LAS Attys United
@lasattysunited.bsky.social
Organizing for justice since 1969 | Unionized Attorneys of The Legal Aid Society | Representing NYers across 5 boroughs | Part of @alaa2325 & the fighting @uaw
ESCALATION ALERT 🚨 TICK TOCK
July 18, 2025 at 5:00 AM
ESCALATION ALERT 🚨 TICK TOCK
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T-2 days until our contract terminates. TICK TOCK. Shut it down. New York is a union town. ✊
T-2 days until our contract terminates. TICK TOCK. Shut it down. New York is a union town. ✊
Making their case: NYC public interest attorneys rally for higher pay as hundreds go on strike | amNewYork
As various employment contracts expire, over 2,000 legal service workers could go on strike as early as this week — about 400 started striking Tuesday at
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July 16, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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T-2 days until our contract terminates. TICK TOCK. Shut it down. New York is a union town. ✊
T-2 days until our contract terminates. TICK TOCK. Shut it down. New York is a union town. ✊
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“We are overworked, we are underpaid, we are overlooked, and still we are committed. This work fills our hearts with joy, but we are drowning."
www.thecity.nyc/2025/07/15/p...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/07/15/p...
Thousands of Legal Workers in NYC To Potentially Strike by Week’s End
Joined at a rally Tuesday by mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani and Attorney General Letitia James, UAW urges tapping the city’s rainy-day fund to pay for lawyers’ raises.
www.thecity.nyc
July 16, 2025 at 2:07 PM
“We are overworked, we are underpaid, we are overlooked, and still we are committed. This work fills our hearts with joy, but we are drowning."
www.thecity.nyc/2025/07/15/p...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/07/15/p...
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STRIKE FUND FOR @uaw.org LEGAL SERVICE WORKERS
✊ Appellate Advocates
✊ BX Defenders
✊ CAMBA Legal Services
✊ Center for Appellate Litigation
✊ Goddard Riverside Law Project
✊ @lasattysunited.bsky.social
✊ NYLAG
✊ Office of Appellate Defender
✊ Urban Justice Center
www.gofundme.com/f/6d7fkv-sup...
✊ Appellate Advocates
✊ BX Defenders
✊ CAMBA Legal Services
✊ Center for Appellate Litigation
✊ Goddard Riverside Law Project
✊ @lasattysunited.bsky.social
✊ NYLAG
✊ Office of Appellate Defender
✊ Urban Justice Center
www.gofundme.com/f/6d7fkv-sup...
July 15, 2025 at 7:28 PM
STRIKE FUND FOR @uaw.org LEGAL SERVICE WORKERS
✊ Appellate Advocates
✊ BX Defenders
✊ CAMBA Legal Services
✊ Center for Appellate Litigation
✊ Goddard Riverside Law Project
✊ @lasattysunited.bsky.social
✊ NYLAG
✊ Office of Appellate Defender
✊ Urban Justice Center
www.gofundme.com/f/6d7fkv-sup...
✊ Appellate Advocates
✊ BX Defenders
✊ CAMBA Legal Services
✊ Center for Appellate Litigation
✊ Goddard Riverside Law Project
✊ @lasattysunited.bsky.social
✊ NYLAG
✊ Office of Appellate Defender
✊ Urban Justice Center
www.gofundme.com/f/6d7fkv-sup...
🚨2000+ legal workers are set to walk off the job if they do not get the contracts they deserve. Join our rally on Tues, 7/15 @ 9:30 am to show solidarity for workers standing against their managements + the City in their fight for fair salaries +sustainable working conditions!
July 12, 2025 at 7:08 PM
🚨2000+ legal workers are set to walk off the job if they do not get the contracts they deserve. Join our rally on Tues, 7/15 @ 9:30 am to show solidarity for workers standing against their managements + the City in their fight for fair salaries +sustainable working conditions!
🚨🗞️ PRESS RELEASE 📰
July 9, 2025 at 1:06 PM
🚨🗞️ PRESS RELEASE 📰
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🔔 ESCALATION ALERT 🚨 The LAS Attorneys United Executive Board and Bargaining Committee met jointly last night to discuss the formal termination of our contract. 🧵1/3
July 8, 2025 at 12:56 PM
🔔 ESCALATION ALERT 🚨 The LAS Attorneys United Executive Board and Bargaining Committee met jointly last night to discuss the formal termination of our contract. 🧵1/3
🚨 📢Historic news out of LAS Attorneys United 🚨📢
A union united will never be defeated.✊
A union united will never be defeated.✊
June 30, 2025 at 10:07 AM
🚨 📢Historic news out of LAS Attorneys United 🚨📢
A union united will never be defeated.✊
A union united will never be defeated.✊
It's official: LAS Attorneys United Strike Authorization Vote will take place next week. Voting opens at 11 AM on Monday, June 23 and closes Sunday, June 29 at 11:59 PM. 🧵 1/3
June 20, 2025 at 9:46 PM
It's official: LAS Attorneys United Strike Authorization Vote will take place next week. Voting opens at 11 AM on Monday, June 23 and closes Sunday, June 29 at 11:59 PM. 🧵 1/3
Today our Board voted unanimously to ask members to authorize a strike at The Legal Aid Society for the first time in over 30 years. On Monday, members will begin voting. Rudy Giuliani thought he could break us in 1994, but @uaw.org members will never be divided. Solidarity Forever.
June 18, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Today our Board voted unanimously to ask members to authorize a strike at The Legal Aid Society for the first time in over 30 years. On Monday, members will begin voting. Rudy Giuliani thought he could break us in 1994, but @uaw.org members will never be divided. Solidarity Forever.
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New Yorkers: Rank Zohran #1 for Mayor.
Zohran fights for the working class, not the billionaire class.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0xL...
Zohran fights for the working class, not the billionaire class.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0xL...
UAW says: Rank Zohran #1 for NYC Mayor
YouTube video by UAW
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June 16, 2025 at 1:02 PM
New Yorkers: Rank Zohran #1 for Mayor.
Zohran fights for the working class, not the billionaire class.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0xL...
Zohran fights for the working class, not the billionaire class.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0xL...
June is the perfect month for a picket. Join us on Thursday 6/12 at 1pm at 199 Water St.
June 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM
June is the perfect month for a picket. Join us on Thursday 6/12 at 1pm at 199 Water St.
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Opposing Andrew Cuomo is a non-negotiable for our membership. In light of today’s news that Jessica Ramos has endorsed Cuomo, our New York City CAP Council immediately voted to unendorse her on our ballots. @uawregion9a.bsky.social
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June 6, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Opposing Andrew Cuomo is a non-negotiable for our membership. In light of today’s news that Jessica Ramos has endorsed Cuomo, our New York City CAP Council immediately voted to unendorse her on our ballots. @uawregion9a.bsky.social
region9a.uaw.org/news/NYCMayo...
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27 days until our contract expires and Legal Aid management hasn't given one economic offer. Time to crank up the heat. June 12th at 1pm come support our informational picket. @uaw.org @uawregion9a.bsky.social
June 4, 2025 at 4:45 PM
27 days until our contract expires and Legal Aid management hasn't given one economic offer. Time to crank up the heat. June 12th at 1pm come support our informational picket. @uaw.org @uawregion9a.bsky.social
We are outraged to learn of a death in custody at Brooklyn central bookings on Friday. This human tragedy is not surprising. It is the product of political choices: the cowardly backsliding towards more incarceration and less due process. Our full statement: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Brooklyn Members of LAS Attorneys United Statement About Death in Brooklyn Central Booking
Brooklyn Members of LAS Attorneys United Statement About Death in Brooklyn Central Booking Brooklyn members of LAS Attorneys United are dismayed and outraged to learn of a death in custody at central...
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March 22, 2025 at 8:42 PM
We are outraged to learn of a death in custody at Brooklyn central bookings on Friday. This human tragedy is not surprising. It is the product of political choices: the cowardly backsliding towards more incarceration and less due process. Our full statement: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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In 2025, we're going to make the D.R.E.A.M of electing a labor champion a reality. Proud as hell to stand with @uaw.org Region9A
Director Brandon Mancilla and fight to elect the Mayor we deserve. This June, Don’t Rank Eric (Adams) or Andrew (Cuomo) for Mayor.
region9a.uaw.org/news/dreamnyc
Director Brandon Mancilla and fight to elect the Mayor we deserve. This June, Don’t Rank Eric (Adams) or Andrew (Cuomo) for Mayor.
region9a.uaw.org/news/dreamnyc
UAW Says It's Our Time to D.R.E.A.M.: Don’t Rank Eric (Adams) or Andrew (Cuomo) for Mayor
In December, New York City UAW members made a splash by endorsing Brad Lander, Jessica Ramos, and Zohran Mamdani for Mayor—along with explicit instructions to our fellow union members not to rank incu...
region9a.uaw.org
February 28, 2025 at 8:55 PM
In 2025, we're going to make the D.R.E.A.M of electing a labor champion a reality. Proud as hell to stand with @uaw.org Region9A
Director Brandon Mancilla and fight to elect the Mayor we deserve. This June, Don’t Rank Eric (Adams) or Andrew (Cuomo) for Mayor.
region9a.uaw.org/news/dreamnyc
Director Brandon Mancilla and fight to elect the Mayor we deserve. This June, Don’t Rank Eric (Adams) or Andrew (Cuomo) for Mayor.
region9a.uaw.org/news/dreamnyc
Join us on Sunday February 2nd at 2pm in Foley Square as we kick off our historic sectoral bargaining campaign!!!
January 31, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Join us on Sunday February 2nd at 2pm in Foley Square as we kick off our historic sectoral bargaining campaign!!!
For 56 years, our union has zealously defended clients from state violence. Our politics and our jobs are intertwined. We have fought hard to protect the free speech rights of our members. Now, those rights are under attack by our employer. 🧵/1
January 30, 2025 at 1:47 PM
For 56 years, our union has zealously defended clients from state violence. Our politics and our jobs are intertwined. We have fought hard to protect the free speech rights of our members. Now, those rights are under attack by our employer. 🧵/1
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Victory! We just won back thousands of UAW jobs. After months of rallying, marching, and campaigning, Stellantis has agreed to Keep the Promise and invest billions in the U.S. Read the full letter from President Fain and Stellantis Department Director Gotinsky.
January 22, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Victory! We just won back thousands of UAW jobs. After months of rallying, marching, and campaigning, Stellantis has agreed to Keep the Promise and invest billions in the U.S. Read the full letter from President Fain and Stellantis Department Director Gotinsky.
Gov. Kathy Hochul had the chance to stop the bleeding & failed.
“Our members are the backbone of NY’s court system...Hochul must include it in the Executive Budget or she will be pushing our members out of public service,” said Lisa Ohta of UAW Local 2325.
www.cityandstateny.com/policy/2025/...
“Our members are the backbone of NY’s court system...Hochul must include it in the Executive Budget or she will be pushing our members out of public service,” said Lisa Ohta of UAW Local 2325.
www.cityandstateny.com/policy/2025/...
Legislators seek greater loan forgiveness for prosecutors, public defenders
A bipartisan group of lawmakers sent a letter to Gov. Kathy Hochul asking for additional $4 million in the budget for a program to assist public service lawyers.
www.cityandstateny.com
January 22, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Gov. Kathy Hochul had the chance to stop the bleeding & failed.
“Our members are the backbone of NY’s court system...Hochul must include it in the Executive Budget or she will be pushing our members out of public service,” said Lisa Ohta of UAW Local 2325.
www.cityandstateny.com/policy/2025/...
“Our members are the backbone of NY’s court system...Hochul must include it in the Executive Budget or she will be pushing our members out of public service,” said Lisa Ohta of UAW Local 2325.
www.cityandstateny.com/policy/2025/...
Let's get student debt relief for legal services done in 2025!
www.cityandstateny.com/policy/2025/...
www.cityandstateny.com/policy/2025/...
Legislators seek greater loan forgiveness for prosecutors, public defenders
A bipartisan group of lawmakers sent a letter to Gov. Kathy Hochul asking for additional $4 million in the budget for a program to assist public service lawyers.
www.cityandstateny.com
January 17, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Let's get student debt relief for legal services done in 2025!
www.cityandstateny.com/policy/2025/...
www.cityandstateny.com/policy/2025/...
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"Union workers broke open the cookie jar in 2024, after years of stagnant wages and rising prices. With strikes and the threat of strikes, workers did more than forestall concessions: They gained ground." @labornotes.bsky.social
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2024 in Review: Strikes and Organizing Score Gains, but Storm Clouds Loom
Union workers broke open the cookie jar in 2024, after years of stagnant wages and rising prices. With strikes and the threat of strikes, workers did more than forestall concessions: They gained groun...
labornotes.org
December 18, 2024 at 8:02 PM
"Union workers broke open the cookie jar in 2024, after years of stagnant wages and rising prices. With strikes and the threat of strikes, workers did more than forestall concessions: They gained ground." @labornotes.bsky.social
labornotes.org/2024/12/2024...
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Today UAW 9a's NYC area Cap Council endorsed 3 candidates for Mayor. Check it out ↘️
www.thecity.nyc/2024/12/04/u...
www.thecity.nyc/2024/12/04/u...
UAW Endorses Mamdani, Lander and Ramos for Mayor – And Urges Voters to Not Rank Eric Adams At All
Unusual and early ranked-choice ballot recommendation from diverse membership aims to elevate progressive candidates in a growing field looking to oust the embattled incumbent.
www.thecity.nyc
December 5, 2024 at 1:19 AM
Today UAW 9a's NYC area Cap Council endorsed 3 candidates for Mayor. Check it out ↘️
www.thecity.nyc/2024/12/04/u...
www.thecity.nyc/2024/12/04/u...