First group of legal services attys go on strike as deadline for mass strike approaches

First group of legal services attys go on strike as deadline for mass strike approaches

The largest public defender strike the city has seen in 30 years may start sooner than later, as a small group of legal services attorneys went on strike last week and as unions representing thousands of attorneys issued impending strike deadlines.

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Thousands of public defenders prepare to strike

Thousands of public defenders prepare to strike

Attorneys working at the city’s largest public defender group are prepared to begin the largest public defender strike in 30 years if the organization they work for doesn’t increase their pay and meet other demands for a new labor contract.  

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Residents set strike dates for higher wages at two Queens hospitals

Residents set strike dates for higher wages at two Queens hospitals

Interns and residents at two of Queens’ hospitals have announced that they will soon go on strike after the health network that runs the facilities did not meet their union’s demands for higher wages.

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