32BJ SEIU

Members of 32BJ SEIU rally for passage of the federal HEROES Act—a major piece of COVID stimulus legislation—in July 2020.
Design + Construction  ·  Policy
New York City

New Law Requires Large Condo, Co-Op Buildings to Pay Staff Prevailing Wages

By Rebecca Baird-Remba
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An empty WalmAmericans line up for supermarkets due to Covid19 pandemicart parking
Leases  ·  Coronavirus
New York City

How the Pandemic Is Driving Labor Activism Among Essential Workers

By Rebecca Baird-Remba
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James Whelan took over as REBNY president last year in the wake of a major defeat for the real estate industry.
Features  ·  Politics & Real Estate
New York City

REBNY 2020: The Long Road Ahead

By The Editors
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Hector Figueroa
Industry  ·  Players
New York City

Héctor Figueroa, President of 32BJ SEIU, Dies at 57

By Nicholas Rizzi
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The City Council just introduced a controversial piece of legislation that aims to reduce New York City's carbon emissions by forcing landlords to retrofit large buildings.
Design + Construction  ·  Construction
New York City

Landlords, Unions and Engineers Take Aim at Building Retrofitting Bill

By Rebecca Baird-Remba
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Justice Neil Gorsuch (right) cast the deciding fifth vote in the Janus Supreme Court case, which hobbled public sector unions and raised questions about how private sector unions will cope with the decreased revenue. (Union leaders pictured, from left to right, are Teamsters Joint Council 16 President George Miranda, 32BJ SEIU President Hector Figueroa and Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York President Gary LaBarbera.)
Design + Construction  ·  Construction
New York City

What the Janus Decision Means for New York’s Private Sector Unions

By Rebecca Baird-Remba
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The proposed two-tower development at 80 Flatbush Avenue.
Design + Construction  ·  Neighborhoods
New York City

Pro-Development Groups Push for Boerum Hill Towers, as Brooklyn Neighbors Fight Back

By Rebecca Baird-Remba
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Commercial and residential towers rise at Hudson Yards.
Design + Construction  ·  Policy
New York City

State Senate and REBNY Fight for Bigger Residential Towers

By Rebecca Baird-Remba
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Left to right: Jonathan Mechanic of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, Stephen Ross of Related Companies, Jared Kushner of Kushner Companies and the publisher of Commercial Observer (Photo: Jimi Celeste/PMC).
Industry
New York City

Slideshow: Industry Titans Honor 2016’s Most Powerful at Park Hyatt New York

By Rheaa Rao
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Players
New York City

Power 100

By The Editors
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St. Michael's Episcopal Church has been calendared for more than three decades (Photo: Nate Johnson).
Features

After Decades in Limbo, the Landmarks Commission is Cleaning Up Its Backlog

By Liam La Guerre
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REBNY

A Year in the Life of REBNY

By Tobias Salinger
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The Met Opera

Met Opera and Building Workers Reach Agreement [Updated]

By Tobias Salinger
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The Met Opera

Met Opera Building Workers To Rally Later Today

By Tobias Salinger
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Grand Central Station
Design + Construction  ·  Policy

Midtown East Task Force Leaders Want Union Input, Too

By Tobias Salinger
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The Met Opera

Met Opera Responds to 32BJ Building Workers

By Tobias Salinger
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Robert Pelegrino

Met Opera Building Workers Angry About Proposed Contract [Updated]

By Tobias Salinger
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Industry

Group Grades The Moinian Group With a Big Fat “F”

By Al Barbarino
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