Contract Negotiations Update

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THIS IS WHY THE BUILDING TRADES EMPLOYERS' ASSOCIATION SAY YOU NEED A 20% WAGE CUT! (article below)


John Note: Keep the pressure on, CALL YOUR DELEGATES, have all your buddies call their delegates, flood them with phone calls and emails. Your voice WILL make a difference!  Tell them do not vote for any proposal that includes a reduction in wages.

The UBC has promised Manhattan Federal Judge Richard Berman, that the council delegates will vote and ratify the final version of the Collective Bargaining Agreement. 

Please read Conboys May 26, letter page 5. Do not let anyone tell you different, the UBC could be held in contempt of court if the delegates do not vote on the contract.

PS: The Rank-and-file carpenters will rally Friday afternoon outside union headquarters on 395 Hudson Street at 3:30 pm to protest among other things, the rumored wage givebacks.

We urge all members to stand together and make their voice heard! 

You'll need $98M to live up here

Now this is sky-high.

Two penthouses at a luxury building next to Carnegie Hall are being shopped around by the city's biggest brokers for a stunning $98.5 million each -- and not a single brick has been laid!

The swanky pads at ONE57 (pictured) -- slated to be the city's largest residential tower at 90 floors -- are the most expensive preconstruction condos ever, real-estate sources said.

The one on the 90th floor will clock in at 10,923 square feet and the one on the 75th floor will be 13,554 square feet.

Construction will be finished in two years.

A Park Hyatt hotel will occupy the bottom half of the building.

The penthouse price tags are lower than those selling at 15 Central Park West -- but are expected to jump 25 to 50 percent after the building is completed, said Gary Barnett of Extell Development.

By JENNIFER GOULD KEIL