39 Elected Officials Sign Letter in Support of Urban Justice Center Workers on Strike

This week, New York politicians representing workers at the Urban Justice Center signed a letter of support for their strike addressed to UJC management. 39 elected officials—18 City Council members, 8 State Senators, 11 Assembly Members, the NYC Comptroller, and the Brooklyn Borough President—added their names.

“Sustaining UJC’s essential work requires dignified working conditions and fair pay for staff,” they wrote. “We, the undersigned, ask that UJC implement the UJC Union’s demands for more equitable pay, including a wage floor not below $60,000. We believe that the UJC Union’s demands—including contract provisions like enforceable caseload caps, stronger worker protections, and an end to harmful restructuring practices that end union protections—are not only reasonable but should be minimum guarantees for UJC staff to continue their necessary and important work.”