Workers employed at the Legal Aid Society have reached a tentative contract agreement with management, avoiding a Strike authorized by 1,100 Public Interest Attorneys who are members of the Association of Legal Advocates and Attorneys-United Auto Workers (ALAA-UAW) Local 2325. The ALAA-UAW 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. After a stalled bargaining process, the Union terminated its Collective Bargaining Agreement and set a Strike deadline, promising to walk off the job. The tentative agreement now heads to Union Membership for a ratification vote. “While we are proud of these historic gains on workload protection to increase retention, a first-of-its-kind student loan fund, twenty weeks parental leave, retiree health benefits and more, we were fundamentally left behind by Mayor (Eric) Adams and our employers on salaries and pensions,” Local 2325 Chapter Chair Jane Fox said. “Our Members will vote on this contract, but regardless if they vote it up or down, we won a reopener guaranteeing no matter what, we will be back to win the salaries and pensions we deserve next year.”

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