A dozen building workers at a luxury condo tower in the Financial District, where units sell for up to $20 million, have said they are preparing for a rare strike after months of failed negotiations with the developer-controlled board.
Doormen and porters at the 3-year-old 130 William joined the 32BJ labor union in 2023 and began advocating for the union’s standard contract, which guarantees a higher pay rate, health insurance and contributions to a pension plan at more than 3,000 other residential buildings across the city.
“We’re not asking for anything crazy. It’s the base standard that other buildings represented by this union have,” said Danny Gutierrez, who has worked at the building for the past eight months. “It seems like a no-brainer for them to give us a fair contract.”…