WHITE PLAINS - A deal struck by a building workers' union and a trade association would provide union members with a nearly 11 percent wage increase over four years, averting a potential strike.

The deal was struck between Local 32BJ of the Service Employees International Union and the Building & Realty Institute of Westchester and The Mid-Hudson Region, according to a statement by both parties.

Local 32BJ represents 1,400 building workers — including superintendents, porters and handy-people — in more than 500 buildings in Rockland and Westchester counties.

Lenore Friedlaender, assistant to the union president, said a vote on the tentative four-year agreement is scheduled for Thursday. It includes the roughly 11 percent wage increase over the lifetime of the contract, and maintains member benefits, such as health care and pensions.

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Friedlaender said the union and the industry share a "mutual commitment."

“We value the partnership with the industry in creating good jobs," she said. "Having a good job means that people can really focus on their work, and their work is providing safe and clean and well-maintained buildings for 100,000 people that live in the Hudson Valley.”

On Sept. 13, union members voted to strike if they didn't receive a new contract by Sunday. They had been negotiating with building management since mid-August.

The strike could have taken place as soon as Monday, and would have been the union's first time walking off the job in more than 30 years.

A spokesman for the Building & Realty Institute, Matt Persanis, said in the statement that the trade association was pleased an agreement was reached that works for property owners and "continues our commitment to providing good jobs for the building maintenance staff."

“The agreement allows us to focus on providing the best service possible to apartment tenants, co-op shareholders, condo owners and tens of thousands of building residents in the Hudson Valley,” Persanis said.