The Legal Aid Society has reached a tentative agreement with its attorneys’ union, the organization announced Wednesday evening — ensuring that 1,100 public interest attorneys will stay on the job ahead of the union’s previously determined Friday strike deadline.
The union chapter, Association of Legal Advocates and Attorneys – United Auto Workers Local 2325, had authorized a strike at the end of June as its contract with management expired. Attorneys demanded higher pay, lighter workloads, and greater retirement benefits as Legal Aid cited insufficient funding from the city as its reason for being unable to pay lawyers more.
