![After pandemic-related layoffs, SEIU 32BJ cleaners rally for fair pay and healthcare as contract negotiations begin.](https://www.brooklynpaper.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/1N3A3180-1200x800.jpg)
Nov. 9, 2023 By Isabel Song Beer
Contract negotiations between tens of thousands of unionized building service workers and their employers started with a bang on Thursday as hundreds of cleaners, porters, and handypersons rallied in downtown Manhattan.