With contracts set to expire on Monday (June 30th), nearly 2,500 Unionized Public Interest Legal Workers are poised to take historic Strike action that could shut down critical legal services across New York City. Members of United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 2325 - including Attorneys, Advocates and Support Staff, have spent years coordinating their bargaining timelines to maximize collective power and are now voting on Strike Authorizations after months of stalled negotiations and unacceptable wage proposals. Union demands include a $70,000 wage floor, six-figure salaries after five years for Attorneys, improved health care and retirement benefits, and protections against excessive workloads. Legal Service Workers across multiple organizations have already held practice pickets and are escalating pressure as management delays meaningful economic offers. The Association of Legal Advocates and Attorneys is also calling on the City to invest $74 million in additional funding to support fair contracts and address a crisis of understaffing and burnout in a sector that provides vital services to low-income New Yorkers. Without a resolution, Workers are prepared to Strike in early or mid-July.

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