The union of the employees of legal services NYC & MFY

Our 2016 Holiday Party

December 23, 2016 We were thrilled to see so many members and your families dancing and celebrating together. Thank you for coming, and thank you to our party committee for making it happen!

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 effect that Donald Trump’s election will have on organizations and employees that provide free civil and criminal legal services to New York City’s low-income residents. Our panelists discussed the likely effect that Trump and 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 of experience working with the Teamsters union who is teaching us about grievances and how to enforce and fight for our rights as workers.

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 – UAW 2325 comrades to support the Home Stability Support program which would increase the minimum public assistance shelter allowance, allowing more New Yorkers to stay in their homes.