(MANHATTAN, NEW YORK) - Attorneys employed at the Center for Reproductive Rights have announced their intent to join the Association of Legal Aid Attorneys (ALAA)-United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 2325. 

The Center for Reproductive Rights Lawyers Union supports the Center’s sibling Union of Non-Attorney U.S. Staff in UAW Local 2110 and aligns with its goals of transparency and equity in decision-making and hiring, sustainable workloads, less Staff turnover and clearer and more protective standards for Staff well-being.

Founded in 1992, the Center for Reproductive Rights is a Global Human Rights Organization of Lawyers and Advocates who ensure reproductive rights are protected in law as fundamental human rights for the dignity, equality, health and well-being of every person.

Through strategic litigation, legal policy and advocacy, and by holding governments accountable, the Center’s U.S. Program - with offices in New York and Washington, D.C. - works to strengthen legal guarantees to ensure reproductive rights and reproductive health services are available across the country.

Center Attorneys are calling on management to immediately voluntarily recognize the Union after an overwhelming majority of eligible Attorneys signed Union Authorization Cards.

“It is crucial that we collaborate so that the Center’s treatment of its Employees consistently reflects the same values that go into its human rights work.  Unionizing will allow the Center’s Attorneys - from Legal Fellows to more Senior Lawyers - to advocate for equity, transparency and accountability within the organization,” Legal Fellow Sol Vàzquez Ortiz said.

If their Union is recognized, the Attorneys at the Center for Reproductive Rights will join more than 2,700 Members of the ALAA-UAW Local 2325 - a Union for Legal and Social Service Workers, including Attorneys, Paralegals, Social Workers, Investigators, Receptionists, Interpreters, Advocates, Administrative Staff and Counselors with chapters at 25-plus non-profits in the New York City Metropolitan Area.

The Union represents Members at Public Defender and Public Interest Legal Organizations, such as the Legal Aid Society, Bronx Defenders, Neighborhood Defender Service, Queens Defenders, Brooklyn Defender Services, as well as Advocates for the Indigent at non-profit social services organizations such as VOCAL-NY and New Immigrant Community Empowerment (NICE).

The Association of Legal Aid Attorneys is the oldest Union of Attorneys, legal services and Advocates for the Indigent in the United States.

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