New York City braced last week for a strike by the doormen of the Service Employees International Union's local 32BJ. Late negotiations might have prevented the strike for now, but GRITtv was on the scene as the mobilization grew and we're happy to bring you this report on their struggle.
A special thanks to Anna Gold and Zuhal Danyildiz for their help with this report.
[...] a little balance on the deal reached between New York City’s residential building owners and their hard working ja… — It’s not as if the doormen and women are the only hard workers in the [...]
By Hard At Work Figuring Out Imbalance « SpeakEasy on April 27th, 2010 at 11:54 am
Strikes can be difficult for the workers involved if they drag on, but strikes like these are empowering for working people- especially when short, and likewise are humbling for the wealthy people who are often the most affected aside from the striking workers themselves. It’s small wonder the building owners capitulated and took the defeat in the face of 32BJ. They knew they couldn’t win and would only make the union stronger with a loss later on.
By class struggle on April 27th, 2010 at 5:11 pm