Rally to Stand Up for Fair Contracts with ALAA!

On Tuesday, legal services workers with the Association of Legal Advocates and Attorneys (UAW Local 2325) will rally with supporters to demand the funding, staffing, and support necessary to continue fighting for justice for low-income New Yorkers. 

ALAA represents over 2,000 public interest attorneys and legal advocates in the New York City metro area. Every day, ALAA members provide free legal representation to tenants facing eviction, immigrants at risk of deportation, families navigating child welfare and custody cases, survivors of domestic violence, the unhoused, and people seeking access to health care, disability benefits, and other critical services. 

Underfunded for decades, these legal services workers are demanding fair wages, adequate resources, and staffing to reduce burnout and high turnover—issues that directly impact the quality of representation their clients receive. As the cost of living rises and the city’s legal services funding lags, they are taking action to ensure all New Yorkers—especially working-class communities targeted by the Trump Administration’s harmful policies—have real access to justice. 

While negotiations are currently ongoing, nine chapters of ALAA could go on strike as early as next week. These members are workers at Goddard Riverside Law Project, NYLAG, Urban Justice Center, Center for Appellate Litigation, Appellate Advocates, Office of the Appellate Defender, CAMBA, and Bronx Defenders, and the Legal Aid Society. Follow @alaa2325 on Instagram for the latest updates.