Union & LSNYC Reach Agreement on Volunteer Pilot Project for Out-of-Home Work Assignments
12/23/2020 The Legal Services Staff Association and Legal Services NYC have reached agreement on a volunteer pilot project for out-of-home work assignments. The union’s Volunteer Pilot Project graphic at right summarizes the main provisions of the agreement. The full text of the agreement is as follows: —————————————————- Out-of-Home Work Assignments: Interim Pilot Collaboration (12/23/20-1/31/21) Extended to […]
Union & LSNYC Reach Agreement on Office Screening Procedures for Staff, Clients, & other Visitors
12/18/2020 The Legal Services Staff Association and Legal Services NYC have reached agreement on office screening procedures for staff, clients, and other visitors. The text of the agreement is as follows: —————————————————- Office Screening Procedures for Staff, Clients and Other Visitors (12/18/2020) Management is currently developing a procedure and mechanism to pre-screen anyone (staff and […]
MFJ Shop Statement on Mobilization for Justice’s Relationship with Jones Day
The below letter was sent on November 30, 2020 via email to Tiffany Liston, Esq., MFJ Interim Executive Director, and the MFJ Board of Directors. Click here to download a pdf. RE: MOBILIZATION FOR JUSTICE’S RELATIONSHIP WITH JONES DAY The staff union of Mobilization for Justice, Inc. (“MFJ”), part of the Legal Services […]
Legal Fellows at LSNYC Miscategorized as Temporary Employees, Should Be Permanent
Law students seeking legal fellowships at LSNYC should be aware of potential miscategorization of their employment. Our union has repeatedly found LSNYC to incorrectly categorize legal fellows as temporary employees rather than permanent employees. This has happened in particular to legal fellows on payroll at the LSNYC Central office. Under section 3.1 of the LSNYC […]