The union of the employees of legal services NYC & MFY
Union Holds Bargaining Team Panel
April 23, 2019 Thank you to our veteran union members who tonight spoke on a panel about what it’s like to be a member of the team negotiating a union contract. Our bargaining pros addressed questions like: what’s it like to sit across the table from management? What skills do you learn by being on […]
Our 2019 Albany Lobbying
March 22, 2019 This week, twelve of our members joined almost 150 UAW members from across New York State to lobby in Albany on issues affecting our clients, communities, and organizations. We spoke to elected officials about the importance of expanding rent protections statewide and strengthening rent stabilization here in New York City, funding the Communities First […]
LSNYC’s new joint labor-management committee to address training, support, feedback, and evaluation
March 8, 2019 Our union together with Legal Services NYC is forming a new joint labor-management committee to address the pervasive and systemic issues with training and support as well as evaluations of and feedback for staff of color. One committee member explains the need for this work: “Many of our union members, both attorney […]
2019 UAW Region 9A New York State Political Priorities
UAW Region 9A 2019 New York State Political Platform Voting rights and electoral reform. New York must enact comprehensive voting reform to ensure that every eligible New Yorker is able to cast a vote and can vote more easily. We urge the Legislature to continue its monumental 2019 reform by making Election Day a state […]