The Legal Services Staff Association made a presentation to the Legal Services NYC Board at their October 14, 2014 meeting. Union President Amy Hammersmith addressed contract negotiations, the need for a significant raise to pace with the cost of living, and the union’s recent call for a union-management discussion about hiring. The union and LSNYC […]

The Legal Services Staff Association is gravely concerned about the massive hiring spree occurring at Legal Services NYC.  This spree follows on the heels of management’s prior pleas of financial crisis, which led union staff to agree to significant health care and salary concessions in our last contract. In August 2014 alone, LSNYC management created […]

We’re proud to be leading the 2014 NYC Labor Day Parade with our UAW brothers and sisters on Saturday, September 6th! And we’re especially excited that the fast food workers will be marching up front with us. They have our full support and solidarity as they fight for living wages and safe working conditions. We […]

On May 15, 2013, we the unionized employees of Legal Services NYC (LSNYC), voted overwhelmingly to reject a contract offer which asked us to give back some piece of almost every benefit we had. One year ago today, we walked off our jobs and into the streets. Secretaries, receptionists, intake officers, attorneys, financial services staff, tech […]