Help Build a Strong Union
Just six months ago we were in the midst of a 40 day strike. More than 200 members of the Legal Services Staff Association (LSSA) – lawyers, paralegals, secretaries, receptionists, process servers, social workers, maintenance workers, and other non-management employees of Legal Services NYC – were on the picket lines fighting for fair health care, […]
Union Secures Improvements to LSNYC Retirement Plan
Legal Services NYC has agreed to the Legal Services Staff Association’s request to improve the employee retirement plan by adding more low-fee index funds to the portfolio of mutual funds. Before this change, the LSNYC 403(b) retirement portfolio included only 2 index funds out of the 19 options. The union pressed LSNYC to expand these […]
Proposals to Modify Bylaws
At the next DA meeting on November 6, 2013, delegates will take up the question of amending the bylaws to provide for more proportional representation. There are two proposals that will be considered and voted on. 1) The first proposal is put forward collectively by members of the Delegates Assembly: Article VI – Delegates Assembly […]
A Labor Day Message From Our President
I want to wish everyone a wonderful Labor Day! I hope you all enjoy the day off, but I also want to ask everyone to take a minute sometime this weekend to remember all of the men and women who risked their jobs and their lives to fight for the weekends, the minimum wages, the healthcare, and […]