The union of the employees of legal services NYC & MFY

LSNYC Middle Managers Announce They’re Forming a Union

April 1, 2016 We have just learned some significant news — the middle managers at LSNYC have decided to unionize. Until this point, middle managers had been at-will employees with no job protections. Esther Peterson, Unit Director in LSNYC’s Randall Island’s benefits unit, said “For too long, middle managers have had no real power to […]

Memberwide Discussion of Possible Dues Increase

March 18, 2016 Treasurer Jay Ackley, President Sonja Shield, and other members of the Executive Committee will be visiting all LSSA shops in April to discuss the proposed dues increase with members. The Executive Committee and Delegates Assembly are proposing to raise dues by a quarter percent (.25%), to be implemented in July. This will help […]

LSSA2320 in Albany

March 4, 2016 Eight LSSA union members traveled to Albany this past week to join UAW union members from across New York as we met with our state elected officials. Our eight teams alone met with almost 150 state senators and assembly members. Our whole UAW group met with over 200 elected officials. We encouraged […]

Reporting from New Hampshire

February 19, 2016 Our union traveled to New Hampshire to participate in the UAW’s New Hampshire Primary Educational Program. We were there with almost 70 other UAW members from Region 9A of the UAW, which covers eastern New York, New England, and Puerto Rico. Our union has members who work at Foxwoods Casino, build giant […]