CONTRACT TALKS OPEN FOR MORE THAN 2,600 PHILADELPHIA PROPERTY SERVICE WORKERS

Philadelphia, PA – September 13, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — Negotiations for a new union contract covering more than 2,600 property service workers in Philadelphia began on Friday between 32BJ and representatives of the real estate industry. 32BJ presented its contract proposals to leaders of Building Owners Labor Relations, Inc. (BOLR), an organization representing Philadelphia’s major commercial office building owners, managers, and cleaning companies such as ABM Industries, Inc., The Arthur Jackson Company, and Shellville Facility Services