Local 32BJ
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Local 32BJ
Mr. Fishman, the president of Local 32BJ of the Service Employees International Union, said that he thinks that this is going to be their toughest bargaining in a while. James F. Berg said management hoped to follow the pattern set by the contract that Local 32BJ signed in October 2004 on behalf of 25,000 workers at more than 1,000 office buildings in New York City. In a significant departure from previous years, Local 32BJ is proposing that the residential contract be extended by at least a year longer than usual so that it expires at the same time as the office building contract. Mr. Fishman, the president of Local 32BJ of the Service Employees International Union, said that he was thinking that it will be their toughest bargaining in a while. Mr. Berg said that the management hoped to follow the pattern which is already set by the contract that Local 32BJ signed in October 2004 on behalf of 25,000 workers at more than 1,000 office buildings in New York City. In a significant departure from the last year, Local 32BJ is proposing that the residential contract will be extended by at least a year longer than usual so that it expires at the same time as the office building contract.