Striking members of the Legal Services Staff Association rallied outside the office of Legal Services NYC Board of Directors Chair Joseph Genova. Mr. Genova, partner at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley and McCloy and Board Chair since 2011, has forced LSNYC employees on strike for the first time in nearly 20 years. Mr. Genova has sat on […]

LSSA members delivered over 7,000 signed petitions to the LSNYC Board calling on LSNYC to offer a fair contract to its workers. In less than two weeks time, the union received over 7,000 signatures of support from our clients, community residents, and people all around the nation who are concerned for the future of Legal […]

Today, the New York City Council, in a letter signed by 42 members, expressed strong support for striking members of the Legal Services Staff Association. “We are particularly troubled that the LS-NYC Board and management appear more concerned with forcing employees to accept benefit cuts than reaching a fair and equitable settlement,” said the letter, […]

Accompanied by the Rude Mechanical Orchestra, LSSA members held a rally outside the LSNYC Central office at 40 Worth Street in Manhattan to protest Executive Director Raun Rasmussen’s failure to stand up to Board Chair Joe Genova and Vice-Chair Michael Young, and his failure to lead LSNYC in a positive direction that would ensure high […]