Watching the City’s Window Washers

Fri, 27 Jul 2012 07:15:43 -0400

The vast number of glass towers rising in the New York City skyline--think 1 World Trade Center, One57, 7 Bryant Park--and a recent New York Times article on the subject got The Commercial Observer wondering about the city's window washers. 32BJ SEIU, the trade union that represents 70,000 building workers in New York City and Long Island, among them window cleaners, provided some details about the industry. As the square footage of their workspace continues to expand--1 World Trade Center's podium, alone, will include more than 4,000 glass fins, measuring 13 feet 4 inches by two feet--these workers dangle dozens of stories up, suspended by safety belts and one New York State Department of Labor rule.

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Watching the City’s Window Washers