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Cleaners at Queens mall rip switch to 'low-road' contractor

BY CRYSTAL LEWIS
Posted 11/8/24

Cleaners at Gertz Plaza Mall in Jamaica, Queens, are railing against a recent decision by the building’s owners to switch to a cleaning contractor that is moving to cut the workers’ wages and benefits.

The mall is owned by Wharton Realty Group, which recently began transferring custodial services from longtime union contractor Electra Cleaning Company to L&J Commercial and Residential Services.

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