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LSSA Testifies Before NY City Council Committee on the Justice System
The Legal Services Staff Association was honored to be able to present the following testimony on March 12, 2018 to ...
Members Ratify New Three Year Contract with LSNYC
February 13, 2018 The 400+ members of the Legal Services Staff Association (LSSA) working at Legal Services NYC (LSNYC) voted ...
MFJ Shop Settles Union Contract
Members of the MFJ shop at the contract ratification meeting January 31, 2018 Members of the Legal Services Staff Association’s ...
LSSA Resolution in Support of Puerto Rico
October 6, 2017 The Delegates Assembly of the Legal Services Staff Association has issued the following resolution in support of ...
LSSA Resolution Opposing Islamophobia
October 5, 2017 The Delegates Assembly of the Legal Services Staff Association has issued the following resolution opposing Islamophobia: Whereas ...
Letter Regarding DACA
The Delegates Assembly of the Legal Services Staff Association has sent the following letter to UAW International President Dennis Williams ...
An Evening of Radical History, Political Education, and Anti-Fascist Songs
September 8, 2017 An Evening of Radical History, Political Education, and Participatory Anti-Fascist Songs Sept 25th at 6pm, food and ...
Solidarity with Striking Teamsters
September 2, 2017 Our union is proud to have acted in solidarity with Teamsters Local 814, which represents about 40 ...
Charlottesville
August 14, 2017 The terrorism that came to the streets of Charlottesville this weekend was sickening and grotesque. The racism ...
Resolution in Support of Striking IBEW Local 3 Families
August 4, 2017 The Legal Services Staff Association has issued the following resolution in support of striking IBEW Local 3 ...
LSNYC Contract Demands Ratified
July 21, 2017 By a vote of 115 for and 11 against, our LSNYC union members last night ratified the ...
UAW Honors Our Historic 1991 Strike
July 21, 2017 It was 26 years ago this week that our colleagues and predecessors settled a four month strike, ...
Union Baseball Hats are Here
June 9, 2017 We now have union baseball hats to go along with our warm winter hats, so you can ...
LSSA Stands in Support of Representation for Immigrants Facing Deportation
May 11, 2017 Union treasurer Jay Ackley (in red) represented our union at today’s press conference with the Legal Aid ...
LSSA Opposes ICE in the Courts
April 28, 2017 We were proud to be able to sign on to a letter opposing the presence of ICE ...
Introducing our New Mentorship Program
February 24, 2017 Are you new to the union, and looking to learn more about the union and your rights? ...
UAW Hosts Mayoral Forum
February 3, 2017 It was a packed house at the union office when UAW Region 9A hosted Bill de Blasio ...
LSSA Members Attend the Women’s March in DC
January 27, 2017 LSSA members were among the over 200,000 people who attended the Women’s March protest in Washington DC ...
The Legal Services Staff Association in 2016
As a union, we work to support issues that affect our clients, communities, and fellow working people. This year our ...
LSNYC Members Select Bargaining Team
January 5, 2017 It is time for us to negotiate our next union contract with Legal Services NYC. In preparation, ...
Our 2016 Holiday Party
December 23, 2016 We were thrilled to see so many members and your families dancing and celebrating together. Thank you ...
Legal Aid & Legal Services Forum on the Future in a Trump Era
December 12, 2016 Along with the Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, this week we hosted a forum to discuss the ...
Delegate Training: Improving our Skills to Advocate for You
December 2, 2016 Twenty-four of our delegates are attending today’s full-day delegate training! We have a fantastic trainer with decades ...
Fighting to Increase the Shelter Allowance for Poor New Yorkers
November 15, 2016 LSSA’s Bronx Legal Services members rallied with Assemblymember Hevesi and our Association of Legal Aid Attorneys – ...