Attorneys at the Legal Aid Society reached a tentative contract agreement just before a planned strike. The agreement includes improved workload protections, a student loan fund, 20 weeks of parental leave, and retiree health benefits. While the deal falls short of the union's salary expectations, it allows for renegotiation next year. Union leadership expressed pride in achieving industry-standard enhancements. The agreement aims to ensure continued legal services for low-income New Yorkers and highlights the need for ongoing investments from state and city governments to support fair compensation for attorneys.
Jane Fox, chair of the Legal Aid Society attorneys' union, stated that the tentative agreement includes workload protections, a student loan fund, 20 weeks of parental leave, and retiree health benefits.
Twyla Carter, attorney-in-chief and CEO of the Legal Aid Society, remarked that the agreement would enable staff attorneys to continue serving low-income New Yorkers on a wide range of legal matters without interruption.
Fox mentioned the deal does not meet the union's hopes for salaries and pensions but offers the opportunity to renegotiate pay next year.
Carter emphasized that meaningful progress requires sustained investment from both Albany and City Hall to support fair compensation for staff attorneys.
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