Juneteenth is an elective holiday under the new RAB Apartment Building Agreement and is only available to those employees in residential buildings, electing to take the holiday.

Juneteenth is not a contract holiday under the RAB Commercial Building or Contractors Agreements, and is not currently available to commercial building employees.

The terms of the 2022 Apartment Building Agreement were ratified by the membership of Local 32BJ.  RAB members are now free to implement the terms of the new agreement.  The RAB will be sending Assent forms for the new agreement to its membership shortly.  Assent forms should be reviewed, executed, and returned to the RAB promptly.

Please contact the RAB if you have any questions about the agreement or the Assent.

SEIU Local 32BJ and the RAB have agreed to extend recall rights from March 1, 2022, to June 1, 2022, for employees employed under the RAB Commercial Building Agreement and RAB Contractors Agreement.  In exchange, Local 32BJ has continued the suspension of productivity limits under the RAB Contractors Agreement and has pushed the rebid and re-sectioning of Commercial Buildings until June 15, 2022.

All RAB members should be advised that all other agreements (including: permitting 12 hour shifts, suspension of better term or condition clauses, AB Time, notice of RIF) with Local 32BJ that were extended in the parties’ December 2021 MOA have expired.  The RAB advises its members to return to previous contractual practices on these matters, and to contact the RAB if any member has questions.

Employers in New York State are required to provide training to employees to ensure they understand both the Airborne Infectious Disease Exposure Prevention Standard and the Airborne Infectious Disease Exposure Prevention Plan.

Local 32BJ Training Fund offers FREE online training.

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The RAB is operating with a combination of staffing in its office and some staff members working remotely, in accordance with current federal, state, and local guidance regarding COVID-19. Telephone calls to the RAB office are answered, but reliability may be affected as circumstances may require. The most efficient way to contact the RAB is through email to one of the attorneys/law clerk/staff members at the addresses below.

Michael Rivituso, Esq. – MRivituso@rabolr.com
Harry Weinberg, Esq. – HWeinberg@rabolr.com
Robert Schwartz, Esq., Executive Vice President – RSchwartz@rabolr.com
Alychia Buchan, Esq. – ABuchan@rabolr.com
Abigail Sole, Esq. – ASole@rabolr.com
Ellie Sheinwald, Esq. – ESheinwald@rabolr.com
Hunter Cormier, Esq. – HCormier@rabolr.com
Nydia Estevez, Office Manager – NEstevez@rabolr.com
Nadine Bonhomme-Figaro, Administrative Assistant – NFigaro@rabolr.com
Barbara Barolli, Paralegal – BBarolli@rabolr.com
Elizabeth Wrynn, Accounts Receivable Specialist – EWrynn@rabolr.com

We will update this page with the RAB’s operational status as conditions may warrant