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Chicago's Building Services Trade Unions
He makes sure you feel safe and secure in your Lincoln Park condo building. He
is the building engineer who fixes your bathroom leak. She is the reason you
receive your important mail on time. These folks are part of the thousands of
unionized service workers in Chicago, many of whom work in the city's
multifamily condo communities. Two unions in Chicago—SEIU Local 1 and IUOE Local 399–represent workers from a variety of fields including janitors, security
officers, stadium and theater workers, doormen and resident managers, chief
engineers, superintendents and maintenance workers.
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National Association for Community Mediation
Unless you live in the perfectly utopian condo or co-op (in which case please
disclose where), conflict is virtually inevitable. Whether is it a noise
complaint or larger issue of governance, disputes between neighbors and board
members will arise yet are fortunately resolvable. However, because many
communities have a difficult time conciliating conflict, many residents and
boards are looking to outside mediation to help negotiate problems more
effectively, with less dirty looks and cat fights involved. Organizations such
as the National Association for Community Mediation (NAFCM) focus on promoting
mediation along with specific resolution strategies to help solve and mitigate
conflicts in not only condo and co-op communities, but also between family
members, employees and significant others.
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