by Justin | Nov 18, 2021 | Administration Caucus, One Member One Vote, Queens Public Defenders, Referendum Vote, UAW Corruption Scandal, UAW Local 2325
I’m a member of ALAA Local 2325, the Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, and I’m a public defender. It’s an unhappy feeling to realize that your money—your union dues deducted every paycheck—had been misappropriated. To create a better UAW, members must directly elect...
by Justin | Oct 25, 2021 | TLDEF, UAW Local 2325
Citing inadequate healthcare coverage and other shortcomings, employees at the Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund (TLDEF), a non-profit transgender litigation group based in New York, unveiled plans on October 20 to form a union — and the organization’s...
by Justin | Oct 4, 2021 | Neighborhood Defender Services, UAW Local 2325
Today, Neighborhood Defender Service voluntarily recognized the Association of Legal Aid Attorneys – UAW Local 2325 as the collective bargaining representative of its Detroit staff. Read the statement here.
by Justin | Sep 30, 2021 | Appellate Advocates, UAW Local 2325
Today, Appellate Advocates recognized the Association of Legal Aid Attorneys – UAW Local 2325 as the collective bargaining representative of its staff. Read the statement here.
by Justin | Aug 12, 2021 | UAW Local 2325
The top lawyer at a Queens public defender’s office is patient zero of a COVID-19 outbreak — sparking an ongoing conflict over her decision to keep colleagues in the dark about her diagnosis for three days, the Daily News has learned.Lori Zeno, the embattled executive...
by Justin | Mar 16, 2021 | Organizing, UAW Local 2325
Attorneys and social workers at Queens Defenders, a nonprofit legal defense group, voted to unionize with the Association of Legal Aid Attorneys (ALAA), a union representing workers at legal nonprofits, in a landslide, yet contentious election. With a vote of 46 in...
