The union of the employees of legal services NYC & MFY

Standing with Locked-Out Honeywell Workers

June 17, 2016 Several members of LSSA, along with many other UAW members, traveled to upstate New York on Wednesday to stand in solidarity with the workers at Honeywell corporation who have been locked out of their jobs by their employer for almost six weeks. Honeywell wants to break their union, and is trying to […]

Our Annual Delegate Training

June 10, 2016 We held a new delegate training this week, and among other topics our delegates got hands-on experience in how to check the salaries for LSNYC staff to make sure that members are being paid on the right step and getting raises at the right time. Here they are working through practice exercises, […]

LSSA Bylaws Amended to Build Strike Hardship Fund

June 9, 2016 The delegates have voted to amend our governing bylaws to change how our dues are allocated. The crucial change is to remove the $300,000 cap on our strike hardship fund. This will allow our strike fund to continue growing along with our membership. We will also front-load some of this growth by transferring […]

Nydia Roman Retires After 37+ Years

June 3, 2016 On Friday, June 3rd, the Bronx office held a retirement party for Nydia Roman, who began working at Bronx Legal Services in November of 1978, and since then has dedicated many years of services to our clients, as well as humor and enjoyment to her colleagues. Nydia, thank you for your commitment […]