Unions representing court workers and legal aid attorneys are calling on the city to hit the brakes on in-person court proceedings, arguing that they put workers, judges, and defendants at risk of contracting COVID-19.
At a rally and march outside Brooklyn Supreme Court on Monday, members of 1199 SEIU, which represents paralegals and clerical workers, and UAW2325, the union of Legal Aid attorneys and defender services slammed the city for its rush to reopen criminal and housing courts in July, a decision union members accused of being rooted in racism.