HABITAT
Union Claims 92 Buildings Reneging on Tax-Abatement Wage Requirements
Written by Frank Lovece on April 19, 2013
Elected officials joined union members Wednesday at a rally in Brooklyn to protest what Local 32BJ of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) says are illegal firings by rental, co-op and condominium buildings for workers' union activities and to avoid wage obligations mandated by a tax abatement.
The protest at the Arias Park Slope rental apartment building at 150 4th Avenue in Park Slope highlighted what the union says are 92 properties in Brooklyn, Queens and Manhattan — including 36 condos and six co-ops — that are reneging on obligations agreed to in exchange for 421a tax exemptions. Among these provisions is a prevailing wage requirement for employees working eight or more hours a week.
Board Talk
Engage, enrage, ask questions and give answers with your community of board members. Submit your questions and comments here!
Habitat Week by Week
Co-op and condo board business broken down into bite-sized bits - 2 stories each week. Read now on all digital devices.
Ask the Experts
learn moreLearn all the basics of NYC co-op and condo management, with straight talk from heavy hitters in the field of co-op or condo apartments
Professionals in some of the key fields of co-op and condo board governance and building management answer common questions in their areas of expertise
Subscribe
join nowGot elected? Are you on your co-op/condo board?
Then don’t miss a beat! Stories you can use to make your building better, keep it out of trouble, save money, enhance market value, and make your board life a whole lot easier!