Bergen County Central Trades and Labor Council, AFL-CIO

Rally for Residential Apartment Workers

On Wednesday, June 23, 2010, members of Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 32BJ will be rallying in Fort Lee for a fair contract. Join the Bergen County Central Trades and Labor Council as we stand in solidarity with our brothers and sisters from SEIU in their fight for a fair contract.

The rally will be held on Wednesday, June 23 at the corner of Horizon Rd and Palisade Ave in Fort Lee at 5:30 pm. Over 300 union workers at 16 high end residential buildings and condos in Fort Lee and Northern NJ are currently negotiating their contracts, which expire at the end of June.

These workers - service and maintenance employees, porters, doormen, concierges, handymen, repairmen, carpenters, painters and mechanics - are fighting to win a fair wage, and protect their health and pension benefits. Over the past four years, the consumer price index for the New York-New Jersey region has gone up 11.3%. In comparison, wages have gone up only 7.1% at the building paying one of the highest wages among the group of buildings at which a contract is currently being negotiated.