Nonprofit Legal Service Employees Strike, As NYC Politics Take a Pro-Worker Turn
Source: City Limits
Hundreds rallied in Foley Square Tuesday, including over a dozen local politicians—Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor among them—in a strong show of support for the striking workers, who include attorneys representing low-income tenants in housing court.
By Tareq Saghie 6 hours ago
In July of 2023, the Association of Legal Advocates and Attorneys, UAW Local 2325 (ALAA) passed a resolution to engage in sectoral bargaining for the workers they represent at legal aid organizations across the city.
As part of this strategy, they aligned the workers’ contract expiration dates to June 30 of this year, believing they could achieve more ambitious demands with collective power.
On Tuesday, the plan came to fruition, as workers at the Urban Justice Center and New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG) launched a strike in Manhattan’s Foley Square alongside fellow ALAA members at the Goddard Riverside Law Project, who began a strike last Wednesday. Three other shops who might go out Friday joined the rally, as well as workers from several other organizations who authorized a strike but haven’t yet announced a deadline.
The crowd of hundreds, which included over a dozen local politicians—Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor among them—was a strong show of support for the workers’ demands, and a display of the disruption a strike could cause the courts.
Legal services workers picketing outside Urban Justice Center’s offices in Manhattan on Tuesday, July 15. (Tareq Saghie for City Limits)
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