

Key Insight

Both agreements followed strike threats and removed immediate risks to apartment operations in New York City and grocery distribution in Florida.

Updated 37 minutes ago
Global overview of worldwide labor actions based on latest articles
Showing 7565 results

Badge filters

Tap to include · Tap again to clear

Showing 24 of 7565 stories.
Image for article: If you live in a doorman building, a <b>strike</b> means you may have to pitch inPlanned

If you live in a doorman building, a strike means you may have to pitch in

14 HR AGO
PUBLISHED APR 17, 2026, 6:26 PM ET
brickunderground.com(opens in a new tab)

Workers at the 32BJ SEIU voted April 15th to authorize a strike if building owners and the union can't agree on a deal by midnight on April 20th.

34,000 workers
UNITED_STATES
Real Estate & Property Services
Image for article: Buildings Tell Residents: No Visitors, No Packages, and Please Don&#39;t Do Laundry!Settled

Buildings Tell Residents: No Visitors, No Packages, and Please Don't Do Laundry!

14 HR AGO
PUBLISHED APR 17, 2026, 6:18 PM ET
curbed.com(opens in a new tab)

Tags: porters · doormen · strike · building workers ...

UNITED_STATES
Real Estate & Property ServicesCourier & Last-Mile Delivery
Image for article: As <b>Strike</b> Deadline Looms, Manning Says Grad Union&#39;s Title IX Demand Could Break Federal LawPlanned

As Strike Deadline Looms, Manning Says Grad Union's Title IX Demand Could Break Federal Law

15 HR AGO
PUBLISHED APR 17, 2026, 5:44 PM ET
thecrimson.com(opens in a new tab)

Weenick '90, Manning wrote that the Harvard Graduate Students Union-United Auto Workers proposal would establish “distinct and separate set of non- ...

4,001 workers
UNITED_STATES
Schools & Universities
Image for article: NYC building <b>workers</b> avoid <b>strike</b> as union reaches tentative agreement with citySettled

NYC building workers avoid strike as union reaches tentative agreement with city

15 HR AGO
PUBLISHED APR 17, 2026, 5:27 PM ET
fox5ny.com(opens in a new tab)

The union that represents more than 30,000 NYC building service workers announced a new tentative labor deal on Friday that will avoid a strike. · The ...

End: Apr 20
UNITED_STATES
Real Estate & Property Services

NYC building workers' union reaches tentative agreement to avert strike - YouTube

15 HR AGO
PUBLISHED APR 17, 2026, 5:25 PM ET
youtube.com(opens in a new tab)

Anthony Carlo has more on the agreement Check out more Eyewitness News - http://abc7ny.com/ Find us on social media: FACEBOOK: ...

Settled
UNITED_STATES
Construction (residential, commercial, infrastructure)Uncategorized

Tentative deal averts strike by NYC building workers - YouTube

15 HR AGO
PUBLISHED APR 17, 2026, 5:22 PM ET
youtube.com(opens in a new tab)

The deal was announced at a news conference Friday afternoon, preventing a strike by some 34000 handypersons, supers, porters and doorpersons that ...

Settled34,000 workers
UNITED_STATES
Construction (residential, commercial, infrastructure)Real Estate & Property Services

Strike avoided: NYC building workers reach tentative deal with city - YouTube

15 HR AGO
PUBLISHED APR 17, 2026, 5:20 PM ET
youtube.com(opens in a new tab)

The union that represents more than 30000 building workers across New York City announced a tentative four-year labor agreement that would avoid a ...

Settled30,000 workers
UNITED_STATES
Construction (residential, commercial, infrastructure)

Deal announced to avert NYC building workers strike - YouTube

15 HR AGO
PUBLISHED APR 17, 2026, 5:14 PM ET
youtube.com(opens in a new tab)

Watch the news conference announcing a deal to avoid a strike by 34000 New York City building workers. For video licensing inquiries, ...

Settled34,000 workers
UNITED_STATES
Construction (residential, commercial, infrastructure)
Image for article: UNFI TEAMSTERS AVERT <b>STRIKE</b>, RATIFY STRONG FIRST CONTRACT - PR NewswireSettled

UNFI TEAMSTERS AVERT STRIKE, RATIFY STRONG FIRST CONTRACT - PR Newswire

15 HR AGO
PUBLISHED APR 17, 2026, 5:05 PM ET
prnewswire.com(opens in a new tab)

PRNewswire/ -- Following a credible strike threat, more than 200 warehouse workers at United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI), represented by Teamsters ...

200 workers
UNITED_STATES
Warehousing & Distribution
Image for article: Residential building <b>workers</b> reach tentative agreement for new contract days, halting <b>strike</b>Settled

Residential building workers reach tentative agreement for new contract days, halting strike

15 HR AGO
PUBLISHED APR 17, 2026, 5:04 PM ET
amny.com(opens in a new tab)

After authorizing a strike earlier this week, unionized workers in New York City's residential buildings appear to have reached a tentative labor ...

End: Apr 20
UNITED_STATES
Real Estate & Property Services

NYC building worker's union reaches tentative deal to avert strike - YouTube

16 HR AGO
PUBLISHED APR 17, 2026, 4:40 PM ET
youtube.com(opens in a new tab)

NYC building worker's union reaches tentative deal to avert strike. 3 ... Union building workers authorize strike if deal isn't reached. PIX11 ...

Settled
UNITED_STATES
Construction (residential, commercial, infrastructure)Other Construction/Real Estate
Image for article: Deal announced to avert NYC building <b>workers strike</b> - CBS NewsSettled

Deal announced to avert NYC building workers strike - CBS News

16 HR AGO
PUBLISHED APR 17, 2026, 4:39 PM ET
cbsnews.com(opens in a new tab)

Watch the news conference announcing a deal to avoid a strike by 34000 New York City building workers.

34,000 workers
UNITED_STATES
Construction (residential, commercial, infrastructure)
Image for article: Vestis Laundry <b>Workers</b> Reject Contract, Approve <b>Strike</b>! - UFCW 3000Planned

Vestis Laundry Workers Reject Contract, Approve Strike! - UFCW 3000

16 HR AGO
PUBLISHED APR 17, 2026, 3:51 PM ET
ufcw3000.org(opens in a new tab)

Vestis Laundry Workers Reject Contract, Approve Strike! After two days of voting, 100% of Vestis workers voted to authorize a strike.

UNITED_STATES
Uncategorized
Image for article: New York City building <b>workers</b>&#39; union reaches tentative agreement to avert <b>strike</b> - abc7NYSettled

New York City building workers' union reaches tentative agreement to avert strike - abc7NY

16 HR AGO
PUBLISHED APR 17, 2026, 3:49 PM ET
abc7ny.com(opens in a new tab)

32BJ SEIU, the union representing thousands of building workers, announced a tentative agreement with the Realty Advisory Board to avert a strike.

34,000 workers
UNITED_STATES
Real Estate & Property Services
Image for article: Tentative contract deal holds off <b>strike</b> by New York City apartment building <b>workers</b> - WFTVPlanned

Tentative contract deal holds off strike by New York City apartment building workers - WFTV

17 HR AGO
PUBLISHED APR 17, 2026, 3:27 PM ET
wftv.com(opens in a new tab)

... workers have reached a tentative contract agreement with building owners. ... workers Wednesday at a huge rally where they authorized a potential strike ...

UNITED_STATES
Construction (residential, commercial, infrastructure)Uncategorized
Image for article: Tentative contract deal holds off strike by New York City apartment building workersSettled

Tentative contract deal holds off strike by New York City apartment building workers

17 HR AGO
PUBLISHED APR 17, 2026, 3:27 PM ET
wral.com(opens in a new tab)

NEW YORK (AP) — Union leaders representing thousands of New York City apartment house doorpersons, superintendents and other workers said Friday ...

34,000 workers
UNITED_STATES
Real Estate & Property Services
Image for article: Tentative contract deal holds off strike by New York City apartment building workersSettled

Tentative contract deal holds off strike by New York City apartment building workers

17 HR AGO
PUBLISHED APR 17, 2026, 3:26 PM ET
washingtonpost.com(opens in a new tab)

Union leaders representing thousands of New York City apartment house doorpersons, superintendents and other workers have reached a tentative ...

34,000 workers
UNITED_STATES
Real Estate & Property Services
Image for article: Tentative contract deal holds off strike by New York City apartment building workersSettled

Tentative contract deal holds off strike by New York City apartment building workers

17 HR AGO
PUBLISHED APR 17, 2026, 3:25 PM ET
ny1.com(opens in a new tab)

... workers Wednesday at a huge rally where they authorized a potential strike. The union's last strike, in 1991, lasted 12 days. Copyright 2026 The ...

34,000 workers
UNITED_STATES
Real Estate & Property ServicesUncategorized
Image for article: Doorman Strike Is Off as Union Cuts Deal With Luxury LandlordsPlanned

Doorman Strike Is Off as Union Cuts Deal With Luxury Landlords

17 HR AGO
PUBLISHED APR 17, 2026, 3:20 PM ET
thecity.nyc(opens in a new tab)

Details of the agreement were not immediately available. Representatives for both sides are scheduled to brief the press later Friday. Workers said ...

Start: Apr 20
UNITED_STATES
Real Estate & Property Services
Image for article: Home care workers launch hunger strike as 24-hour work shifts persistOngoing

Home care workers launch hunger strike as 24-hour work shifts persist

17 HR AGO
PUBLISHED APR 17, 2026, 3:19 PM ET
brooklyneagle.com(opens in a new tab)

The battle over 24-hour shifts has pitted the mostly immigrant women working in the home care industry against vulnerable patients.

Start: Apr 16
UNITED_STATES
Nursing & Care FacilitiesOther Healthcare
Image for article: 32BJ SEIU Members Authorize Strike of 34,000 NYC Residential Building Service WorkersPlanned

32BJ SEIU Members Authorize Strike of 34,000 NYC Residential Building Service Workers

17 HR AGO
PUBLISHED APR 17, 2026, 3:16 PM ET
nycclc.org(opens in a new tab)

On Wednesday, more than 10000 32BJ SEIU members rallied on Park Ave and voted to authorize a strike that would paralyze the homes of 1.5 million ...

Start: Apr 2134,000 workers
UNITED_STATES
Real Estate & Property ServicesOther Construction/Real Estate
Image for article: Saving the Pittsburgh Post-GazetteSettled

Saving the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

17 HR AGO
PUBLISHED APR 17, 2026, 2:48 PM ET
charlessennott.substack.com(opens in a new tab)

The Newspaper Guild joined the Teamsters in a rancorous strike at the paper nearly three years ago. A majority of editorial employees resigned ...

UNITED_STATES
Journalism & Publishing
Image for article: Deal to avoid NYC residential building workers strike hailed by both sides as a "win-win"Settled

Deal to avoid NYC residential building workers strike hailed by both sides as a "win-win"

18 HR AGO
PUBLISHED APR 17, 2026, 1:56 PM ET
cbsnews.com(opens in a new tab)

Negotiations to avoid a residential building worker strike in New York City are at a standstill, the president of the union representing thousands ...

34,000 workers
UNITED_STATES
Real Estate & Property Services
Image for article: French service station strike: TotalEnergies workers protest rising fuel costsSettled

French service station strike: TotalEnergies workers protest rising fuel costs

19 HR AGO
PUBLISHED APR 17, 2026, 12:50 PM ET
connexionfrance.com(opens in a new tab)

Discover how a strike by TotalEnergies service station workers is impacting fuel availability across France, as employees demand better ...

Start: Apr 17End: Apr 17
FRANCE
Road Transport (buses, trucking, taxis)Oil & Gas (exploration, refining, distribution)