Justice
New York Doormen Assert Their Right to Live in the City Where They Work
Employees say that to afford a home in the city, they need a raise.
The ad on a New York subway shows the smiling face of Anton Rudovic, who works as a doorman at an apartment building on the city's Upper East Side. Rudovic recently made headlines when he helped deliver the baby of one of the building’s residents on the street outside.
“The newest resident in Anton Rudovic’s Upper East Side building just couldn't wait for a cab to take her mother to the hospital to give birth. Luckily, Anton was there to help – right in the middle of the street,” says the ad, part of a campaign mounted by the building workers' union, 32BJ SEIU. "The contract covering Anton and his co-workers expires April 20, 2014. Support Anton and all working people trying to make ends meet and keep New York home."