Local 2325 Members at Brooklyn Defenders & Justice in Motion on Strike!
Yesterday, UAW members at Brooklyn Defender Services went out on strike in Brooklyn and Queens, joining their ALAA Local 2325 siblings at Justice in Motion who have been out on the picket line since last Friday.
The BDS bargaining committee spent 21 hours straight at the bargaining table beginning Wednesday to attempt to reach an agreement. “Management gave us a counter to try to split the union and made all other offers contingent on such,” the union said. “But we will not be divided, and we will not leave our members behind.”
The strike could soon double in size as ALAA chapters at Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem and Bronx Defenders both passed strike authorization votes last week. If all three unions go on strike, the city could see over 950 public defender attorneys and staff walk off the job.
In the news:
- Gothamist: Hundreds of Brooklyn and Queens public defenders and support staff go on strike (July 16)
- Queens Daily Eagle: Brooklyn Defender Services union goes on strike (July 16)
- AMNY: Brooklyn and Queens public defender union strikes over wage demands (July 16)
- The City Reporter: Walkout: Lawyers for Low-Income Clients Strike in Brooklyn and Queens (July 16)
- ABA Journal: Lawyers for low-income clients strike in NYC (July 17)