The union of the employees of legal services NYC & MFY
Union Protests Court Demands Amid COVID
September 10, 2021 On Friday September 10th, LSNYC union members staged an action in front of the LSNYC Executive Director’s Tribeca apartment building to protest LSNYC management’s demand that staff return to in-person appearances, with no plan to protect staff with vulnerable family member, and no guarantee that any high-risk staff would be excused from […]
Union Hosts COVID-19 Vaccine Forum
On Thursday, August 26th our union hosted a public health expert, Dr. Theresa Chapple, Ph.D, MPH, for a non-judgmental forum where Dr. Chapple addressed some common concerns and answered questions about the Covid-19 vaccines. The forum was skillfully moderated by Covid bargaining team member Jaritza Molina, union member and paralegal in our Bronx office. Dr. Chapple received […]
We Demand an Equitable Contract
Our LSNYC members are serious about our contract demands and are willing to go on strike if necessary. Our members sent in selfies saying what they would be willing to strike for.
LSSA 2320 Statement Opposing Mandatory In-Person NYC Housing Court
August 5, 2021 Statement of the Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 “It is reckless and contrary to public health for NYC to be resuming in-person housing court intake and otherwise requiring litigants and attorneys to appear in the court house en masse in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and as the rise of […]