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Employees from luxurious residential buildings rally in Midtown for a good contract. Photograph by 32BJ SEIU Tons of of staff at three luxurious Midtown condominium buildings rallied on Wednesday to push for a union contract, saying negotiations with constructing administration have stalled.  Concierges, doormen and upkeep workers at 611 West 56th St., 368 third Ave. and 462 West 58th St. in Manhattan voted to hitch property companies union 32BJ SEIU, however they stated condominium boards haven’t but agreed to a contract.  The stalled talks are over job protections, advantages and a pension. As for wage, the bottom wage the employees…

At JASA, we’ve spent over 5 many years as New York Metropolis’s premier nonprofit championing older adults, offering housing, well being companies, and authorized assist that stabilize lives amid crises. For most of the low-income seniors we serve, our civil authorized companies are the skinny line between stability and homelessness, security and abuse, dignity and exploitation. These lifelines at the moment are in jeopardy. JASA has been a longstanding recipient of New York State IOLA (Curiosity on Lawyer Account) funding, which helps vital civil authorized companies for low-income older adults in Queens and Brooklyn. For the upcoming fiscal 12 months, starting April…